Tenses
and Common Errors - I
Dear
readers, in the previous post we discussed some of the common errors associated
with modals that English as non-native speakers encounter in their daily
conversation. This present post highlights the common errors that might occur
in terms of tenses.
The
word tense was derived from the Latin word “Tempus”, which means “time”. We
sometimes might go wrong in terms of tense-based errors while communicating in English.
Let us look at some of the serious and common grammatical mistakes.
1.
I am going to temple every morning. (Incorrect)
I go to temple
every morning. (Correct)
To mention habitual actions and universal truths use
simple present tense.
2.
Raja works on a government project. (Incorrect)
Raja is working on a government project. (Correct)
Use present continuous
tense to indicate any temporary action in the present, changes and developments.
3.
We are understanding your situation. (Incorrect)
We understand your
situation. (Correct)
Use simple present tense with state verbs- understand, know, think, love, hate, prefer, believe, want, wish, smell, see etc.
4.
I have got my ticket yesterday. (Incorrect)
I got my ticket
yesterday. (Correct)
When we mention the past time, use either simple past
or past perfect tense. Don’t use ‘have/has’ to mention completed activities
with past adverbs.
5. They did not wrote the internal
test. (Incorrect)
They did not write
the internal test. (Correct)
When we mention ‘did’ for past actions, use the main
verb in the present form.
Let us discuss some more ideas regarding Tenses in the
next post.
Author:
Dr. K. Nandhakumar
Assistant Professor of
English
Sri Ramakrishna
Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Coimbatore- 641 020
Reference:
Saumya Sharma. (2017).
Common Errors in Everyday English.
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