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23 structures · CEFR A1–C1
A tense in English carries two pieces of information at once: when something happened, and whether it is finished. That second half is the one Indian classrooms teach as a table and almost never as a meaning, which is why "I am working here since two years" survives twelve years of school. Each tense below is written as the question it answers, with the sentence an Indian-English speaker actually produces and the reason it is wrong.
Every one of these is a sentence Indian-English speakers genuinely produce — not a textbook example.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He go to office daily. | He goes to the office daily. With he/she/it the verb takes -s. Present Simple → |
I am knowing the answer. | I know the answer. Verbs about states — know, like, want — do not take -ing. Present Continuous → |
I did not went there. | I did not go there. After "did", the verb goes back to its plain form. Past Simple → |
I was go to the market. | I was going to the market. After was/were the verb takes -ing. Past Continuous → |
I have gone there last year. | I went there last year. A finished time like "last year" needs the past simple. Present Perfect → |
I am working here since two years. | I have been working here for two years. "Since" needs a starting point; a length of time takes "for". Present Perfect Continuous → |
When I reached, the train already left. | When I reached, the train had already left. The earlier event takes "had". Past Perfect → |
I had been worked there for years. | I had been working there for years. After "had been" the verb takes -ing. Past Perfect Continuous → |
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Dimmed tiles are structures whose example bank is still being written. The explanation and the mistake are there; the sentences are not, yet.
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