常见错误
应该这样说
注解
1
Look – it rains
Look – it’s raining
表示正在发生的事应使用现在进行时。而表示经常发生的或永久性的事应使用
一般现在时。
2
It’s often raining here.
It often rains here.
表示正在发生的事应使用现在进行时。而表示经常发生的或永久性的事应使用
一般现在时。
3
I’ll phone you when I will
arrive.
I’ll phone you when I arrive.
will/shall经常被用在表示假设性或条件性的从句中，即what will happen if
something else happens. if和when等引导词后面的从句应使用一般现在时。
4
I am born in Shanghai.
I was born in Shanghai.
当谈论出生的时间地点时应使用一般过去时。同时注意讨论“出生”时，应使
用被动语态。
5
I must see the dentist
yesterday.
I had to see the dentist
yesterday.
must不能使用在过去时态中，应改为had to
6
I want go home.
I want to go home.
want + to do sth. 同时注意want通常不接that从句，但是可以用want + 宾语 +
不定式。例 I want you to get me a cup of coffee. 而不是 I want that you get me a
cup of coffee.
7
I came here for study English.
I came here to study English.
英语中通常使用不定式形式(to+动词原形)表达某人的目的。例I sat down to rest.
而不是I sat down for resting.
8
I drove here without to stop.
I drove here without stopping.
当一个介词连接动词的时候，动词应使用动名词形式(-ing)。
9
She looked, but she didn’t see
nothing.
…she didn’t see anything. / she
saw nothing.
在英语中nobody, nothing, never等本身就有否定意义的词不应同not同时使用。
10
Where is station?
Where is the station?
当表示特指某物时，应在名词前使用the
11
The life is difficult.
Life is difficult.
当讨论普遍现象时，在不可数名词及复数名词前不能使用the。
12
I haven’t got some free time
today.
I haven’t got any free time
today.
some通常使用于肯定句中，而any通常使用于否定及疑问句中。特殊情况：some
适用于疑问句中表示提出问题的人期望得到肯定的答案。例Could I have some
rice, please? 当any出现在肯定句中，该句话多有负面或限制的意义。例You
never give me any help. 或 There’s hardly any tea left.
13
Everybody were late.
Everybody was late.
当 –body, –one，some–, any- 这类的词做主语的时候，动词应使用单数形式。
14
It is more cold today.
It is colder today.
cold为单音节单词，形容词应加er。但当比较两个形容词的时候可以使用more。
例 He is more lazy than stupid.
15
It’s too much hot in this house.
It’s too hot in this house.
在单独的形容词（即形容词后没有名词的情况）和副词前，应使用too，而不
是too much。
16
The man which lives here is
from Greece.
The man who lives here is from
Greece.
which, who, whom均为关系代词，用来引导关系从句。who(m)用来指代人，而
which用来指代事物。
17
The people in this town is very
friendly.
The people in this town are
very friendly.
people为复数名词，表示人们，人民，家人。
18
I like very much skiing.
I very much like skiing. / I like
skiing very much.
在例句中very much的词性为副词。但是very much不能用于动词和宾语之间。
very much也可作名词的限定词。例 I don’t have very much money. / Have you
got very much work to do? 但是very much做限定词时不能出现在肯定句中。例
There was a lot of snow on the road. 而不是There was very much snow.
19
This soup isn’t enough hot.
This soup isn’t hot enough.
enough只能用在形容词/副词之后
20
I have done a mistake.
I have made a mistake.
请注意以下固定表达方式：do good, harm, business, one’s best, a favour, sport,
exercise, one’s hair, one’s teeth, one’s duty.
make an offer, arrangements, a suggestion, a decision, an attempt, an effort, an
excuse, an exception, a mistake, a noise, a phone call, money, a profit, a fortune,
progress.
Intermediate students’ mistakes: Band 5-6
常见错误
应该这样说
注解
1
I promise I pay you tomorrow.
I promise I’ll pay you
tomorrow.
在表示promises和threats时，从句必须使用将来时will/’ll
2
This is the first time I’m here.
…the first time I’ve been here.
在以下句子中应使用过去完成时态：this/it/that is the first/second/third/
only/best/worst etc…例 That’s the third cake you’ve eaten this morning.
3
I’ve been here since three days.
…for three days.
在过去完成时中for + period of time (时间跨度); since + starting point (开始时
间)
4
If I’ll have time, I’ll go home.
If I have time, …
在if从句中，应使用一般现在时
5
If I knew the price, I will tell you.
…I would tell you.
当使用虚拟语气讨论没有真实发生的事情时，应使用过去时态和would。
6
He said me that he was Chinese.
He told me that he was
Chinese.
say不可连接表示人称的宾语。如果需要使用宾语，需加to。
7
There’s the man that I work for
him.
There’s the man that I work
for.
作为主语或宾语，which, who(m),that在句中取代she, him, it. 在关系从句中应
只出现一个主语或宾语。
8
I’ve told you all what I know.
…all (that) I know.
that常用于数量词及形容词最高级后，例all, every(thing), some(thing),
any(thing), no(thing), none, little, few, much, only and best.
9
Although it was late, but she
went out.
Although it was late, she went
out.
通常情况下一句话中应只有一个连词。Although和but，because和so, as和
that，这三组词中的两个词都不应该同时出现在一句话中。但是and和or可
以用来连接一个重复出现的连词。例 We came back because we ran out of
money, and because Ann got ill. She didn't write when I was ill, or when I got
married.
10
You have better to see the
doctor.
You had better see the doctor.
had better是一个固定的用法，用来表示强烈的建议，语气比should和ought
更急迫。had better虽然使用的是过去式的形式，但表示的是短期内将发生的
事。
11
I use to play tennis at weekends.
I play tennis at weekends.
used to是固定的用法，用来表示过去的习惯，且只有过去式的形式。因此当
讨论现在的习惯或情况时应使用其它表达方式的一般现在时。例 He smokes.
而不是He uses to smoke.
12
It can rain this evening.
It may/might/could rain this
evening.
may/might和can/could意思和用法相似，但有以下几点不同。can/could 多
用来表达普遍的可能性，例 These roses can grow anywhere. OR In those days,
everybody could find a job. 但当表示某事发生的几率时，应使用
may/might/could,而不能使用can。例Sarah might be with Jo.
13
My parents wanted that I study.
My parents wanted me to
study.
很多动词后面可以接主语+不定式。例I want you to listen. 常见的这类动词包
括advise, allow, ask, force, love, teach, permit, expect, invite, like等。
但want, allow, ask之后不可连接that从句。例 They didn’t allow people to
smoke. 但不是They don’t allow that people smoke.
14
You must stop to smoke.
…stop smoking.
通常情况下stop不可以接动词不定时，但是stop可以连接表达目的的不定时。
例I stopped running. = I stopped to rest. = I stopped, in order to rest. 但不可以
说I stopped to run.
15
I look forward to see you.
I look forward to seeing you.
to可以用来引导不定式，例to swim. 但在特定情况下（例look forward to,
object to, be used to, prefer）to是介词，后面可连接名词及动名词。
16
I’m boring in the lessons.
I’m bored in the lessons.
interested, bored, excited表示人的感觉。interesting, boring, exciting形容引起
这种感觉的人或事物。例The lessons are boring.
17
He has much money.
He has a lot of/plenty of
money.
在非正式语言环境下，much和many多用于否定和疑问剧中，而很少用于肯
定句中。例How much money have you got? I’ve got plenty.
但在正式的语言环境下，much和many则可用在肯定句中。例Much has been
written about unemployment.
18
Most of people agree with me.
Most people…
当名词（people）前没有其它限定词时，例如所有格和冠词，most后面通常
不可以加of。但是most of可以连接人名和地名，例I’ve read most of
Shakespeare. The Romans conquered most of England.
19
I looked at me in the mirror.
I looked at myself…
当某动作的主语和宾语为同一人时，可使用反身代词。反身代词可指代宾语
和所有格。
20
We waited during six hours.
…for six hours.
during用来表示某事正在发生的时间，而for用来表示某事持续的时间。例
John was in hospital during the summer.
21
I like eating chocolate milk.
…milk chocolate.
在名词+名词的组合中，第一个名词用来限定和修饰第二个名词。例 milk
chocolate是一种巧克力，而chocolate milk是一种牛奶。
22
Come here and look at that
paper.
Come here and look at this
paper.
this/these用来表示距离说话者较近的人或物，that/those表示距离说话者较
远的人或物。
23
We go there every Saturdays.
…every Saturday.
every通常连接单数名词，同时动词也应使用动词形式。但是every可以加复
数名词表示时间的间隔或周期。例We meet every six weeks.
24
Which is the biggest city of the
world?
…the biggest city in the world.
在形容词最高级后，应使用in+单数名词，参见例句。但最高级后可以使用of+
复数名词。例She’s the fastest player of them all.
25
I’m thinking to change my job.
I’m thinking of changing my
job.
think通常不能连接不定式，而应连接动名词。但是当表达记得做某事时可用
think+不定式。例Did you think to close the windows when it started raining?
26
Can you give me an
information?
…some information?
information是不可数名词，应改为some information/a piece of information
27
He’s married with a doctor.
He’s married to a doctor.
married不可以接with。应改为marriage to; get/be married to; marry somebody
28
Can you mend this until
Tuesday?
…by Tuesday?
until表示某情形或局面将一直持续到将来的某个时间。by表示某动作或活动
将在将来某时间之前或当时发生。
29
I like warm countries, as Spain.
…warm countries, like Spain.
like可以使用在名词或代词前，而as只可以连接从句或介词短语。例On Friday,
as on Tuesday, the meeting will be at 8.30.
30
Please explain me what you
want.
…explain to me…
explain + to + 间接宾语
