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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