Common Mistakes Made by English Learners

Incorrect Subject-Verb Agreement
Mistake: She go to school every day.
Correct: She goes to school every day.
Tip: Add -s/es to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it in present tense.

Misusing Articles (a, an, the)
Mistake: She is teacher.
Correct: She is a teacher.
Tip: Use a/an for general nouns, the for specific ones.

Translating Directly from Native Language
Mistake: I have 25 years.
Correct: I am 25 years old.
Tip: English sometimes uses different expressions than your native language—learn them by example.

Leaving Out Helping Verbs
Mistake: He not like pizza.
Correct: He does not like pizza.
Tip: In negatives and questions, use do/does/did.

Using the Wrong Form of a Word
Mistake: He is very anger.
Correct: He is very angry.

Confusing Word Order in Questions
Mistake: You are happy?
Correct: Are you happy?
Tip: In questions, verbs often come before the subject.

Mixing Up Similar Words
Mistake: He lost his patience and his patients.
Correct: He lost his patience.
Tip: Watch out for homophones and similar words (e.g., advice/advise, their/there/they’re).

Wrong Prepositions
Mistake: I live at Paris.
Correct: I live in Paris.
Common Fixes: Live in a city/country. Go to school. Good at English.

Overusing Simple Vocabulary
Mistake: It is very very good.
Better: It is excellent / amazing / wonderful.
Tip: Learn new words to express yourself more clearly and precisely.