Common English Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
The mistakes that stick out most
A few recurring errors do the most damage to how natural you sound. Fix these first.
Top offenders
- Articles: a/an/the — learn the rules for countable nouns.
- Prepositions: "depends on", "good at", "interested in".
- Tense: present perfect vs past simple.
- False friends: words that look like your language but mean something else.
How to fix them
Keep an error journal. Every time you're corrected, write it down and review weekly — a writing assistant like Grammarly speeds this up.
Frequently asked questions
Why do I keep making the same mistakes?
Because they became habits. An error journal plus deliberate correction rewires them faster than passive study.
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