Common Mistakes in English
Use Of The Wrong Tense
Using the third person singular after does instead of the infinitive without to .
A) to ask question;
Don’t say :Does the gardener waters the flowers?
Say : Does the gardener water the flowers?
B) to make negatives ;
Don’t say : The man doesn’t waters the flowers .
Say : The man doesn’t water the flowers .
After the auxiliary does use the infinitive without to , and not the third person .
Note : the answer to a question beginning with Does is always in the present tense, third person: Does he like the cinema?? _ yes, he likes the cinema; or Yes, he does.
