Ten English Mistakes Even Good Learners Make
Think your English is pretty good? Great! But even strong learners sometimes make small mistakes that can make their English sound less natural.
The good news? These mistakes are easy to fix once you know them.
Let’s see if you’ve been making any of these.
A. “I am agree” → “I agree”
This is a very common mistake.
**Agree** is already a verb, so we don’t need **am**.
**I agree with you.**
Simple, right ?
B. “I have fifteen years” → “I am fifteen ”
In English, we use **be** to talk about age.
**I am fifteen years old.**
Or simply:
*I'm fifteen*
We don’t use **have** for age.
C. “He go to school” → “He goes to school”
Here’s a little rule worth remembering:
With **he, she,** and **it** in the present simple, the verb usually takes **-s**.
**She likes music.**
**He plays football.**
Don’t forget that little **-s**!
D. “She told that…” → “She said that…”
**Say** and **tell** are easy to mix up.
Use **tell + someone**:
**She told me the news.**
Use **say + something**:
**She said that she was tired.**
A quick trick: if you use **tell**, you usually need to tell us *who*.
E. “I made my homework” → “I did my homework”
Homework goes with **do**, not **make**.
**I did my homework last night.**
This is one of those combinations you simply need to remember: **do homework**.
F. “In Monday” → “On Monday”
Prepositions can be confusing, but these three are worth remembering:
**At** → at 7 o’clock
**On** → on Monday
**In** → in August
So:
**I have an English class on Monday.**
G. “I didn’t went” → “I didn’t go”
This mistake happens because **did** already shows the past.
So the next verb stays in its base form:
**I didn’t go.**
Not: **I didn’t went.**
Think of it as: one past marker is enough.
H. “People is” → “People are”
**People** is normally plural, so we use **are**.
**People are friendly.**
Even though **people** doesn’t end in **-s**, it usually means more than one person.
I. “I’m boring” → “I’m bored”
These two words are easy to confuse.
**Bored** = how you feel.
**Boring** = what causes the feeling.
**I’m bored.**
**The movie is boring.**
So be careful! Saying **“I’m boring”** means something very different.
J. “I’m looking forward to see you” → “I’m looking forward to seeing you”
After **look forward to**, we use a noun or an **-ing** form.
So:
**I’m looking forward to seeing you.**
Not:
**I’m looking forward to see you.**
The next time you write an email or message, watch out for this one.
## Final Thought
Making mistakes doesn’t mean your English is bad. In fact, noticing your mistakes is one of the best ways to improve.
So, how many of these mistakes have you made before?
Don’t worry if the answer is “a lot.” Now you know how to fix them.
