Common English Mistakes Explained With Examples : Over 300 Mistakes

My father is excellent at drawing. (Don’t say: My father is excellent with drawing).

We say be/get married to, (NOT be/get married with).

Tom was married to Mary last week. (Don’t say: Tom was married with Mary last week).

I got married to Lucy when I was 22. (Don’t say: I got married with Lucy when I was 22).

We say be proud of, (NOT be proud about).

She was proud of her clever son. (Don’t say: She was proud about her clever son).

We are proud of you. (Don’t say: We are proud about you).

We say be satisfied with, (NOT be satisfied about).

She is not satisfied with her English ability. (Don’t say: She is not satisfied about her English ability).

He is not satisfied with the results of the exams. (Don’t say: He is not satisfied about the results of the exams).

We say everyone + singular verb, (NOT everyone + plural verb).

Everyone needs help from other people. (Don’t say: Everyone need help from other people).

Everyone is happy. (Don’t say: Everyone are happy).

We say every of + plural noun + singular verb, (NOT every of + plural noun + plural verb).

Every of my friends likes horror films. (Don’t say: Every of my friends like horror films).

Every of my friends studies English. (Don’t say: Every of my friends study English).

We say near my school, (NOT near to my school).

There is a bank near my school. (Don’t say: There is a bank near to my school).

She keeps most of her money at the bank near her office. (Don’t say: She keeps most of her money at the bank near to her office).

We say make a sandwich, (NOT do a sandwich or cook a sandwich).

Will you make a sandwich for me? (Don’t say: Will you do/cook a sandwich for me?).

I made a sandwich for lunch. (Don’t say: I did/cooked a sandwich for lunch).

We say have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner, (NOT have a breakfast, have a lunch, have a dinner).

Sit down and have breakfast with us. (Don’t say: Sit down and have a breakfast with us).

What time do you usually have lunch? (Don’t say: What time do you usually have a lunch?).

Would you like to have dinner with me? (Don’t say: Would you like to have a dinner with me?).

We say are you married? , (NOT have you married? Or do you married?).

Is she married? (Don’t say: Has/does she married?).

Is Tom married? (Don’t say: Has/does Tom married?).

We say do you feel? , (NOT are you feel?).

Do you feel secure about the future? (Don’t say: Are you feel secure about the future?).

Do you feel better? (Don’t say: Are you feel better?).

We say he/she lives in, (NOT he/she live in).

She lives in London. (Don’t say: She live in London).

He lives in New York. (Don’t say: He live in New York).

We say does he/she have?, (NOT does he/she has?).

Does she have any children? (Don’t say: Does she has any children?).

Does he have a girlfriend? (Don’t say: Does he has a girlfriend?).

We say have you bought a car, (NOT has you bought a car?).

Have you read this book already? (Don’t say: Has you read this book already?).

Have you visited Sydney? (Don’t say: Has you visited Sydney?).

We say has she/he bought a car?, (NOT have she/he bought a car?).

Has Mary told you the good news, yet? (Don’t say: Have Mary told you the good news, yet?).

Has Tom got a computer? (Don’t say: Have Tom got a computer?).

We say he and she are, (NOT he and she is).

He and she are siblings. (Don’t say: He and she is siblings).

He and she are going out together. (Don’t say: He and she is going out together).

We say watch TV, (NOT see or look at TV).

My father likes to watch TV. (Don’t say: My father likes to see/look at TV).

Her mother doesn't let her watch TV after 11:00 p.m. (Don’t say: Her mother doesn't let her see/look at TV after 11:00 p.m).

We say didn’t + Vo, (NOT didn’t + V2/V-ed).

I didn't play badminton yesterday. (Don’t say: I didn't played badminton yesterday).

I didn't talk to him a lot last night. (Don’t say: I didn't talked to him a lot last night).

We say someone has done something for 2 years, (NOT someone did something for 2 years).

She has studied English for 2 years. (Don’t say: She studied English for 2 years).

He has played football for 5 years. (Don’t say: He played football for 5 years).

We say someone has done something since…, (NOT someone did something since…).

Tom has studied English since he was six years old. (Don’t say: Tom studied English since he was six years old).

I have played the guitar since I was 20. (Don’t say: I played the guitar since I was 20).

We say 2 days ago, (NOT 2 days before).

Tom and Mary got married 2 days ago. (Don’t say: Tom and Mary got married 2 days before).

I had dinner with him three days ago. (Don’t say: I had dinner with him three days before).

We say someone did something yesterday/last week, (NOT someone has done something yesterday/last week).