Common mistakes

Use of the wrong tense

( wrong sequence of tenses )

اشتباهات رایج در استفاده از زمان

یادمون باشه وقتی زمان جمله ی اصلی main

clause گذشته است در جمله واره ی

 ربطی  subordinate clause هم باید زمان گذشته باشد.

1. Using  will / 'll instead of would/ 'd in a subordinate clause.

   Don't  say : he said (that) he will /'ll come tomorrow.

* say : he said (that) he would / 'd come tomorrow.

* Will/ 'll changes to would / 'd in subordinate clauses , when the verb in the main clause is in a past tense.

2 . using may and can instead of might and could in a subordinate clause.

Don't say  : last Sunday Alisa told me that she may come.

Say: last Sunday Alisa told me that she might come.

Don't say : Ben thought he can win the prize.

Say : Ben thought he could win the prize

3 .don't say : Rachel asked me what I am doing.

say : Rachel asked me what I was doing.