{"id":150,"date":"2017-03-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=150"},"modified":"2025-07-27T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:58:17","slug":"6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers","title":{"rendered":"6 typical errors made by Spanish speakers (II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En este segundo art\u00edculo se presenta un grupo de 6 errores comunes en ingl\u00e9s que presentan los hispanohablantes. Este art\u00edculo y el anterior (<em>8 Typical Errors made by Spanish Speakers<\/em>) tienen como prop\u00f3sito presentar una serie de estrategias que el estudiante de TOEFL\u00ae puede utilizar para minimizar los errores m\u00e1s comunes que cometen los estudiantes espa\u00f1oles en las secciones de\u00a0<strong>Speaking<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0<strong>Writing<\/strong>\u00a0del TOEFL\u00ae.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/8c3f82b477a04f90a7595b0d0683d60d.png\" alt=\"toefl-tactics\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#1_Uso_incorrecto_de_%C2%ABfind%C2%BB\" >1. Uso incorrecto de \u00abfind\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#2_Uso_de_%C2%ABconsider%C2%BB_y_%C2%ABlike%C2%BB\" >2. Uso de \u00abconsider\u00bb y \u00ablike\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#3_Uso_incorrecto_de_%C2%ABexposed%C2%BB\" >3. Uso incorrecto de \u00abexposed\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#4_Falsos_amigos_%C2%ABactual%C2%BB\" >4. Falsos amigos: \u00abactual\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#5_Confusion_entre_%C2%ABpolitics%C2%BB_y_%C2%ABpoliticians%C2%BB\" >5. Confusi\u00f3n entre \u00abpolitics\u00bb y \u00abpoliticians\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#6_Otros_errores_frecuentes\" >6. Otros errores frecuentes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#a_Uso_de_voz_pasiva\" >a. Uso de voz pasiva<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#b_Uso_de_mayusculas\" >b. Uso de may\u00fasculas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#c_Uso_de_%C2%ABthe%C2%BB\" >c. Uso de \u00abthe\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#d_%C2%ABOther%C2%BB_vs_%C2%ABAnother%C2%BB\" >d. \u00abOther\u00bb vs \u00abAnother\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#e_Linking_words\" >e. Linking words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#f_Uso_de_%C2%ABetc%C2%BB\" >f. Uso de \u00abetc.\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#g_Evita_preguntas_directas_en_redacciones\" >g. Evita preguntas directas en redacciones<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/6-typical-errors-made-by-spanish-speakers\/#h_No_uses_contracciones_en_redacciones_formales\" >h. No uses contracciones en redacciones formales<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"-1-uso-incorrecto-de-find-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Uso_incorrecto_de_%C2%ABfind%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>1. Uso incorrecto de \u00abfind\u00bb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. I\u00a0<strong>find<\/strong>\u00a0that many people are aware of the fact that there is a possibility not to go back to the place they are visiting.<br \/>\nb. I find very interesting the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. I think\/believe that many people are aware that they are probably not going back to the place they visited on vacation.<br \/>\nb. I think the discussion is very interesting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00abFind\u00bb normalmente implica descubrir algo que estaba perdido. En estos contextos, es mejor usar \u00abthink\u00bb o \u00abbelieve\u00bb.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-2-uso-de-consider-y-like-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Uso_de_%C2%ABconsider%C2%BB_y_%C2%ABlike%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>2. Uso de \u00abconsider\u00bb y \u00ablike\u00bb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are people who\u00a0<strong>consider<\/strong>\u00a0people from other countries\u00a0<strong>like<\/strong>\u00a0weird creatures or even aliens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are people who think people from other countries are weird creatures or even aliens.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00abConsider\u00bb implica tener varias opciones para elegir. Para traducir \u00abconsidero que\u00bb, lo mejor es \u00abthink\u00bb o \u00abbelieve\u00bb.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-3-uso-incorrecto-de-exposed-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Uso_incorrecto_de_%C2%ABexposed%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>3. Uso incorrecto de \u00abexposed\u00bb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst the writer\u00a0<strong>exposed<\/strong>\u00a0that it is absolutely necessary to keep animal suffering to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst, the writer highlighted\/emphasized\/stressed that it is absolutely necessary to keep animal suffering to a minimum.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00abTo expose\u00bb en ingl\u00e9s significa \u00abrevelar\u00bb, por lo tanto no encaja con el uso com\u00fan en espa\u00f1ol de \u00abexponer una idea\u00bb.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/33a1d8b29b5c47debf0ec224fc65c6bb.png\" alt=\"toeifl-tactics-classroom\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-4-falsos-amigos-actual-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Falsos_amigos_%C2%ABactual%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>4. Falsos amigos: \u00abactual\u00bb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe were talking about the\u00a0<strong>actual politics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe were talking about the\u00a0<strong>current political system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Falsos amigos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actualmente = currently<\/li>\n<li>Actual = real, factual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-5-confusi-n-entre-politics-y-politicians-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Confusion_entre_%C2%ABpolitics%C2%BB_y_%C2%ABpoliticians%C2%BB\"><\/span><strong>5. Confusi\u00f3n entre \u00abpolitics\u00bb y \u00abpoliticians\u00bb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe\u00a0<strong>politics<\/strong>\u00a0will have there interest in growing economically and not with infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe\u00a0<strong>politicians<\/strong>\u00a0will be more interested in growing economically and not improving the infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Vocabulario \u00fatil:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Politics: el campo de estudio<\/li>\n<li>Politician: la persona<\/li>\n<li>Policy: legislaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Political: adjetivo<\/li>\n<li>Politically: adverbio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"-6-otros-errores-frecuentes-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Otros_errores_frecuentes\"><\/span><strong>6. Otros errores frecuentes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"a-uso-de-voz-pasiva\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_Uso_de_voz_pasiva\"><\/span>a. Uso de voz pasiva<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was said in the text that we should use anesthesia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe text stresses the importance of using anesthesia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Se recomienda el uso de la voz activa en textos formales.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"b-uso-de-may-sculas\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"b_Uso_de_mayusculas\"><\/span>b. Uso de may\u00fasculas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>D\u00edas: Monday, Friday<\/li>\n<li>Meses: January, September<\/li>\n<li>Idiomas: English, Arabic<\/li>\n<li>Nacionalidades: Spaniards, Iranians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>No se capitalizan los nombres de campos de estudio: math, science, biology.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"c-uso-de-the-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"c_Uso_de_%C2%ABthe%C2%BB\"><\/span>c. Uso de \u00abthe\u00bb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto (traducci\u00f3n literal del espa\u00f1ol):<\/strong><br \/>\nThe cats are cute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nI don\u2019t like cats.\u00a0<em>(para hablar en general)<\/em><br \/>\nI don\u2019t like\u00a0<strong>the cat<\/strong>\u00a0that lives next door.\u00a0<em>(para referirse a uno en concreto)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"d-other-vs-another-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"d_%C2%ABOther%C2%BB_vs_%C2%ABAnother%C2%BB\"><\/span>d. \u00abOther\u00bb vs \u00abAnother\u00bb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00abOther\u00bb se usa con plurales:\u00a0<strong>other books<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00abAnother\u00bb se usa con singulares:\u00a0<strong>another book<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"e-linking-words\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"e_Linking_words\"><\/span>e. Linking words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Revisa el uso de conectores como:<br \/>\n<strong>however<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>moreover<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>likewise<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>firstly<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"f-uso-de-etc-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"f_Uso_de_%C2%ABetc%C2%BB\"><\/span>f. Uso de \u00abetc.\u00bb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Para usar \u00abetc.\u00bb necesitas al menos tres elementos previos.<br \/>\nEjemplo:\u00a0<strong>Cats, dogs, birds, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nota: solo se usa un punto (.) al final de \u00abetc.\u00bb \u2014 no una elipsis (&#8230;)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"g-evita-preguntas-directas-en-redacciones\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"g_Evita_preguntas_directas_en_redacciones\"><\/span>g. Evita preguntas directas en redacciones<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy do I think the airplane is a great invention?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nPeople ask me why I think the airplane is a great invention.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 id=\"h-no-uses-contracciones-en-redacciones-formales\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"h_No_uses_contracciones_en_redacciones_formales\"><\/span>h. No uses contracciones en redacciones formales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Incorrecto:<\/strong><br \/>\nDon\u2019t use contractions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correcto:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo not use contractions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Las contracciones son para el lenguaje hablado o informal (por ejemplo, en la parte de Speaking).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En este segundo art\u00edculo se presenta un grupo de 6 errores comunes en ingl\u00e9s que presentan los hispanohablantes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/448ff36c12164dc5b6744a8375f99657.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":874,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions\/874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}