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Lesson 3 – Persian Mistakes: Verb Tenses

1) Present Simple vs Present Continuous

❌ I am going to school every day.

✅ I go to school every day.

❌ She go to work now.

✅ She is going to work now.

❌ They is studying English.

✅ They are studying English.

❌ I watching TV every evening.

✅ I watch TV every evening.


2) Past Simple vs Present Perfect

❌ I have went to Paris last year.

✅ I went to Paris last year.

❌ She has saw the movie yesterday.

✅ She saw the movie yesterday.

❌ I have lived here since five years.

✅ I have lived here for five years.

❌ He has did his homework yesterday.

✅ He did his homework yesterday.


3) Future Tenses

❌ I will going to the party tomorrow.

✅ I will go to the party tomorrow.

❌ She is going meet her friend tonight.

✅ She is going to meet her friend tonight.

❌ They will plays football next week.

✅ They will play football next week.


4) Common Collocation with Tenses

❌ He is working here since 2010.

✅ He has been working here since 2010.

❌ I am seeing him many times this month.

✅ I have seen him many times this month.

❌ She was cooking when I called her yesterday.

✅ She was cooking when I called her yesterday