English Grammar in 60 Seconds

Confused between AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, DO, DOES, DID, HAVE, HAS and HAD? Stop memorising complicated grammar rules. Just remember these simple patterns 1️⃣ AM / IS / ARE — Present Subject Use I am He / She / It is You / We / They are Examples: • I am ready. • She is happy. • They are students. 💡 HACK: I → AM | One person/thing → IS | You/Many → ARE 2️⃣ WAS / WERE — Past Subject Use I / He / She / It was You / We / They were Examples: • I was tired. • He was absent. • We were late. 💡 HACK: One → WAS | You + Many → WERE (Remember: “I” is the special one — I was.) 3️⃣ DO / DOES — Present Questions & Negatives Subject Use I / You / We / They do He / She / It does Examples: • Do you play cricket? • Do they understand? • Does she study every day? • He doesn't like tea. 💡 HACK: He / She / It → DOES Everyone else → DO ⚠️ Golden Rule: After does, use the base verb. ❌ Does she plays? ✅ Does she play? 4️⃣ DID — Past Questions & Negatives DID works with EVERY subject. I / You / He / She / It / We / They → DID Examples: • Did you go? • Did she call? • Did they finish? 💡 HACK: Past + Question/Negative = DID for everyone. ⚠️ After did, use the base verb. ❌ Did he went? ✅ Did he go? 5️⃣ HAVE / HAS — Present Possession & Present Perfect Subject Use I / You / We / They have He / She / It has Examples: • I have a book. • We have completed the work. • She has a new bag. • He has finished his homework. 💡 HACK: He / She / It → HAS Everyone else → HAVE 6️⃣ HAD — Past HAD works with EVERY subject. I / You / He / She / It / We / They → HAD Examples: • I had a bicycle. • She had completed her work. • They had already left. 💡 HACK: Past possession / past perfect = HAD for everyone. 🧠 The Ultimate 10-Second Memory Trick Put this at the bottom of the post: AM → I IS → He / She / It ARE → You / We / They WAS → I / He / She / It WERE → You / We / They DO → I / You / We / They DOES → He / She / It DID → EVERYONE HAVE → I / You / We / They HAS → He / She / It HAD → EVERYONE Save it. Share it with other students. And keep learning.