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100 Common ESL Grammar Mistakes

July 23, 2026

100 Common ESL Grammar Mistakes

No. Item Definition
1. Between you and I. Wrong object pronoun
2. He admitted to steal it. Wrong verb after admitted
3. He arrived to the station. Wrong preposition after arrived
4. He asked me where do I live. Wrong embedded question order
5. He asked to me a question. Wrong preposition after asked
6. He did a big progress. Progress is uncountable
7. He didn’t had time. Wrong verb after didn’t
8. He explained me the problem. Missing preposition after explained
9. He gave me many informations. Information is uncountable
10. He go to school every day. Wrong verb form with he
11. He has been in Paris yesterday. Wrong time with present perfect
12. He has went home. Wrong past participle
13. He have a car. Wrong verb form with he
14. He is afraid from dogs. Wrong preposition after afraid
15. He is interested on music. Wrong preposition after interested
16. He is knowing the answer. Stative verb in progressive
17. He is more taller. Double comparative form
18. He is the most tallest. Double superlative form
19. He made me to laugh. Wrong infinitive after made
20. He said me that he was tired. Wrong reporting verb pattern
21. He should studies more. Modal with wrong verb form
22. He succeeded to finish. Wrong verb after succeeded
23. He works hardly. Wrong adverb choice
24. I am agree. Wrong use of agree
25. I am boring. Wrong adjective choice
26. I am capable to do it. Wrong pattern after capable
27. I am go to bed now. Wrong be plus base verb
28. I am here since Monday. Wrong tense with since
29. I am interesting in art. Wrong adjective form
30. I am living here since 2020. Wrong tense with since
31. I am not understand. Wrong auxiliary with understand
32. I am tallest than my brother. Wrong comparative form
33. I am used to get up early. Wrong form after used to
34. I and my brother went. Wrong pronoun order
35. I asked him where is he. Wrong word order in clause
36. I avoid to talk to him. Wrong verb after avoid
37. I can to help you. Modal followed by base verb
38. I didn’t knew that. Wrong verb after didn’t
39. I didn’t went there. Past auxiliary with wrong verb
40. I discussed about the issue. Discuss does not take about
41. I enjoy to read. Wrong verb form after enjoy
42. I feel myself tired. Unnecessary reflexive pronoun
43. I have 20 years old. Wrong age expression
44. I have a lot of works. Work uncountable in this sense
45. I have less friends now. Wrong countable quantifier
46. I have much books. Wrong quantifier with books
47. I have seen him last week. Wrong time with present perfect
48. I insist to pay. Wrong pattern after insist
49. I look forward to meet you. Wrong verb after to
50. I need an advice. Advice is uncountable
51. I prefer tea than coffee. Wrong comparison word
52. I wish I would know. Wrong verb after wish
53. I yet haven’t finished. Wrong adverb placement
54. I’m your teacher, isn’t it? Wrong tag question form
55. If I knew, I will help. Wrong conditional verb choice
56. If I will see him, I’ll tell. Wrong future in if-clause
57. Me and John are ready. Wrong subject pronoun
58. Much people came. Wrong quantifier with people
59. One of my friend is here. Wrong noun after one of
60. People is friendly here. People takes plural verb
61. She accused him to lie. Wrong pattern after accused
62. She bought some furnitures. Furniture is uncountable
63. She can sings well. Modal followed by base verb
64. She denied to take it. Wrong verb after denied
65. She depends of her parents. Wrong preposition after depends
66. She didn’t used to dance. Wrong negative used to form
67. She doesn’t knows him. Wrong verb after does
68. She don’t like coffee. Wrong auxiliary with she
69. She entered to the room. Enter does not take to
70. She has a long hairs. Hair usually uncountable here
71. She has few money left. Wrong quantifier with money
72. She has finished yesterday. Wrong time with present perfect
73. She is always late, isn’t it? Wrong tag pronoun
74. She is enough tall. Wrong position of enough
75. She is good in math. Wrong preposition after good
76. She is having a car. Wrong progressive with have
77. She is married with him. Wrong preposition after married
78. She is responsible of sales. Wrong preposition after responsible
79. She let me to go. Wrong infinitive after let
80. She listens music every day. Missing preposition after listens
81. She may goes later. Modal with wrong verb form
82. She must to leave now. Modal followed by base verb
83. She prevented me to go. Wrong pattern after prevented
84. She speaks English good. Wrong adverb form
85. She stopped to smoke. Wrong form for quitting
86. She suggested me to rest. Wrong pattern after suggested
87. She told me don’t worry. Missing infinitive marker
88. She told that she was busy. Wrong use of told
89. She went already home. Wrong adverb placement
90. The accident was occured here. Occur is not passive
91. The news are good. News takes singular verb
92. There is many problems. Wrong agreement after there is
93. This book is bored. Wrong adjective form
94. Under the rain Wrong preposition with weather
95. Unless if you hurry Double conditional marker
96. Until now I didn’t finish Wrong tense with until now
97. Were you went there? Wrong question formation
98. What means this word? Wrong question structure
99. Where you are going? Missing auxiliary in question
100. Why you didn’t call? Wrong word order in question
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