What I Said:

My parents came to the culture center but didn’t tell me before. So I was shock when I saw them. It did really impact my plan. I had to send a message to my wife that my parents have been there and we couldn’t went home for lunch. I was so sorry for her, because I knew she prepared some food for us. The reason I didn’t take my parents to my home is that I’m not sure if I would be sick, and we haven’t cleaned up our rooms.

ChatGPT’s Revision:

My parents came to the culture center without telling me beforehand, so I was shocked when I saw them. It really impacted my plan. I had to message my wife, letting her know my parents were there and that we couldn’t go home for lunch. I felt so sorry for her because I knew she had prepared some food for us. The reason I didn’t take my parents home was that I wasn’t sure if I might be sick, and we hadn’t cleaned up our rooms.”

Fixes and Explanations:

  • “didn’t tell me before” → “without telling me beforehand”

    “Without telling me beforehand” is smoother and more natural in English.

  • “So I was shock when I saw them” → “so I was shocked when I saw them”

    “Shocked” is the correct past tense form of “shock.”

  • “It did really impact my plan” → “It really impacted my plan”

    “Did really” is unnecessary; “really impacted” is more concise and natural.

  • “I had to send a message to my wife that my parents have been there and we couldn’t went home for lunch” → “I had to message my wife, letting her know my parents were there and that we couldn’t go home for lunch”

    “Have been there” changed to “were there” for past tense consistency, and “couldn’t went” corrected to “couldn’t go.” Simplified “send a message to” to “message” for brevity.

  • “I was so sorry for her, because I knew she prepared some food for us” → “I felt so sorry for her because I knew she had prepared some food for us”

    Added “felt” to make the sentence flow better and used “had prepared” for past perfect tense.

  • “The reason I didn’t take my parents to my home is that I’m not sure if I would be sick, and we haven’t cleaned up our rooms.” → “The reason I didn’t take my parents home was that I wasn’t sure if I might be sick, and we hadn’t cleaned up our rooms.”

    “Is that” changed to “was that” for past tense consistency. “I’m not sure if I would be sick” rephrased to “I wasn’t sure if I might be sick” for clarity.