Stevenukd  +  180993 Tue, 10 Jan 06 07:07 AM Dear Teachers, 1. I bought some villages yesterday at my hometown. 2. I went to my old Teacher's house in my holiday. 3. I saw your husband going out of the house this morning. 4. I bought  a present for my mother's birthday yesterday. 5. I caught a taxi from the airport to my hotel in the center of HCM City at 2 yesterday. 6. We talked to a lot of/many friends  in the party yesterday. 7. She wanted to eat at a restaurant but she didn't have any money last Tuesday. - Are these natural to say? Thanks a lot to Teachers,  Stevenukd. Stevenukd Joined on Wed, Aug 31 2005 Vietnam Regular Member 946

	Danyoo  +  181005 Tue, 10 Jan 06 09:12 AM I am not a 'teacher' but below are my replies.  Stevenukd wrote: Dear Teachers, 1. I bought some villages yesterday at my hometown. Grammatically ok...but you don't often hear of someone 'buying villages'.  Buying some land, yes. 2. I went to my old teacher's house during my holiday. 3. I saw your husband going out of the house this morning. OK 4. I bought  a present for my mother's birthday yesterday. OK Though I am thinking it might be better to say: Yesterday I bought a present for my mother's birthday. 5. I caught a taxi from the airport to my hotel in the center of HCM City at 2 yesterday. OK 6. We talked to a lot of/many friends at the party yesterday. 7. She wanted to eat at a restaurant but she didn't have any money last Tuesday. OK - Are these natural to say? Thanks a lot to Teachers,  Stevenukd. I am not sure what kind of 'traps' you are looking for.  If I missed any, perhaps others will chime in. Danyoo Joined on Fri, Nov 11 2005 Chicago, USA Regular Member 558 To err is human, to forgive divine. 잘못을 저지르는 것은 인간이지만 용서할수있는 것은 하늘과 같은것.

	pieanne  +  181094 Tue, 10 Jan 06 02:38 PM Shouldn't it be in my hometown, in 1? And in 5, the word order could be different, to make the sentence easier: "Yesterday at 2, I took a taxi from the airport to my hotel in the center of HCM City". pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Word Order

	Chief Cook  +  181096 Tue, 10 Jan 06 02:40 PM Just one suggestion: 7. Last Tuesday she wanted to eat at a restaurant but she didn't have any money. or 7. She wanted to eat at a restaurant last Tuesday but she didn't have any money.   Chief Cook Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 New Member 21 I used to read books but it's quicker to make stuff up!

	CalifJim  +  181420 Wed, 11 Jan 06 06:50 AM This one attracted my attention immediately.  Can you explain what you think 'villages' means?  Is it something to eat?  Is it some kind of game?  I'm puzzled. I bought some villages yesterday at my hometown. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,399 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche