Common mistakes

👇Common mistakes with confused words👇

⭕️Say and Tell.

❌Don't say: He told, 'I will/ll go home.' He told that he'd go home.

✔️Say: He said, 'I will/'ll go home.' He said that he'd go home.

⭕️Make and Do.

🔴(a) Make.

❌Don't say: The carpenter did a large table.

✔️Say: The carpenter made a large table.

🔴(b) Do.

❌Don't say: You must make your work carefully.

✔️Say: You must do your work carefully.

⭕️Lie and Lay.

🔴(a) Lie.

❌Don't say: I'm going to lay down for an hour.

✔️Say: I'm going to lie down for an hour.

🔴(b) Lay.

❌Don't say: Please lie the exam papers on the desk.

✔️Say: Please lay out the exam papers on the desk.

⭕️Sit and Seat.

🔴(a) Sit.

❌Don't say: We seat at a desk to write a letter.

✔️Say: We sit at a desk to write a letter.

🔴(b) Seat.

❌Don't say: He sat the passengers one by one.

✔️Say: He seated the passengers one by one.

⭕️Rise and Raise.

🔴(a) Rise.

❌Don't say: Val raises very early in the morning.

✔️Say: Val rises very early in the morning.

🔴(b) Raise.

❌Don't say: She rose their salaries too often.

✔️Say: She raised their salaries too often.

⭕️Like and Love.

❌Don't say: I like you! Will you marry me?

✔️Say: I love you! Will you marry me?

⭕️Stay and Remain.

🔴(a) Stay.

❌Don't say: We remained in a very good hotel.

✔️Say: We stayed in a very good hotel.

🔴(b) Remain.

❌Don't say: Not many figs have stayed on the tree.

✔️Say: Not many figs have remained on the tree.

⭕️Hanged and Hung.

🔴(a) Hanged.

❌Don't say: No-one has been hung in Britain since 1964.

✔️Say: No-one has been hanged in Britain since 1964.

🔴(b) Hung.

❌Don't say: We hanged the picture on the wall.

✔️Say: We hung the picture on the wail.

After for In.

❌Don't say: I may be able to go after a week.

✔️Say: I may be able to go in a week.

Or:

✔️I may be able to go in a week's time.

In for Within.

❌Don't say: I'll come back in an hour - if you mean before the end of an hour.

✔️Say: I'll come back within an hour.

From for Since.

❌Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.

✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.

Since for For.

❌Don't say: She's lived here since two years.

✔️Say: She's lived here for two years.

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