Common Grammar Errors — Grammar Traps Every French Speaker Falls Into
Grammar: Common grammar errors: articles, tenses, prepositions, and verb forms
Free ESL grammar exercise on common grammar errors themed around grammar traps every french speaker falls into. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising common grammar errors: articles, tenses, prepositions, and verb forms. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
French speakers often forget to use articles like a or the. They also confuse the present perfect and the past simple, using I have seen him yesterday instead of I saw him yesterday.
Grammar
- Articles: a / an / the
- Use a/an for first mention and the for known items. Example: I saw a dog. The dog was friendly.
- Past simple vs
- Use past simple with time words like yesterday. Use present perfect for experiences. Example: I saw him yesterday. I have seen this film.
Sample items
- I ______ to the radio every morning on my way to work.
- She ______ Paris last summer and fell in love with the city.
- If he ______ harder, he will pass the exam next month.
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