Grammar Cheat Sheets · BolEnglish

👥 Who Is Talking?

First, Second & Third Person — the easy guide.

All three at a glance

Person	Who?	Pronouns	Example
1st Person	Person speaking	I, We	I am learning English. We are learning English.
2nd Person	Person being spoken to	You	You are learning English.
3rd Person	Person or thing being talked about	He, She, It, They	She is learning English. They are learning English.

Easy meaning

Person	Easy meaning	Words	Example
1st Person	Main bol raha hoon	I, We	I am happy.
2nd Person	Jisse main baat kar raha hoon	You	You are happy.
3rd Person	Jiske baare mein baat ho rahi hai	He, She, It, They	She is happy.

💡 Easy trick to remember

1st: I am speaking 🗣️ 2nd: I am speaking to YOU 👉 3rd: We are talking ABOUT someone 👤

✅ Quick check

What comes next?

Once I / You / He / She / They is clear, the A/An, Is/Are, Has/Have, Do/Does and Was/Were sheets are much easier — every one of those rules depends on knowing who is talking.

📘 A, An & The

Which one should I use? — articles made easy.

All three at a glance

Article	When?	Easy meaning	Examples
A	Before a consonant sound	Any one / koi ek	a boy, a dog, a car, a university
AN	Before a vowel sound	Any one / koi ek	an apple, an egg, an orange, an hour
THE	When the person or thing is specific, or already known	That particular one / wahi	the sun, the teacher, the book on the table

The easiest way to think about it

A / ANkoi ekany one — we do not know which

THEwahithat particular one — we know which

1

I saw a dog. 🐶 Maine ek dog dekha. We do not know which dog.

2

The dog was black. 🐶 Wahi dog black tha. Now we know which dog.

A vs An — listen to the sound, not the letter

Use A	Use An
a boy	an apple
a car	an egg
a dog	an orange
a university	an hour

⚠️ Watch the two tricky ones

a university — it starts with a “yoo” sound, so it takes a.

an hour — the h is silent, so it starts with an “ow” sound and takes an.

The rule is about sound, never simply the first letter.

💡 Easy trick to remember

A: one + consonant sound → a dog 🐶 AN: one + vowel sound → an apple 🍎 THE: you know which one → the dog 👉🐶

✅ Quick check

Why learn these together?

Students need the the moment they learn a and an — the very next sentence usually refers back to the same thing. Learning all three at once is far easier than learning A/An first and The later.

🔗 Is, Am & Are

The present form of "be" — which one goes with which person?

All of it at a glance

Person	Use	Example
I	am	I am happy.
You	are	You are happy.
He / She / It	is	She is happy.
We	are	We are happy.
They	are	They are happy.

Easy meaning

I am	Main hoon
You are	Tum ho
He / She is	Wah hai
We are	Hum hain
They are	Ve hain

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ He are happy. → ✅ He is happy.

❌ They is happy. → ✅ They are happy.

Count first: one → is, many → are, and "I" → am.

💡 Easy trick to remember

AM: only I 👤IS: one — he, she, it 1️⃣ARE: you + many 👥

✅ Quick check

Remember

Find the person first, then pick the word. I → am, he/she/it → is, you/we/they → are.

📦 Has & Have

Who owns what — and which word to use.

All of it at a glance

Person	Use	Example
I	have	I have a book.
You	have	You have a book.
He / She / It	has	She has a book.
We	have	We have books.
They	have	They have books.

Easy meaning

I have	Mere paas hai
He / She has	Uske paas hai
They have	Unke paas hai

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ He have a book. → ✅ He has a book.

❌ They has books. → ✅ They have books.

Only he, she, it take has. Everyone else takes have.

💡 Easy trick to remember

HAS: he, she, it 1️⃣HAVE: everyone else 👥

✅ Quick check

Remember

Three words take has — he, she, it. That is the whole rule.

⚙️ Do & Does

For questions and for saying "not".

All of it at a glance

Person	Use	Example
I	do	Do I know you?
You	do	Do you play cricket?
He / She / It	does	Does she play cricket?
We	do	We do not know.
They	do	They do not know.

Easy meaning

I do	Main karta hoon
He / She does	Wah karta hai
They do	Ve karte hain

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ Does she goes? → ✅ Does she go?

❌ He do not know. → ✅ He does not know.

After do or does, the next verb goes back to its simple form — the -s moves onto does.

💡 Easy trick to remember

DOES: he, she, it 1️⃣DO: everyone else 👥After does → verb loses its -s ✂️

✅ Quick check

Remember

Does already carries the -s, so the main verb does not need one.

⏮️ Was & Were

The past form of "be".

All of it at a glance

Person	Use	Example
I	was	I was happy.
You	were	You were happy.
He / She / It	was	She was happy.
We	were	We were happy.
They	were	They were happy.

Easy meaning

I was	Main tha
He / She was	Wah tha
They were	Ve the

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ They was late. → ✅ They were late.

❌ You was right. → ✅ You were right.

Watch "I": it takes am in the present but was in the past.

💡 Easy trick to remember

WAS: I, he, she, it 1️⃣WERE: you, we, they 👥

✅ Quick check

Remember

Same people as is and are — except I, which moves over to was.

👉 This, That, These & Those

Near or far — and one or many?

All of it at a glance

Word	Near or far?	One or many?	Example
This	Near 👉	One	This book is mine.
That	Far 👆	One	That book is yours.
These	Near 👉	Many	These books are mine.
Those	Far 👆	Many	Those books are yours.

Easy meaning

This	Yeh
That	Woh
These	Ye sab
Those	Woh sab

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ This books are mine. → ✅ These books are mine.

❌ Those book is yours. → ✅ That book is yours.

Ask two questions every time: near or far? and one or many?

💡 Easy trick to remember

THIS / THESE = near 👉THAT / THOSE = far 👆Add the -se for many: this → these

✅ Quick check

Remember

Same two questions as the person sheet — who and how many. Near or far decides the word, one or many decides the ending.

📍 In, On & At

The same three words work for place and for time.

All of it at a glance

Word	For a place	For a time	Think of it as
In	in a room, in Delhi, in India	in May, in 2026, in the morning	inside something big
On	on the table, on the wall	on Monday, on 5 June	touching a surface, or one day
At	at the bus stop, at school, at home	at 5 o’clock, at night	one exact point

Easy meaning

In	Ke andar / mein
On	Ke upar / par
At	Thik us jagah / pe

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ in Monday → ✅ on Monday

❌ at May → ✅ in May

❌ on 5 o’clock → ✅ at 5 o’clock

Days take on. Months and years take in. Clock times take at.

💡 Easy trick to remember

AT = smallest 📍ON = a surface or a day 📅IN = biggest 🗺️

✅ Quick check

Remember

Zoom out to choose: at a point → on a surface or day → in something big. The same order works for place and for time.

🔢 Much, Many, Some & Any

How to talk about amounts — and which word fits.

All of it at a glance

Word	Use with	When	Example
Many	countable — books, cats	questions & negatives	How many books do you have?
Much	uncountable — water, rice	questions & negatives	How much water do you need?
Some	both	a "yes" sentence	I have some water.
Any	both	a question or a "no" sentence	I do not have any money.

Easy meaning

Many	Kitne
Much	Kitna
Some	Kuch
Any	Koi

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ How much books? → ✅ How many books?

❌ I have any water. → ✅ I have some water.

Can you count it? Then many. Do you measure it? Then much.

💡 Easy trick to remember

Count it 👉 manyMeasure it 👉 muchYes sentence 👉 someQuestion or no 👉 any

✅ Quick check

Remember

This is the countable / uncountable rule again — many goes where you would say two books, and much where you would say a glass of water.

❓ Question Words

What, where, when, why and how — the five that open most questions.

All of it at a glance

Word	Asks about	Example question	Example answer
What	a thing	What is your name?	My name is Radha.
Where	a place	Where do you live?	I live in Delhi.
When	a time	When does the bus come?	At 8 o’clock.
Why	a reason	Why are you late?	Because the bus was late.
How	a way	How do you go to school?	By bicycle.
Who	a person	Who is your teacher?	Mr Sharma.
Which	a choice	Which book is yours?	The red one.

Easy meaning

What	Kya
Where	Kahan
When	Kab
Why	Kyun
How	Kaise

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ What you live? → ✅ Where do you live?

❌ Why time is it? → ✅ What time is it?

Answer why with because. Answer how with a way — by bus, by walking.

💡 Easy trick to remember

What = thing 📦Where = place 📍When = time ⏰Why = reason 💡How = way 🚲

✅ Quick check

Remember

Most questions also need do, does or is after the question word — Where do you live?, What is your name?

🧩 There is & There are

Saying that something exists — one thing, or many.

Sentence

Sentence	Why
There is a cat.	one cat
There are three cats.	more than one
There is milk in the glass.	milk cannot be counted
There are many people here.	people is plural
There is a problem.	one problem

Easy meaning

There is	… hai
There are	… hain

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ There are a book. → ✅ There is a book.

❌ There is many people. → ✅ There are many people.

Count the thing that comes right after — that decides it.

💡 Easy trick to remember

one → there is 1️⃣many → there are 👥water, rice, milk → there is 💧

✅ Quick check

Remember

Look at the word straight after. One thing → there is. More than one → there are.

🙋 I, Me, My & Mine

Four words for the same person — which one goes where?

The whole family

Person	Doer	Receiver	Before a noun	Alone
1st	I	me	my	mine
2nd	you	you	your	yours
3rd	he	him	his	his
3rd	she	her	her	hers
1st	we	us	our	ours
3rd	they	them	their	theirs

Easy meaning

I / me	Main / mujhe
my	Mera
mine	Mera hai

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ Me and him went. → ✅ He and I went.

❌ This is mine book. → ✅ This is my book.

Test it by removing the other person: Me went is wrong, so it must be I went.

💡 Easy trick to remember

doer → I 👤receiver → me 👉my + noun 📖mine alone ✋

✅ Quick check

Remember

If a noun follows, use my. If nothing follows, use mine.

➕ Making Words Plural

How to turn one into many — the four rules.

One and many

One	Many	Rule
book	books	add -s
bus	buses	add -es
watch	watches	add -es
baby	babies	y → ies
boy	boys	vowel + y → just -s
man	men	special
child	children	special
foot	feet	special
sheep	sheep	no change

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ two boxs → ✅ two boxes

❌ two babys → ✅ two babies

❌ two childs → ✅ two children

Say the word aloud. If the ending hisses, it needs -es.

💡 Easy trick to remember

normal → -shissing ending → -esconsonant + y → -iesman, child, foot → learn by heart

✅ Quick check

Remember

Say the word aloud. If the ending hisses — s, sh, ch, x — it needs -es.

💪 Can & Could

Saying what you are able to do — now, or in the past.

When to use which

Meaning	Word	Example
Able now	can	I can read.
Able in the past	could	I could read at four.
Polite request	could	Could you wait?
Not able now	cannot / can’t	I can’t come.
Was not able	could not / couldn’t	I couldn’t come.

Easy meaning

can	… sakta hoon
could	… sakta tha

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ She can goes. → ✅ She can go.

❌ I could to swim. → ✅ I could swim.

After can and could the verb stays plain — no -s and no to.

💡 Easy trick to remember

now → can ✅past → could ⏮️polite → could 🙏

✅ Quick check

Remember

After can and could, the next verb stays in its simple form.

⏭️ Will & Going to

Two ways to talk about the future — and when to use each.

At a glance

Situation	Use	Example
Deciding as you speak	will	I will help you.
A promise	will	I will not forget.
A plan made earlier	going to	I am going to sell it.
You can see it coming	going to	Look — it is going to fall!

Easy meaning

will	… karunga
going to	… karne wala hoon

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ I will to help. → ✅ I will help.

❌ I going to help. → ✅ I am going to help.

Going to always needs am / is / are in front.

💡 Easy trick to remember

decide now → will ⚡planned before → going to 📅

✅ Quick check

Remember

Planned it earlier → going to. Deciding as you speak → will.

📏 Big, Bigger, Biggest

Comparing two things, or picking the top one of all.

At a glance

Word	Compare two	Top of all
tall	taller	the tallest
big	bigger	the biggest
happy	happier	the happiest
careful	more careful	the most careful
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ He is more taller. → ✅ He is taller.

❌ He is tallest than me. → ✅ He is taller than me.

Two things need -er and than. One winner needs the and -est.

💡 Easy trick to remember

two → -er + than ✌️all → the -est 🏆long word → more 📏

✅ Quick check

Remember

Two things → -er and than. The winner → the and -est.

🔁 Go, Went, Gone

Verbs that do not just add -ed — sorted into three easy groups.

The ones you need most

Now	Past	After have
go	went	gone
eat	ate	eaten
see	saw	seen
do	did	done
take	took	taken
come	came	come
give	gave	given
write	wrote	written
buy	bought	bought
make	made	made
say	said	said
cut	cut	cut
put	put	put

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ I goed home. → ✅ I went home.

❌ I have went. → ✅ I have gone.

Use the third form after have, has or had — never the past form.

💡 Easy trick to remember

cut, put, hurt → no change ✂️buy → bought → bought 💰go → went → gone 🚶

✅ Quick check

Remember

The third form is the one that follows have, has or had.

✍️ It’s or Its?

The most common written mistake in English — and how to never make it.

Short forms you will see everywhere

Two words	Short form
I am	I’m
you are	you’re
he is	he’s
we are	we’re
they are	they’re
do not	don’t
does not	doesn’t
is not	isn’t
cannot	can’t
will not	won’t
it is	it’s
belongs to it	its (no apostrophe)

Easy meaning

It’s	Yeh hai
Its	Uska

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ The dog wagged it’s tail. → ✅ The dog wagged its tail.

❌ Its raining. → ✅ It’s raining.

Say “it is” in your head. If the sentence still works, it needs the apostrophe.

💡 Easy trick to remember

can you say “it is”? → it’s ✅does it own something? → its 🐕won’t is the odd one out ⚠️

✅ Quick check

Remember

Say “it is” in your head. If it fits, write it’s. If not, write its.

💬 Say, Tell, Speak, Talk & Ask

Five words for talking — and the one question that tells them apart.

All five at a glance

Word	Simple meaning	Usually used with	Example
Say	kuch kehna	say something	She said, “Hello.”
Tell	kisi ko batana	tell someone	She told me the truth.
Speak	bolna / language bolna	speak + a language, or to someone	I speak English.
Talk	baat karna	talk to / with someone	I talked to my teacher.
Ask	poochhna	ask + a question, or someone	I asked him a question.

The past forms matter too

Present	Past	Example
say	said	He said he was busy.
tell	told	He told me the answer.
speak	spoke	I spoke to my teacher.
talk	talked	We talked yesterday.
ask	asked	She asked me a question.

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ He said me the answer. → ✅ He told me the answer.

❌ I told to him. → ✅ I talked to him. / I spoke to him.

If a person comes straight after with no to, the word is tell.

💡 Easiest way to remember

SAY → WHAT? · What did he say?TELL → WHO? · Tell me the answer.SPEAK → a language · I speak English.TALK → a conversation · We talk every day.ASK → a question · I asked a question.

✅ Quick check

Remember

Tell takes the person straight after it. Speak and talk need to first — I spoke to him.

🍲 Make & Do

Create something, or carry something out — the pair learners swap by mistake.

Which one goes with what

Word	Goes with
make	tea, a plan, a noise, a mistake, money
do	homework, the dishes, work, a favour, your best

Easy meaning

make	banana
do	karna

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ I make my homework. → ✅ I do my homework.

❌ She did a cake. → ✅ She made a cake.

If something new exists afterwards, the word is make.

💡 Easy trick to remember

something new appears → make 🍲a job or duty → do 📝

✅ Quick check

Remember

Make creates something new. Do carries out work that was already waiting.

📅 Numbers, Days & Time

The everyday words worth knowing by heart.

Numbers 1 to 20

Number	Word	Number	Word
1	one	11	eleven
2	two	12	twelve
3	three	13	thirteen
4	four	14	fourteen
5	five	15	fifteen
6	six	16	sixteen
7	seven	17	seventeen
8	eight	18	eighteen
9	nine	19	nineteen
10	ten	20	twenty

Easy meaning

Monday	Somvaar
Tuesday	Mangalvaar
Wednesday	Budhvaar
Thursday	Guruvaar
Friday	Shukravaar
Saturday	Shanivaar
Sunday	Ravivaar

⚠️ The mistakes to avoid

❌ on may → ✅ in May

❌ in monday → ✅ on Monday

Days and months always start with a capital letter.

💡 Easy trick to remember

13–19 end in -teen20–90 end in -tyday → on · month → in · clock → at

✅ Quick check

Remember

Days and months take a capital letter. Day → on, month → in, clock time → at.

🎯 Practice

50 mixed questions covering all 20 sheets — multiple choice, true or false, fill the blank and spot the mistake. Pick a single sheet to drill just that one.

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Remember

Getting one wrong is the useful part — the answer tells you which sheet to reread, and there is a button to jump straight to it.