Avoid + -ing.
❌Don't say: You can't avoid to make mistakes.
✔️Say: You can't avoid making mistakes.
❌Don't say: You can't avoid to make mistakes.
✔️Say: You can't avoid making mistakes.
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Different from, not than.
❌ Don't say: My book is different than yours.
✔️ Say: My book is different from yours.
❌ Don't say: My book is different than yours.
✔️ Say: My book is different from yours.
Finish + -ing.
❌Don't say: Have you finished to speak?
✔️Say: Have you finished speaking?
❌Don't say: Have you finished to speak?
✔️Say: Have you finished speaking?
Go on (continue) + -ing.
❌Don't say: The music went on to play all day.
✔️Say: The music went on playing ail day.
❌Don't say: The music went on to play all day.
✔️Say: The music went on playing ail day.
Mind (object to) + -ing.
❌Don't say: Would you mind to open the door?
✔️Say: Would you mind opening the door?
❌Don't say: Would you mind to open the door?
✔️Say: Would you mind opening the door?
Practise + -ing.
❌Don't say: You must practise to speak English.
✔️Say: You must practise speaking English.
❌Don't say: You must practise to speak English.
✔️Say: You must practise speaking English.
Remember + -ing.
❌Don't say: I don't remember to have seen him.
✔️Say: I don't remember seeing him.
Or:
✔️I don't remember having seen him.
❌Don't say: I don't remember to have seen him.
✔️Say: I don't remember seeing him.
Or:
✔️I don't remember having seen him.
Busy+ -ing.
❌Don't say: He was busy to revise the exams.
✔️Say: He was busy revising for the exams.
❌Don't say: He was busy to revise the exams.
✔️Say: He was busy revising for the exams.
Risk + -ing.
❌Don't say: We couldn't risk to leave him alone.
✔️Say: We couldn't risk leaving him alone.
❌Don't say: We couldn't risk to leave him alone.
✔️Say: We couldn't risk leaving him alone.
To be busy, not to have work.
❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.
✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.
❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.
✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.
Stop + -ing.
❌Don't say: The wind has almost stopped to blow.
✔️Say: The wind has almost stopped blowing.
❌Don't say: The wind has almost stopped to blow.
✔️Say: The wind has almost stopped blowing.
It's cold, etc., not it has cold, etc.
❌Don't say: It has cold this winter.
✔️Say: It's cold this winter.
❌Don't say: It has cold this winter.
✔️Say: It's cold this winter.
Take an exam, not give an exam.
❌Don't say: The pupil gave his exam.
✔️Say: The pupil took his exam.
❌Don't say: The pupil gave his exam.
✔️Say: The pupil took his exam.
Worth + -ing.
❌Don't say: Is today's film worth to see?
✔️Say: Is today's film worth seeing?
❌Don't say: Is today's film worth to see?
✔️Say: Is today's film worth seeing?
Go for a ride on a bicycle, etc., not go for a walk on a bicycle, etc.
❌Don't say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.
✔️Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.
❌Don't say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.
✔️Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.
To be right or wrong, not to have right or wrong.
❌Don't say: You've right or You've wrong.
✔️Say: You're right or You're wrong.
❌Don't say: You've right or You've wrong.
✔️Say: You're right or You're wrong.
Go for a walk, not make a walk.
❌Don't say: We made a walk along the river.
✔️Say: We went for a walk along the river.
❌Don't say: We made a walk along the river.
✔️Say: We went for a walk along the river.
Mount or get on a horse, etc. not ride a horse, etc.
❌Don't say: Peter rode his horse and went home.
✔️Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.
❌Don't say: Peter rode his horse and went home.
✔️Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.
Dismount or get off a horse, etc., not come down from a horse, etc.
❌Don't say: They came down from their horses.
✔️Say: They got off their horses.
❌Don't say: They came down from their horses.
✔️Say: They got off their horses.
Go on foot, not go with the feet.
❌Don't say: Shall we go there with the feet?
✔️Say: Shall we go there on foot?
❌Don't say: Shall we go there with the feet?
✔️Say: Shall we go there on foot?