20 Common Grammar Mistakes Bangladeshi Students Make

Every English learner makes mistakes, and that is completely normal. But if you are a Bangladeshi student preparing for SSC, HSC, or IELTS, some grammar mistakes appear again and again in exams and daily conversation. These mistakes usually come from direct translation of Bangla sentences into English or from confusion between similar grammar rules.

In this article, we will look at 20 common grammar mistakes that Bangladeshi students make most often. For every mistake, you will see the wrong sentence first, followed by the correct sentence, so you can understand exactly where the problem is and how to fix it.

By the end of this article, you will not only recognize these common errors but also learn simple tricks to avoid them in your own writing and speaking. Let's start correcting these mistakes one by one.

Why Do Bangladeshi Students Make These Mistakes?

Most of these mistakes do not happen because students do not know grammar rules. They happen because students translate Bangla sentences directly into English, word by word. Bangla and English do not always follow the same word order or the same tense pattern, so this direct translation creates errors.

Another reason is that many students memorize grammar rules for exams but never practice them in real sentences. When a rule is not practiced, it is easy to forget under pressure. The good news is that once you see these mistakes clearly, with correct examples beside them, they become very easy to avoid.

Common Mistakes in Tense (Mistake 1 to 5)

Tense mistakes are the most common grammar mistakes among Bangladeshi students. Most of these mistakes happen because Bangla does not always separate habitual actions, ongoing actions, and completed actions the same way English does.

Mistake 1

❌ I am going to school every day.

✅ I go to school every day.

A daily habit is a permanent fact, so it takes the Simple Present Tense, not the Present Continuous Tense.

Mistake 2

❌ I go to market yesterday.

✅ I went to market yesterday.

The word "yesterday" is a clear past tense marker, so the verb must change to its past form.

Mistake 3

❌ I am living here since 2015.

✅ I have been living here since 2015.

An action that started in the past and is still continuing needs the Present Perfect Continuous Tense with "since" or "for".

Mistake 4

❌ I will going to finish it.

✅ I am going to finish it.

"Will" and "going to" cannot be used together. Choose one future structure, not both.

Mistake 5

❌ He come here and told me.

✅ He came here and told me.

Both actions happened in the past, so both verbs must stay in the same Simple Past form.

Common Mistakes in Subject-Verb Agreement (Mistake 6 to 9)

The verb in a sentence must always agree with its subject in number and person. This is called Subject-Verb Agreement, and it is a very common source of mistakes.

Mistake 6

❌ He go to school.

✅ He goes to school.

With he, she, it, and singular subjects, the verb takes an "s" or "es" in the Simple Present Tense.

Mistake 7

❌ They is my friends.

✅ They are my friends.

"They" is a plural pronoun, so it always takes "are", never "is".

Mistake 8

❌ Each of the students have a book.

✅ Each of the students has a book.

"Each" is always treated as singular, even when it is followed by a plural noun.

Mistake 9

❌ The news are good.

✅ The news is good.

Although "news" ends with an "s", it is an uncountable noun and always takes a singular verb.

Common Mistakes in Preposition (Mistake 10 to 13)

Preposition mistakes happen mostly because students translate Bangla prepositions directly. But English prepositions often follow fixed patterns with specific words, and these patterns must be memorized with the word, not translated.

Mistake 10

❌ I am good in English.

✅ I am good at English.

The fixed expression is "good at" a subject or skill, not "good in".

Mistake 11

❌ He arrived to the station.

✅ He arrived at the station.

"Arrive" takes "at" for small places like a station or a building, and "in" for large places like a city or a country.

Mistake 12

❌ I am married with her.

✅ I am married to her.

The correct fixed preposition after "married" is always "to", not "with".

Mistake 13

❌ It depends of your decision.

✅ It depends on your decision.

"Depend" is always followed by "on", never by "of".

Common Mistakes in Article (Mistake 14 to 16)

Choosing between "a", "an", and "the" depends on sound, meaning, and context, not just spelling. This is why articles confuse many learners.

Mistake 14

❌ I saw an unique idea.

✅ I saw a unique idea.

"Unique" starts with a consonant sound ("yu"), so it takes "a", not "an", even though it begins with a vowel letter.

Mistake 15

❌ He is a honest boy.

✅ He is an honest boy.

The "h" in "honest" is silent, so the word starts with a vowel sound and takes "an".

Mistake 16

❌ Sun rises in the east.

✅ The sun rises in the east.

Unique natural objects like the sun, the moon, and the sky always take the definite article "the".

Common Mistakes in Sentence Structure and Word Order (Mistake 17 to 20)

English sentence structure follows a fixed word order that is different from Bangla in many places, especially in questions, reported speech, and the position of adverbs.

Mistake 17

❌ I don't know what is this.

✅ I don't know what this is.

Inside an indirect question, the subject comes before the verb, unlike in a direct question.

Mistake 18

❌ Always I go there.

✅ I always go there.

An adverb of frequency like "always" is placed before the main verb, not at the beginning of the sentence.

Mistake 19

❌ He said that he is coming.

✅ He said that he was coming.

In reported speech, the present tense of the direct speech usually shifts back to the past tense.

Mistake 20

❌ My all friends are here.

✅ All my friends are here.

"All" comes before the possessive adjective "my", not after it.

Quick Reference Table: All 20 Mistakes at a Glance

Use this table to revise all 20 mistakes quickly before an exam or a spoken English test.

No.	Category	❌ Wrong Sentence	✅ Correct Sentence
1	Tense	I am going to school every day.	I go to school every day.
2	Tense	I go to market yesterday.	I went to market yesterday.
3	Tense	I am living here since 2015.	I have been living here since 2015.
4	Tense	I will going to finish it.	I am going to finish it.
5	Tense	He come here and told me.	He came here and told me.
6	Subject-Verb Agreement	He go to school.	He goes to school.
7	Subject-Verb Agreement	They is my friends.	They are my friends.
8	Subject-Verb Agreement	Each of the students have a book.	Each of the students has a book.
9	Subject-Verb Agreement	The news are good.	The news is good.
10	Preposition	I am good in English.	I am good at English.
11	Preposition	He arrived to the station.	He arrived at the station.
12	Preposition	I am married with her.	I am married to her.
13	Preposition	It depends of your decision.	It depends on your decision.
14	Article	I saw an unique idea.	I saw a unique idea.
15	Article	He is a honest boy.	He is an honest boy.
16	Article	Sun rises in the east.	The sun rises in the east.
17	Sentence Structure	I don't know what is this.	I don't know what this is.
18	Sentence Structure	Always I go there.	I always go there.
19	Sentence Structure	He said that he is coming.	He said that he was coming.
20	Sentence Structure	My all friends are here.	All my friends are here.

 

Practice Exercises

Correct the following sentences. Answers are given in brackets.

•        He go to market every day. (Answer: He goes to market every day.)

•        I am knowing the answer. (Answer: I know the answer.)

•        She is married with a doctor. (Answer: She is married to a doctor.)

•        He is a honest man. (Answer: He is an honest man.)

•        Always she comes late. (Answer: She always comes late.)

Conclusion

Grammar mistakes are a natural part of learning a new language, and every strong English speaker once made these same mistakes. What matters most is recognizing the pattern behind each mistake, not just memorizing the correct sentence.

By reviewing these 20 common grammar mistakes regularly and practicing the correct patterns in your own speaking and writing, you will steadily build the confidence and accuracy you need for exams like SSC, HSC, and IELTS, as well as for everyday English conversation.