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#1BEFORE: I send you a present.
AFTER: I am sending you a present.

#2BEFORE:I am very tired to study for my English exam.
AFTER: I am very tired of studying for my English exam.

#3BEFORE:Here the weather is very warm, but in Alicante is warmer than here.
AFTER: Here the weather is very warm, but in Alicante it is warmer.
or
Here the weather is very warm, but it is warmer in Alicante.
or
Although the weather is very warm here, it is warmer in Alicante.

#4BEFORE:My family is good.
AFTER: My family is well.

#5BEFORE:I stop to smoke.
AFTER: I stopped smoking.
            or
I have stopped smoking.
            or
I have quit smoking

#6BEFORE:My grandmother, since I returned to Spain, she is saying to me that I send a gift to you on behalf of my family.
AFTER: Since I returned to Spain, my grandmother has told me that I should send a gift to you on behalf of my family.

#7BEFORE:I hope that this CD-Rom would be useful for you.
AFTER: I hope that this CD-Rom will be useful to you.

#8BEFORE:I think is a good school, because we're only six in class.
AFTER: I think that it is a good school because there are only six of us in the class.

#9BEFORE:When I arrive of Barcelona I received a post-card of Morgan.
AFTER: When I arrived in Barcelona, I received a postcard from Morgan.

#10BEFORE:I hope to know news from you soon.
AFTER: I hope to receive news from you soon
            or
I hope to have news of you soon.

#11BEFORE:I strongly recommend you to choose "Typical" when Microsoft Office asks about what do you want to install.
AFTER: I strongly recommend that you choose "Typical" when Microsoft Office asks what you want to install.
            or
I strongly recommend that you select "Typical" when Microsoft Office asks what you want to install.

#12BEFORE:I think on you.
AFTER: I think of you.

#13BEFORE:She knows very well the business.
AFTER: She knows the business very well.

#14BEFORE:She has the secretary title.
AFTER: She has the title of secretary.

#15BEFORE:The subjects at school are very hard.
AFTER: The subjects at school are very difficult.

#16BEFORE:We desire you a Merry Christmas.
AFTER: We wish you a Merry Christmas.

#17BEFORE:One day of November, I will go to Barcelona.
AFTER: One day in November, I will go to Barcelona.

#18BEFORE:I put curtains in my house and few furniture.
AFTER: I hung curtains in my house and added a few pieces of furniture.
            or
I have hung curtains in my house and added a few pieces of furniture.

#19BEFORE:I wish see you early.
AFTER: I hope to see you soon.



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