Common English Mistakes in Technical Reports by Spanish Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Spanish speakers from Spain when writing a Technical Report in English.

Mistake Example #1

Direct translations from Spanish ('It makes sense' vs. 'It has sense')

The purpose of this technical report is to analyze the performance of the new solar panels installed in the facility. It hmakes sense to compare the energy output with the previous models to understand the improvements. The data collected during the last three months shows that the new panels produce more energy, which it makes them a better option for future projects.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I just replaced a word or two to make the English sound more natural. Great job!"

The purpose of this technical report is to analyze the performance of the new solar panels installed in the facility. It makes sense to compare the energy output with the previous models to understand the improvements. The data collected during the last three months shows that the new panels produce more energy, which it makes them a better option for future projects.

The purpose of this technical report is to analyze the performance of the new solar panels installed in the facility. It has sense to compare the energy output with the previous models to understand the improvements. The data collected during the last three months shows that the new panels produce more energy, which it makes them a better option for future projects.

Mistake Example #2

Misuse of present continuous ('I am having 30 years of experience' instead of 'I have 30 years of experience')

In this technical report, I am analyzinged the data collected from the recent experiment on solar panel efficiency. I amobservinged that the panels are generating more energy during the peak sunlight hours, which isconfirmings our initial hypothesis. Additionally, I amhavinge 10 years of experience in renewable energy research, which isallowings me to provide a comprehensive analysis of the results.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections for misuse of the present continuous tense."

In this technical report, I analyzed the data collected from the recent experiment on solar panel efficiency. I observed that the panels are generating more energy during the peak sunlight hours, which confirms our initial hypothesis. Additionally, I have 10 years of experience in renewable energy research, which allows me to provide a comprehensive analysis of the results.

In this technical report, I am analyzing the data collected from the recent experiment on solar panel efficiency. I am observing that the panels are generating more energy during the peak sunlight hours, which is confirming our initial hypothesis. Additionally, I am having 10 years of experience in renewable energy research, which is allowing me to provide a comprehensive analysis of the results.

Mistake Example #3

Confusion between 'do' and 'make' ('I make a mistake' instead of 'I made a mistake')

In this technical report, we analyzed the performance of the new software update. During the testing phase, we doid several tests to ensure thesystem's stability. However, we makde an error in the initial configuration, which required us to repeat some procedures. The results indicate that while the update improves speed, it does not make significant changes to theoverall functionality.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections for improper wording and verb tense."

In this technical report, we analyzed the performance of the new software update. During the testing phase, we did several tests to ensure system stability. However, we made an error in the initial configuration, which required us to repeat some procedures. The results indicate that while the update improves speed, it does not make significant changes to overall functionality.

In this technical report, we analyze the performance of the new software update. During the testing phase, we do several tests to ensure the system's stability. However, we make an error in the initial configuration, which required us to repeat some procedures. The results indicate that while the update improves speed, it does not make significant changes to the overall functionality.