The Twenty Most Common Errors
The verb died does not clearly indicate that the death occurred before Ian arrived. 
The verbs build and take have irregular past-tense forms. 
Errors of wrong tense or wrong verb form include using a verb that does not indicate clearly when an action or condition is, was, or will be completed -- for example, using walked instead of had walked, or will go instead of will have gone. Some varieties of English use the verbs be and have in ways that differ significantly from their use in standard academic or professional English. Errors may occur when a writer confuses the forms of irregular verbs (like begin, began, begun or break, broke, broken) or treats these verbs as if they followed the regular pattern -- for example, using beginned instead of began, or have broke instead of have broken. |