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Jack

Dec. 2, 2021

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I Did Others a Favor.

This afternoon, when I was having a phone call with an English speaker while sitting in my car, a few young men came up and asked me to do a favor. The case was that the battery of their car was totally dead so they could not start their car. They wanted to use the battery of my car to start their car. I agreed. Then I got out of my car. They drove my car to a place which was very close to their car and used two power lines to connect the two batteries of our cars and started the engine of my car to charge the battery of their car. But things didn't go well, so they didn't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my car running to continue charging the battery of their car, and sometimes, they increased the throttle to really big so that the engine of my car was roaring. I thought they might feel very sorry for having to use my car for so long, then some of them gave me cigarettes and water, but I rejected. While seeing they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a car mechanic's phone number to help them, but they said they were also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery. Because they used my car for a very long time, they wanted to transfer me 100 rmb to thank me, but I also rejected it. Fortunately, they finally started their car and they expressed their deep gratitude to me.

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I Did Others a Favor.

This afternoon, when I was having a phone call with an English speaker while sitting in my car, a few young men came up and asked me to do a favor.

The case was that the battery of their car was totally dead so they could not start their car.

They wanted to use the battery of my car to start their car.

I agreed.

Then I got out of my car.

They drove my car to a place which was very close to their car and used two power lines to connect the two batteries of our cars and started the engine of my car to charge their car battery of their car.

But things didn't go well, so they didcan't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my carmy car's engine running to continue charginge the battery of their car, and sometimes, they inc. They also preassed the throttle to really big so thatdown so hard/forcefully which made the engine of my car was roaringroared so loud.

I thought they might feelfelt very sorry for having to use my car for so long, then somso one of them gave me cigarettes and water, but I rejected.

'might' is conditional. We don't use the conditional tense the actions are already done.

While seeingSeeing that they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a carn auto mechanic's phone number to help them, but. However, they said they weare also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery.

We usually say 'auto mechanic' for a person that fixes cars.
Be sure to add full stops after 2-3 phrases. You can use opposition conjunctions that starts after a full stop.

Because tThey used my car for a very long time. Therefore, they wanted to transfergive me 100 rmbRMB to thank me, but I also rejected it.

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Jack

Dec. 2, 2021

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But things didn't go well, so they didcan't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my carmy car's engine running to continue charginge the battery of their car, and sometimes, they inc. They also preassed the throttle to really big so thatdown so hard/forcefully which made the engine of my car was roaringroared so loud.

Shouldn’t “Didn’t” be followed by the verb prototype?
They couldn’t?

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Jack

Dec. 2, 2021

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While seeingSeeing that they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a carn auto mechanic's phone number to help them, but. However, they said they weare also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery.

They said they are? Not were?

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Jack

Dec. 2, 2021

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Thank you very much for correcting my entry.

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MonsieurBaguette

Dec. 2, 2021

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But things didn't go well, so they didcan't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my carmy car's engine running to continue charginge the battery of their car, and sometimes, they inc. They also preassed the throttle to really big so thatdown so hard/forcefully which made the engine of my car was roaringroared so loud.

Sorry, you are right. It should be 'go' not 'went'. I probably missed some words when reading the text. I corrected it already :)

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MonsieurBaguette

Dec. 2, 2021

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While seeingSeeing that they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a carn auto mechanic's phone number to help them, but. However, they said they weare also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery.

Because they are still mechanics in the present.

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Jack

Dec. 2, 2021

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Thank you very much.

I Didn’t Others a Favor.


This afternoon, when I was having a phone call with an English speaker while sitting in my car, a few young men came up and asked me to do a favor.


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The case was that the battery of their car was totally dead so they could not start their car.


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They wanted to use the battery of my car to start their car.


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I agreed.


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Then I got out of my car.


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They drove my car to a place which was very close to their car and used two power lines to connect the two batteries of our cars and started the engine of my car to charge the battery of their car.


They drove my car to a place which was very close to their car and used two power lines to connect the two batteries of our cars and started the engine of my car to charge their car battery of their car.

But things didn't go well, so they didn't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my car running to continue charging the battery of their car, and sometimes, they increased the throttle to really big so that the engine of my car was roaring.


But things didn't go well, so they didcan't start their car at first and had to keep the engine of my carmy car's engine running to continue charginge the battery of their car, and sometimes, they inc. They also preassed the throttle to really big so thatdown so hard/forcefully which made the engine of my car was roaringroared so loud.

I thought they might feel very sorry for having to use my car for so long, then some of them gave me cigarettes and water, but I rejected.


I thought they might feelfelt very sorry for having to use my car for so long, then somso one of them gave me cigarettes and water, but I rejected.

'might' is conditional. We don't use the conditional tense the actions are already done.

While seeing they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a car mechanic's phone number to help them, but they said they were also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery.


While seeingSeeing that they couldn't start their car, I tried to give them a carn auto mechanic's phone number to help them, but. However, they said they weare also mechanics and they knew the problem, which was just the dead battery.

We usually say 'auto mechanic' for a person that fixes cars. Be sure to add full stops after 2-3 phrases. You can use opposition conjunctions that starts after a full stop.

Because they used my car for a very long time, they wanted to transfer me 100 rmb to thank me, but I also rejected it.


Because tThey used my car for a very long time. Therefore, they wanted to transfergive me 100 rmbRMB to thank me, but I also rejected it.

Fortunately, they finally started their car and they expressed their deep gratitude to me.


I Did Others a Favor.


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