Common Mistakes : Fire

noun

.BAD: If there is a gas leak, the house could go on fire
.GOOD: If there is a gas leak, the house could catch fire

.BAD: One of the curtains became on fire
.GOOD: One of the curtains caught fire

: catch fire
.One of the engines had overheated and caught fire

.BAD: Eventually, the fire went off and the room got colder
.GOOD: Eventually, the fire went out and the room got colder

: go out = (of a coal fire, cigarette, candle etc) stop burning
.The problem with cigars is that they keep going out