RedpenAssist or attend a meeting?
Instead of
I assisted the meeting yesterday.
Say
I attended the meeting yesterday.
False friends: assist / attend
To be present at a meeting, use attend. Assist usually means help; assist with a meeting means help organize or run it.
En español
Para decir que estuviste presente en una reunión, usa attend. Assist suele significar ayudar; assist with a meeting es ayudar a organizarla o llevarla a cabo.
Try saying these aloud
Read each sentence, then make one of your own.
- I attended the meeting yesterday.
- She attends an English class.
- He assisted with the event.