{"id":3364,"date":"2023-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2023-01-04T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:50:29","slug":"3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"3 English Grammar Mistakes to Always Correct With Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners\/#1_Sentence_Structure_Mistakes\" >#1 Sentence Structure Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners\/#2_Mistakes_Using_Simple_Past_and_Present\" >#2 Mistakes Using Simple Past and Present<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners\/#3_Mistakes_With_Basic_Prepositions\" >#3 Mistakes With Basic Prepositions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/3-english-grammar-mistakes-to-always-correct-with-beginners\/#%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\" >\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Beginners make all sorts of grammar mistakes! Today, let's go over three categories of mistakes <mdspan datatext=\"el1651550031404\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">we should look out for<\/mdspan>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Sentence_Structure_Mistakes\"><\/span>#1 Sentence Structure Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sentence structure mistakes interfere with a student's ability to speak clearly, so let's keep an eye out for them. Here are the main types.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/03131910\/table_1-copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3903\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/03131910\/table_1-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/03131910\/table_1-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/03131910\/table_1-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mistakes like these happen for a few reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beginners tend to use sentence structures from their native language. For example, \"His brother English speak well\" is correct in Chinese and \"I don't speak very well English\" is correct in French.<\/li><li>Many beginners have studied sentence structures, but haven't practiced them enough.<\/li><li>Some sentence structures don't exist in the student's native tongue. For example, the empty \"it\" structure is nonexistent in many languages.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If a student needs a refresher, we can recommend they study the following grammar lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-am-happy\/P3GuCp0VEeep5DOaYs-grg?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">I am happy. (SVC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-cook-dinner\/cYJ8AooGEeenT7dQZ9gjVg?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">I cook dinner. (SV\/SVO)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-there-is-an-egg\/fs4mJEanEeeeZmsR4ZpbYg?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">There is an egg. (Expletive Construction)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-its-4pm-on-friday\/e1lWJkvPEeeznXOgOzw8pw?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">It's 4pm on Friday (Empty 'It')<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-are-you-ok-no-im-not\/5R8vZkLkEeejRefzo2kZTQ?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">Are you OK? - No, I'm not. (Forming Questions and Negative Sentences With the Verb 'Be')<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Mistakes_Using_Simple_Past_and_Present\"><\/span>#2 Mistakes Using Simple Past and Present<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><mdspan datatext=\"el1650468766477\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">There<\/mdspan> are so many tenses in English that it's hard to know which ones to focus on. With beginners, the answer is simple: simple verb tenses. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the simple present: \"cook\/cooks,\" \"wash\/washes,\" \"eat\/eats,\" \"am\/is\/are\"<\/li><li>the simple past: \"cooked,\" \"washed,\" \"ate,\" \"was\/were\"<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the following chart, we use simple verb forms a lot more than the other verb forms (i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-have-baked-cookies-before\/sj3kBGSnEee59qumwKvMLQ?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">perfect<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-am-cooking-now\/b7OTukrJEeew2Tsh-6GIbA?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">progressive<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143320\/graph-copy-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3951\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143320\/graph-copy-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143320\/graph-copy-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143320\/graph-copy-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/studies-in-second-language-acquisition\/article\/abs\/what-does-frequency-have-to-do-with-grammar-teaching\/920233BD73676FD40000DDA448AF2C62#article\">\"What Does Frequency Have to do With Grammar Teaching?\" by D. Biber and R. Reppen (2002)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So let's help beginners master their simple tenses. Here are some <mdspan datatext=\"el1650465265641\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">common mistakes<\/mdspan> to look out for.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143346\/table_2-copy-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3952\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143346\/table_2-copy-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143346\/table_2-copy-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/05143346\/table_2-copy-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><mdspan datatext=\"el1651071619491\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">If a <\/mdspan>student is still struggling with the simple stuff, it may be best to disregard mistakes with other tenses for now. Here are some relevant grammar lessons for those who need more practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-cook-you-cook-he-cooks\/rryNyEavEeelLVMfSTzEcQ?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">I cook, you cook, he cooks. (Simple Present Tense)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-was-he-your-friend\/g_D6GEoOEeesHe9A837uwg?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">Was he your friend? (Past Tense of the Verb 'Be'<\/a>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-cooked-you-cooked\/EDIlYko_Eeec02N3CbEXhQ?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">I cooked, you cooked. (Simple Past Tense With Verbs Other Than 'Be')<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-do-you-cook\/OA2TGEkoEee1Q1Msv-FLDw?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">Do you cook? (Questions in Simple Present Tense)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-do-not-cook\/M7lW_kkiEee-qBNKekuW8g?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">I do not cook. (Negative Simple Present Sentences)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Mistakes_With_Basic_Prepositions\"><\/span>#3 Mistakes With Basic Prepositions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepositions are tricky for students of all levels. They are even more difficult for beginners for a few reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beginners are unaware that many verbs and adjectives in English must be used with prepositions (e.g. \"wait for me\" or \"listen to her\").<\/li><li>They tend to use prepositions just as they'd use them in their native language. For example, you might hear a Japanese student say something like \"<mdspan datatext=\"el1651151021726\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">I went skiing to the mountain<\/mdspan>\" (instead of \"I went skiing on the mountain\"), because that's how they would use the preposition that corresponds to \"to\" in Japanese.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we can't point out every single preposition mistake, let's focus on the prepositions that beginners use most often.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/04141801\/table_3-copy-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3917\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/04141801\/table_3-copy-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/04141801\/table_3-copy-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/04141801\/table_3-copy-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are some relevant grammar lessons we can go over with beginners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-am-in-the-kitchen\/5hZMoku3Eeeuzv9rEQ_qpw?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">\"I am in the kitchen.\" (In\/At\/On\/Near)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-am-in-front-of-the-microwave\/rVHg_KKSEeeMmJconZrWWg?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">\"I am in front of the microwave.\" (Under\/Over, In Front Of\/Behind, Between)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-a-fly-got-into-my-soup\/ElkNjEvGEeecPvPKXvSTsA?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">\"A fly got into my soup!\" (From, To, Into, Onto, Away)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-i-cook-in-the-morning-and-at-night\/Wx48nEurEeeDiCudHGQ98Q?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">\"I cook in the morning and at night.\" (Prepositions of Time)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8B_Thats_It_For_Now\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s It For Now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this post gives you an idea of what types of grammar mistakes to look out for when you're teaching beginners. 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