Tense: 100 Common Errors

 Here is a complete, exam-focused list of

100 Common Errors in Tenses for Class X,

each with correction and Hindi explanation.

Language is simple and board-exam friendly.

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100 Common Errors in Tenses (Class X)

With Hindi Translation

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A. Simple Present Tense Errors

1. ❌ He go to school daily.

✅ He goes to school daily.

👉 वह रोज स्कूल जाता है। (He/She के साथ s/es)

2. ❌ She play piano well.

✅ She plays piano well. वह पियानो अच्छा बजाती है।

👉 She के साथ s लगेगा।

3. ❌ I am knowing him.

✅ I know him. उसे पहचानती हूँ।

👉 Know का continuous नहीं होता।

4. ❌ He is having two brothers.

✅ He has two brothers. --- उसके दो भाई हैं।

👉 Have (possess) का continuous नहीं।

5. ❌ The sun rise in the east.

✅ The sun rises in the east. सूरज पूर्व में उगता है।

👉 Universal truth में s/es जरूरी।

6. ❌ She do her work carefully.

✅ She does her work carefully. 

वह अपना काम ध्यान से करती है।

👉 Do → does (he/she)

7. ❌ I goes to market daily.

✅ I go to market daily.

मैं रोज़ बाज़ार जाता हूँ।

👉 I के साथ s नहीं लगता।

8. ❌ He don’t like tea.

✅ He doesn’t like tea.

उसे चाय पसंद नहीं है।

👉 He/She के साथ does not।

9. ❌ She don’t know English.

✅ She doesn’t know English.

वह अंग्रेजी नहीं जानती।

10. ❌ Water boil at 100°C.

✅ Water boils at 100°C.

पानी 100°C पर उबलता है।

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B. Present Continuous Tense Errors

11. ❌ I am play cricket.

✅ I am playing cricket.

मैं क्रिकेट खेल रहा हूँ।

👉 Verb + ing जरूरी।

12. ❌ She is read a book.

✅ She is reading a book.

वह किताब पढ़ रही है।

13. ❌ They are goes home.

✅ They are going home.

वे घर जा रहे हैं।

14. ❌ I am understand the lesson.

✅ I understand the lesson.

मैं सबक समझ गया हूं।

👉 Understand का continuous नहीं।

15. ❌ He is knowing the answer.

✅ He knows the answer.

वह जवाब जानता है।

16. ❌ We are enjoying yesterday.

✅ We enjoyed yesterday.

हमने कल खूब मज़ा किया।

👉 Yesterday = past

17. ❌ She was cooking now.

✅ She is cooking now.

वह अभी खाना बना रही है।

18. ❌ I am watching TV yesterday.

✅ I watched TV yesterday.

मैंने कल टीवी देखा।

19. ❌ He is sleeps now.

✅ He is sleeping now.

वह अभी सो रहा है।

20. ❌ They are play football.

✅ They are playing football.

वे फुटबॉल खेल रहे हैं।

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C. Present Perfect Tense Errors

21. ❌ I have did my work.

✅ I have done my work.

मैंने अपना काम कर लिया है।

👉 3rd form जरूरी।

22. ❌ She has went home.

✅ She has gone home.

वह घर चली गई है।

23. ❌ I has finished the task.

✅ I have finished the task.

मैंने काम पूरा कर लिया है।

24. ❌ He have written a letter.

✅ He has written a letter.

उसने एक पत्र लिखा है।

25. ❌ She has ate food.

✅ She has eaten food.

उसने खाना खा लिया है।

26. ❌ I did finished my work.

✅ I have finished my work.

मैंने अपना काम खत्म कर दिया है।

27. ❌ They have saw the movie.

✅ They have seen the movie.

उन्होंने फिल्म देखी है।

28. ❌ She has not did it.

✅ She has not done it.

29. ❌ I have reached yesterday.

✅ I reached yesterday.

👉 Yesterday के साथ perfect नहीं।

30. ❌ He has came late.

✅ He has come late.

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D. Present Perfect Continuous Errors

31. ❌ I am working since morning.

✅ I have been working since morning.

32. ❌ She has working for two hours.

✅ She has been working for two hours.

33. ❌ They are playing since morning.

✅ They have been playing since morning.

34. ❌ I have been work here for 5 years.

✅ I have been working here for 5 years.

35. ❌ He has been waited for long.

✅ He has been waiting for long.

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E. Simple Past Tense Errors

36. ❌ I go to Delhi yesterday.

✅ I went to Delhi yesterday.

37. ❌ She write a letter last night.

✅ She wrote a letter last night.

38. ❌ He has come yesterday.

✅ He came yesterday.

39. ❌ We eat rice last night.

✅ We ate rice last night.

40. ❌ They plays football yesterday.

✅ They played football yesterday.

41. ❌ I did went there.

✅ I went there.

42. ❌ She did wrote a letter.

✅ She wrote a letter.

43. ❌ He was go home.

✅ He went home.

44. ❌ I am saw him yesterday.

✅ I saw him yesterday.

45. ❌ They was happy.

✅ They were happy.

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F. Past Continuous Tense Errors

46. ❌ I was watch TV.

✅ I was watching TV.

47. ❌ She were cooking food.

✅ She was cooking food.

48. ❌ They was playing cricket.

✅ They were playing cricket.

49. ❌ He was sleep then.

✅ He was sleeping then.

50. ❌ I was doing work yesterday.

✅ I did work yesterday.

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G. Past Perfect Tense Errors

51. ❌ I had went home.

✅ I had gone home.

52. ❌ She had ate food.

✅ She had eaten food.

53. ❌ They had did their work.

✅ They had done their work.

54. ❌ He had completed before I came.

✅ He had completed before I came.

55. ❌ I did finished before night.

✅ I had finished before night.

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H. Past Perfect Continuous Errors

56. ❌ I was been waiting for an hour.

✅ I had been waiting for an hour.

57. ❌ She had been cook food.

✅ She had been cooking food.

58. ❌ They had waiting since morning.

✅ They had been waiting since morning.

59. ❌ He has been working for 5 years (past).

✅ He had been working for 5 years.

60. ❌ I had been waited long.

✅ I had been waiting long.

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I. Simple Future Tense Errors

61. ❌ I will goes home.

✅ I will go home.

62. ❌ She will coming tomorrow.

✅ She will come tomorrow.

63. ❌ He will eats rice.

✅ He will eat rice.

64. ❌ I shall went there.

✅ I shall go there.

65. ❌ They will played match.

✅ They will play match.

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J. Future Continuous Errors

66. ❌ I will be go there.

✅ I will be going there.

67. ❌ She will cooking food.

✅ She will be cooking food.

68. ❌ They will be play football.

✅ They will be playing football.

69. ❌ He will be sleeps then.

✅ He will be sleeping then.

70. ❌ I will working at night.

✅ I will be working at night.

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K. Future Perfect Errors

71. ❌ I will have finish work.

✅ I will have finished work.

72. ❌ She will has completed it.

✅ She will have completed it.

73. ❌ They will have went home.

✅ They will have gone home.

74. ❌ He will had done it.

✅ He will have done it.

75. ❌ I will complete by Monday.

✅ I will have completed by Monday.

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L. Future Perfect Continuous Errors

76. ❌ I will have work for 5 years.

✅ I will have been working for 5 years.

77. ❌ She will have waiting long.

✅ She will have been waiting long.

78. ❌ They will been playing for hours.

✅ They will have been playing for hours.

79. ❌ He will have worked since morning.

✅ He will have been working since morning.

80. ❌ I will been studying for 2 hours.

✅ I will have been studying for 2 hours.

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M. Since / For Common Errors

81. ❌ Since two hours

✅ For two hours

👉 For = समय की अवधि

82. ❌ For morning

✅ Since morning

👉 Since = निश्चित समय

83. ❌ Since five years

✅ For five years

84. ❌ For Monday

✅ Since Monday

85. ❌ Since three days

✅ For three days

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N. Mixed Common Errors

86. ❌ I am living here since 2020.

✅ I have been living here since 2020.

87. ❌ He is teacher since 2015.

✅ He has been a teacher since 2015.

88. ❌ She was knowing the truth.

✅ She knew the truth.

89. ❌ I have seen him yesterday.

✅ I saw him yesterday.

90. ❌ He had went before I reached.

✅ He had gone before I reached.

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O. Final Common Mistakes

91. ❌ I am agree with you.

✅ I agree with you.

92. ❌ She is resembles her mother.

✅ She resembles her mother.

93. ❌ He was died last year.

✅ He died last year.

94. ❌ The match is started yesterday.

✅ The match started yesterday.

95. ❌ I am belong to Assam.

✅ I belong to Assam.

96. ❌ She was entered the room.

✅ She entered the room.

97. ❌ He is married last year.

✅ He got married last year.

98. ❌ I am understanding the problem.

✅ I understand the problem.

99. ❌ She was absent since Monday.

✅ She has been absent since Monday.

100. ❌ I am preparing for exam since two months.

✅ I have been preparing for the exam for two months.

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