Verb Exercise 5

Common Errors

Incorrect	Correct
He is pass in every subject.	He passes I every subject.
I do not know boating.	I do not know how to boating.
She talks as if she is mad.	She talks as if she were mad.
Two and two makes four.	Two and two make four.
Our hen has given two eggs.	Our hen has laid two eggs.
The patient died before the doctor arrived.	The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
She walks as if she is lame.	She walks as if she were lame.
Stop to write.	Stop writing.
Will I get the first prize?	Shall I get the first prize?
He had come here yesterday.	He came here yesterday.
I wish I was young again.	I wish I were young again.
The teacher will take us a test tomorrow.	The teacher will give us a test tomorrow.
What make you laugh?	What makes you laugh?
She works hard lest she should not fail.	She works hard lest she should fail.
He is suffering from inferiority complex since Sunday.	He has been suffering from inferiority complex since Sunday.
If she will work hard, she will pass.	If she works hard, she will pass.
He was hung for murder.	He was hanged for murder.
He shook my hand.	He shook hands with me.
How you know that?	How do you know that?
I did not see him for a long time.	I have not seen him for a long time.