July 19, 2026
My husband is a pilot, so he seems to be more prepared and careful than ordinary people. However, he has made several mistakes over the past few days.
Last Thursday, he met with colleagues working at other offices and had dinner, which is unusual. After saying goodbye to them, he missed the last train. He told me that and tried to walk home, which would have taken two hours. I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi. The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi. He answered that he had paid 5,000 yen. If he had caught the train, he would have paid only 210 yen.
Yesterday afternoon, he drove me to the library and passed through a narrow path along a field. As an oncoming vehicle was approaching, he tried to avoid it and crashed our car into one of the poles surrounding the field. Then, the rear left side of the car was damaged.
This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets were already expired. He told me this before we got ready to go out, so we decided not to go to the museum.
私の夫はパイロットなので、普通の人よりも用意周到で危機察知能力が高い人です。
しかし、ここ数日失敗続きです。
木曜の夜、彼には珍しく、他の勤務地で働く同期と飲み会をしたのですが、夫は終電を逃してしまいました。最初は徒歩で二時間かけて帰ろうとしていましたが、何かあったら困るので私はタクシーで帰ってくるよう伝えました。翌日タクシー代を尋ねたところ、なんと5,000円でした。電車に間に合っていれば210円で済んだのに……
昨日の昼、図書館に向かう道中、畑沿いの狭い道を通っていました。対向車が迫ってきたので避けようとしたら畑を囲っているポールと車体がぶつかってしまい、左側後部座席に傷がついてしまいました。
今朝、夫が事前購入していた美術館入場券の引き換え期限が切れていたことが発覚しました。出掛ける前だったので今日の予定はキャンセルしました。
Unhappy Days
My husband is a pilot, so he seems to beis typically more prepared and careful than ordinarymost people.
My husband is a pilot, so he is typically more prepared and careful than most people.
Since you are talking about how your husband behaves on the regular, you want to use "typically" or "normally". "Seems to be" would be better suited if you were talking about someone you didn't know well: "The cashier I see at the market seems like a nice guy"
However, he has made several mistakes over the past few days.
LThe first was last Thursday, when he met with colleagues working at other offices and had dinnerstayed late to have dinner with them, which iwas unusual.
The first was last Thursday when he met with colleagues working at other offices and stayed late to have dinner with them, which was unusual.
At first glance, it's not entirely clear what is unusual about meeting with colleagues and having dinner. However, the phrase "stayed late to" provides a small, negative connotation, which helps the reader understand that something was wrong with this behavior.
And after sayinghe said goodbye to them, he missed the last train.
And after he said goodbye to them, he missed the last train.
Since these actions both happened in the past, the sentence flows better if both clauses use the past tense.
He told me that anhe would triedy to walk home, whichbut that would have taken two hours.
He told me that he would try to walk home, but that would have taken two hours.
"But" provides the feeling of consequence here, which will connect better to what you say in the next sentence.
I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi. I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi.
Solid sentence. You can also say "...about what COULD happen to him..." if you want to provide greater gravity to the possibility of something bad occurring.
The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi.,
The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi,
This sentence can be merged with the following.
He answereand he said that he had paid 5,000 yen.
and he said that he had paid 5,000 yen.
Your use of "answered" is grammatically correct, but most English speakers would use "said".
If he had caught the train, he would have paid only 210 yen.
YThe second mistake was yesterday afternoon, when he drove me to the library and, on our way, passed through a narrow path along a field.
The second mistake was yesterday afternoon when he drove me to the library and, on our way, passed through a narrow path along a field.
The prepositional phrase "on our way" provides clarity that the passing through the narrow path occurred during the ride to the library. Your original sentence can be interpreted as happening afterwards.
As an oncoming vehicle was approaching, he tried to avoid it and crashed our car into one of the poles surrounding the field.
ThenUnfortunately, the rear left side of the car was damaged.
Unfortunately, the rear left side of the car was damaged.
The damage to the car happens at the same time as the crash, so "then" is not the best choice. "Unfortunately", however, does provide a nice sequence to the consequence of the crash.
The third mistake was this morning, when he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets werehad already expired.
The third mistake was this morning when he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets had already expired.
You want to use the past perfect tense "had expired" since the expiration had already happened before your husband noticed anything.
He told me this before we got ready to go out, so we decided not to go to the museum.
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Great work! You may have noticed that I added "the first", "the second mistake", and "the third mistake". At the beginning of your text, you mention several mistakes your husband has made recently. You then describe three instances back to back. From a storytelling standpoint, it helps to add indicators like "first, second, and third," for clarity, as they help the reader follow along with the sequence.
Unhappy Days
My husband is a pilot, so he seems to be more prepared and careful than ordinarymost people.
My husband is a pilot, so he seems to be more prepared and careful than most people.
However, he has made several mistakes over the past few days.
Last Thursday, he met with colleagues working at other offices and had dinner, which is unusual.
After saying goodbye to them, he missed the last train.
He told me that and tried to walk home, which would have taken two hours.
I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi.
The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi.
He answered that he had paid 5,000 yen.
If he had caught the train, he would have paid only 210 yen.
Yesterday afternoon, he drove me to the library and passed through a narrow path along a field.
As an oncoming vehicle was approaching, he tried to avoid it and crashed our car into one of the poles surrounding the field.
Then, the rear left side of the car was damaged.
This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets werehad already expired.
This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets had already expired.
He told me this before we got ready to go out, so we decided not to go to the museum.
Unhappy Days
My husband is a pilot, so he seems to be more prepared and careful than ordinary people.
However, he has made several mistakes over the past few days.
Last Thursday, he met with colleagues working at other offices and had dinner, which is unusual.
After saying goodbye to them, he missed the last train.
He told me that and tried to walk home, which would have taken two hours.
I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi.
The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi.
If he had caught the train, he would have paid only 210 yen.
Yesterday afternoon, he drove me to the library and passed through a narrow path along a field.
As an oncoming vehicle was approaching, he tried to avoid it and crashed our car into one of the poles surrounding the field.
Then, the rear left side of the car was damaged.
This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets were already expired.
He told me this before we got ready to go out, so we decided not to go to the museum.
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My husband is a pilot, so he seems to be more prepared and careful than ordinary people. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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My husband is a pilot, so he Since you are talking about how your husband behaves on the regular, you want to use "typically" or "normally". "Seems to be" would be better suited if you were talking about someone you didn't know well: "The cashier I see at the market seems like a nice guy" |
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However, he has made several mistakes over the past few days. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Last Thursday, he met with colleagues working at other offices and had dinner, which is unusual. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
At first glance, it's not entirely clear what is unusual about meeting with colleagues and having dinner. However, the phrase "stayed late to" provides a small, negative connotation, which helps the reader understand that something was wrong with this behavior. |
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After saying goodbye to them, he missed the last train. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
And after Since these actions both happened in the past, the sentence flows better if both clauses use the past tense. |
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He told me that and tried to walk home, which would have taken two hours. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
He told me that "But" provides the feeling of consequence here, which will connect better to what you say in the next sentence. |
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I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi. I was worried about what might happen to him on his way home at night, so I asked him to take a taxi. Solid sentence. You can also say "...about what COULD happen to him..." if you want to provide greater gravity to the possibility of something bad occurring. |
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The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
The next day, I asked him how much he had paid for the taxi This sentence can be merged with the following. |
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He answered that he had paid 5,000 yen. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
Your use of "answered" is grammatically correct, but most English speakers would use "said". |
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If he had caught the train, he would have paid only 210 yen. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Yesterday afternoon, he drove me to the library and passed through a narrow path along a field. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
The prepositional phrase "on our way" provides clarity that the passing through the narrow path occurred during the ride to the library. Your original sentence can be interpreted as happening afterwards. |
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As an oncoming vehicle was approaching, he tried to avoid it and crashed our car into one of the poles surrounding the field. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Then, the rear left side of the car was damaged. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
The damage to the car happens at the same time as the crash, so "then" is not the best choice. "Unfortunately", however, does provide a nice sequence to the consequence of the crash. |
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This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets were already expired. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
This morning, he noticed that the prepaid museum tickets
The third mistake was this morning You want to use the past perfect tense "had expired" since the expiration had already happened before your husband noticed anything. |
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He told me this before we got ready to go out, so we decided not to go to the museum. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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