Errors in Verb Tense

Written by Belajar Toefl Dot Com on December 19th, 2009

Check if the correct verb tense has been used in the sentence. In Reported Speech, check that the rule of sequnce of tenses has been observed.

Examples:

Incorrect : She Said she doesn`t know his phone number.

Correct : She said she didn`t know his phone number.

Incorrect : He tells us that he had been to the mountains before.

Correct : He tells us that he has been to the mountain before.

Incorrect : She promised she will come .

Correct : She promised she would come.

Incorrect : As we ate dinner, the phone rang.

Correct : As we were eating dinner, the phone rang.

Incorrect : when I came home, the children still didn`t finish dinner.

Correct : when I came home, the children still hadn`t finished dinner.

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