Erros comuns no inglês: 48 correções com exemplos
Mesmo alunos avançados repetem os mesmos erros repetidamente. Esta referência cobre os erros mais frequentes em seis categorias, explica o que dá errado e fornece a versão correta para que você possa parar de cometê-los de uma vez por todas.
48 items · 6 topics
"I am student."
Missing article before a countable singular noun — should be "a student".
"Correct: I am a student."
"She has the cat."
Using "the" for something not previously mentioned — should be "a cat".
"Correct: She has a cat."
"He went to the school."
"The" should be omitted with institutions used for their primary purpose.
"Correct: He went to school."
"I like the music."
Uncountable nouns used in a general sense do not take "the".
"Correct: I like music."
"Give me an information."
"Information" is uncountable and cannot use "a/an".
"Correct: Give me some information."
"I have headache."
Common ailments require "a" before them.
"Correct: I have a headache."
"She is best teacher."
Superlatives always require "the".
"Correct: She is the best teacher."
"We visited a Amazon."
Proper nouns for rivers and specific geography use "the", not "a".
"Correct: We visited the Amazon."
"I am waiting since two hours."
"Since" is used with a point in time; "for" is used with a duration.
"Correct: I have been waiting for two hours."
"She is married with him."
The correct preposition is "to" after "married".
"Correct: She is married to him."
"We arrived to Paris."
"Arrive" takes "in" for cities and "at" for specific places.
"Correct: We arrived in Paris."
"I depend of you."
"Depend" collocates with "on", not "of".
"Correct: I depend on you."
"He is good in English."
The correct preposition after "good" describing a skill is "at".
"Correct: He is good at English."
"Listen the music."
"Listen" always requires the preposition "to" before its object.
"Correct: Listen to the music."
"I am interested about history."
"Interested" takes "in", not "about".
"Correct: I am interested in history."
"She lives in the 5th Avenue."
Street names do not take "the"; use "on" for streets.
"Correct: She lives on 5th Avenue."
"I am living here since 2010."
For actions that started in the past and continue now, use present perfect continuous.
"Correct: I have been living here since 2010."
"Did you finished the report?"
"Did" already marks past tense; the main verb must be in base form.
"Correct: Did you finish the report?"
"When I will arrive, I will call."
In time clauses with "when", use present simple, not future.
"Correct: When I arrive, I will call."
"She has went to the store."
"Has" requires the past participle "gone", not the simple past "went".
"Correct: She has gone to the store."
"Yesterday I have seen him."
Definite past time words like "yesterday" require simple past, not present perfect.
"Correct: Yesterday I saw him."
"I was study all night."
Past continuous requires the auxiliary "was/were" plus the -ing form.
"Correct: I was studying all night."
"He don't know the answer."
Third-person singular in simple present needs "doesn't", not "don't".
"Correct: He doesn't know the answer."
"They are agree with us."
"Agree" is a stative verb; it does not use the continuous form.
"Correct: They agree with us."
"He made a travel to Japan."
"Travel" as a noun is usually uncountable; use "trip" or "journey" instead.
"Correct: He took a trip to Japan."
"Can you borrow me your pen?"
"Borrow" means to take; "lend" means to give. Offer uses "lend".
"Correct: Can you lend me your pen?"
"I am very boring in class."
"Boring" describes something dull; "bored" describes how a person feels.
"Correct: I am very bored in class."
"She said me the truth."
"Tell" takes a direct object (person); "say" does not.
"Correct: She told me the truth."
"I need to make my homework."
"Homework" is done, not made. The correct verb is "do".
"Correct: I need to do my homework."
"He is very sympathetic."
"Sympathetic" means compassionate — it does not mean nice or likeable.
"Correct: He is very kind / likeable."
"I will assist to the meeting."
"Assist" means to help someone; to be present use "attend".
"Correct: I will attend the meeting."
"The exam was very hard for me to pass it."
When the subject of the sentence is the exam, "it" is redundant after an infinitive clause.
"Correct: The exam was very hard for me to pass."
"Its a beautiful day."
"Its" is a possessive pronoun; the contraction of "it is" needs an apostrophe.
"Correct: It's a beautiful day."
"I like cooking, my sister likes baking."
Joining two independent clauses with only a comma creates a comma splice.
"Correct: I like cooking, and my sister likes baking."
"The childrens books are here."
Plural possessive of "children" (already plural) needs the apostrophe after the word.
"Correct: The children's books are here."
"She asked me, "where are you going?""
The first word of a direct quotation must be capitalised.
"Correct: She asked me, "Where are you going?""
"However, I did not agree with him"
A sentence must end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.
"Correct: However, I did not agree with him."
"I bought: apples oranges and grapes."
A colon is only used before a list when it follows a complete clause; items also need commas.
"Correct: I bought apples, oranges, and grapes."
"It's the dogs bowl."
The apostrophe must be placed before the "s" to show singular possession.
"Correct: It's the dog's bowl."
"Lets go to the beach!"
"Let's" is a contraction of "let us" and requires an apostrophe.
"Correct: Let's go to the beach!"
"I am very sensible."
"Sensible" means practical and reasonable — not emotionally sensitive ("sensible" ≠ "sensitive").
"Correct for emotional meaning: I am very sensitive."
"She is actually very simpatic."
"Sympathique" (French/Spanish "simpático") means likeable, but in English "sympathetic" means compassionate.
"Correct: She is very likeable / friendly."
"I will present you my parents."
"Present" can mean introduce, but the natural phrasing is "introduce you to my parents".
"Correct: I will introduce you to my parents."
"He is a very large person."
In many European languages "largo/large" means tall; in English "large" means big in size.
"Correct for height: He is a very tall person."
"Can you control the students?"
"Contrôler" in French means to check/inspect; "control" in English means to command or restrain.
"Correct: Can you check on the students?"
"I am desolated to hear that."
"Désolé" in French means sorry, but "desolated" in English sounds extreme; use "sorry".
"Correct: I am so sorry to hear that."
"The conference was very actual."
"Actual" means real/existing, not current. "Actuel" in French/Spanish = current.
"Correct: The conference was very current / up to date."
"I visited a fabric in Lyon."
"Fabrique" in French/Spanish means factory; "fabric" in English means cloth/textile.
"Correct: I visited a factory in Lyon."
Perguntas frequentes
Quais são os erros mais comuns no inglês?
Os erros mais frequentes se dividem em seis áreas: uso incorreto de artigos, confusão de preposições, erros de tempo verbal, escolha incorreta de palavras, erros de pontuação e falsos cognatos da língua materna do aluno.
Como posso parar de cometer os mesmos erros no inglês?
O método mais eficaz é a exposição massiva ao inglês correto por meio de ouvir e ler. Quando você ouve ou lê uma forma correta centenas de vezes, a versão correta se torna automática. Também ajuda revisar uma lista de erros pessoais antes de escrever.
Por que os falsos cognatos causam tantos erros no inglês?
Os falsos cognatos parecem uma palavra da sua língua materna, mas significam algo diferente em inglês. O cérebro reconhece a palavra familiar e pula a etapa de verificação. Falantes de português encontram isso com frequência.
É ruim cometer erros gramaticais ao falar inglês?
Cometer erros é uma parte normal e necessária do aprendizado. O objetivo é se comunicar com eficácia, não falar perfeitamente. Concentre-se nos erros que causam mal-entendidos, não nos pequenos que os nativos mal percebem.
Quanto tempo leva para eliminar os erros mais comuns no inglês?
Com exposição constante a conteúdo autêntico em inglês, a maioria dos alunos vê uma redução significativa em seus erros mais comuns em 3 a 6 meses. A chave é encontrar padrões corretos repetidamente em um contexto significativo.
A forma mais rápida de eliminar erros permanentemente é ouvir inglês correto em contexto, não memorizar regras.
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