中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表5
［正］ i waited for my mother until seven o'clock, but she didn't come.
［誤］ can you return this book until monday?
［正］ can you return this book by monday?
［析］ 當我們談目前正在進行而將來某一時刻才停止的事件時用until，而用by來表達將來某一時刻會發生的動作。
［誤］ we arrived home until it became dark.
［正］ we didn't arrived home until it became dark.
［析］ until用于肯定句時表示"某動作直到……為止"，如： they worked until 5∶00 p. m. 用于否定句中時意為"直到……才"。所以用于肯定句中要使用延續性動詞，但截止性動詞卻可以用在否定句中。
upstairs
［誤］ he went to upstairs.
［正］ he went upstairs.
［析］ upstairs一詞可用作副詞，如： we all hurried upstairs to see what happened. 也可用作名詞，如； the upstairs of the house needs painting. 同時也可以用作形容詞，如： a house with three upstairs rooms is quite good.
use
［誤］ it is no use to ask her.
［正］ it is no use asking her.
［析］ it is no use…與there is no use…后通常用動名詞，而不用不定式。
［誤］ i'll get used to treat the students this way.
［正］ i'll get used to treating the students this way.
［析］ be used to與get used to后要接動名詞表示"習慣于"做某事。
［誤］ i used to getting up early in the morning.
［正］ i used to get up early in the morning.
［析］ used to表示過去習慣的動作，其后要加動詞原形。
［誤］ oil was used to cooking.
［正］ oil was used to cook.
［析］ 這里的句型雖然也是be used to但這里不是主動態，而是被動態，所以不能接動名詞而應接不定式。
［誤］ we used to go to the great wall three times.
［正］ we went to the great wall three times.
［析］ used to只能用來表示一種習慣，而不能用來表達某事發生的次數。
v
very
［誤］ thank you indeed.
［正］ thank you very much indeed.
［析］ indeed用來修飾very much, 但要放其后面，而且也不要單獨使用。
［誤］ the baby was very asleep.
［正］ the baby was fast asleep.
［析］ 不是所有的形容詞都可以用very來修飾，如： i'm wide awake. (我全醒了。)再如： all alone(十分孤獨)，much afraid等。
［誤］ the thing seems to be very improved.
［正］ the thing seems to be much improved.
［析］ 有些語法書講very修飾現在分詞，而much修飾過去分詞，這要分別對待。如果過去分詞是指一個具體的動作，而且是句中主要動詞的一部分就必須用much，而某些形容詞化的過去分詞，還是要用very來修飾的，如： i am very tired.
［誤］ there is very less water in the river than usual.
［正］ there is much/far less water in the river than usual.
［析］ very不能修飾形容詞或副詞的比較級，而要用far, much等來修飾。
w
wait
［誤］ tomorrow i will wait you at the bus stop.