短文改錯是歷年高考英語試題中的一個題型，該題旨在考查考生在語篇中綜合運用英語的準確性。試題設定的考點角度靈活、覆蓋面廣、綜合性強。下表是河北省使用的
2000-2006年全國卷中短文改錯的考點分布情況。
統計顯示，考點所涵蓋的語法項目中主要集中在名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞、介詞、冠詞、連詞、代詞等方面，此外還有固定結構、詞語辨析和行文邏輯等方面。
其中動詞作為句子的主幹，必然成為重要考點。以下是近幾年全國卷短文改錯中針對動詞的常見考點及分析。
-謂語動詞的時態
1.(nmet06iii)we had guests last night who have not stayed in a b&b hotel ago.【have→had】
2.(nmet06ii)high over the water，they discover a hole in the balloon.【discover→discovered】
3.(nmet05i)one of them was that they can earn money.【was→is】
4.(nmet05ii)i will write again and send you the photos we take together.【take→took】
5.(nmet04i)sometimes，we talked to each other very well in class，but after class we become…at once.【talked→talk】
6.(nmet03)she liked it very much and reads it to the class.【reads→read】
7.(nmet02)as we climbed the mountain，we fed monkeys，visiting temples and told stories.【visiting→visited】
8.(nmet02)the time passes quickly.【passes→passed】
9.(nmet01)they did not want me to do any work at family;they want me to devote all my time to my studies so that i'll get good marks in all my….【did→do】
10.(nmet2000)i remembered her words and calm down.【calm→calmed】
判斷時態正誤的依據主要有四個：(1)根據時間狀語，例如：句1(2)根據全文的主體時態，例如：句2、3、4、5(3)根據上下文的邏輯關係，例如：句8(4)根據並列關係，有連詞“and，but”等或標點符號“；”作為提示，例如：句6、7、9、10。
-主謂一致
1.(nmet05i)earning their own money allow them to spend on anything as if they please.【allow→allows；主語為動名詞earning their own money，謂語用單數】
2.(nmet04iii)but not all information are good to society.【are→is；主語為不可數名詞information，謂語用單數】
3.(nmet04ii)if i listen to my own records，there are no need to spend money.【are→is;主語為單數名詞need，謂語用單數】
4.(nmet2000)now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library.【is→are；主語是my picture and the prize，謂語用複數】
-謂語結構(缺少謂語)
1.(nmet05ii)i now think english fun to learn.【fun前加is；english是賓語從句的主語，後面應是謂語，且為一般現在時單數，故需加is】
2.(nmet05i)for the most part，students working to earn money for their own use.【working→work；該句為簡單句，主語students之後應該是謂語】
-情態動詞
1.(nmet05i)some students may also to save up for their college or future use.【去掉to；情態動詞後加動詞原形】
2.(nmet03)ifollowed her advice and should put down 100 words or so each day.【去掉should；依上下文語意而定】
-非謂語動詞
1.(nmet06ii)the air keeps the balloon up was escaping quickly and the balloon was coming up.【keeps→keeping;後面有謂語was escaping，故改為動詞ing形式作後置定語】
2.(nmet06ii)the crowd waiting… to greet them in england was very surprised see this when the balloon landed in front of them.【see前加to；缺少不定式符號to】
3.(nmet04iii)it's like going to a huge library without have to walk around to find your books.【have→having;介詞without的賓語應是動詞ing形式】
4.(nmet04ii)i have some records giving to me as birthday gifts.【giving→given；用表被動的過去分詞作後置定語】
5.(nmet03)soon i began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as i was learning to express… in simple english.【talk→talking；動詞enjoy的賓語應是動詞ing形式】
6.(nmet01)my parents love me dearly of course and will do all they can make sure that i get a good education.【make前加to；不定式作目的狀語，缺少不定式符合to】
判斷正誤時，分析句法結構，劃分句子成分很重要。可以先找出謂語，再確定非謂語及其形式。例如上述句子劃線部分中：句1和4應該是後置定語，由現在分詞和過去分詞充當；句3和5應該是賓語，由動名詞充當；句2和6是狀語，由不定式充當。
-固定結構
1.(nmet04i)can you tell me about what i should do？【去掉about】
2.(nmet03)the main problem was in that i always thought in chinese and tried to translate anything into english.【去掉第一個in】
此外，其他省市的高考短文改錯試題中，也有命題涉及動詞錯用，對句意的邏輯關係會造成根本變化。解題時可以考慮其近義詞或反義詞，例如：accept-receive，go-come，take-bring，buy-sell等等。
通過對以上動詞考點的分析，我們可以體會到試題對詞法、句法以及行文邏輯等的全面考查。因此，要想突破短文改錯關，就要系統複習、牢固掌握語法知識，同時還要特別注意，解題時要從語篇著手，把握全篇主旨，弄清上下文的邏輯關係，然後逐句分析，依行查錯。