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What are some incorrect verbs in a sentence?

Here are some examples of incorrect verbs used in sentences, along with the correct versions:

Subject-Verb Agreement Errors:

* Incorrect: The team is playing well tonight.

* Correct: The team are playing well tonight. (Team is plural, so the verb should be "are")

* Incorrect: Each of the students have their own opinions.

* Correct: Each of the students has their own opinions. (Each is singular, so the verb should be "has")

Tense Errors:

* Incorrect: I seen the movie last night.

* Correct: I saw the movie last night. (Past tense of "see" is "saw")

* Incorrect: They will went to the store tomorrow.

* Correct: They will go to the store tomorrow. (Future tense of "go" is "will go")

Voice Errors:

* Incorrect: The book was wrote by a famous author.

* Correct: The book was written by a famous author. (Passive voice should use the past participle "written")

Modal Verb Errors:

* Incorrect: I can go to the party, but I should to stay home.

* Correct: I can go to the party, but I should stay home. (Modal verb "should" doesn't take "to")

Other Errors:

* Incorrect: I don't know nothing about it.

* Correct: I don't know anything about it. (Double negative is incorrect)

* Incorrect: She had went to the doctor.

* Correct: She had gone to the doctor. (Past participle of "go" is "gone")

Important Note: Context is crucial for identifying verb errors. Some sentences might seem grammatically incorrect, but they are actually correct in certain contexts, like when using an idiom or a dialect.

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