Common Grammar Mistakes Indians Make

1. INTRO

Even fluent English speakers in India make small grammar mistakes that affect clarity and confidence.
Today, I’ll show you the most common mistakes — and the correct way to say them.

2. PURPOSE

This vlog will help you:

• Identify common Indian-English errors
• Replace wrong sentences with correct ones
• Sound more natural and confident

3. SCOPE

We will cover:

1. Pronoun mistakes
2. Preposition mistakes
3. Tense mistakes
4. Indian-English habits
5. Correct examples

4. MISTAKE 1: WRONG INTRODUCTION

❌ “Myself Rohan.”
✔️ “I am Rohan.”
OR
✔️ “My name is Rohan.”

5. MISTAKE 2: EXTRA PREPOSITIONS

❌ “Discuss about this.”
✔️ “Discuss this.”

❌ “Reply back.”
✔️ “Reply.”

6. MISTAKE 3: TENSE CONFUSION

❌ “I am having a car.”
✔️ “I have a car.”
(Use “have,” not “am having.”)

❌ “I didn’t knew.”
✔️ “I didn’t know.”
(Did already makes the verb present.)

7. MISTAKE 4: USING “ONLY” EVERYWHERE

❌ “I was just joking only.”
✔️ “I was just joking.”

❌ “He is my friend only.”
✔️ “He is my friend.”

8. MISTAKE 5: TRANSLATION FROM MOTHER TONGUE

❌ “Open the light.”
✔️ “Turn on the light.”

❌ “Close the fan.”
✔️ “Turn off the fan.”

9. MISTAKE 6: UNNECESSARY “THE”

❌ “The nature is beautiful.”
✔️ “Nature is beautiful.”

❌ “The God is great.”
✔️ “God is great.”

10. MISTAKE 7: PLURAL CONFUSION

❌ “She gave me an advice.”
✔️ “She gave me advice.”
(Advice is uncountable.)

❌ “Your informations are wrong.”
✔️ “Your information is wrong.”
(Information is uncountable.)

11. MISTAKE 8: PRONOUN + OBJECT MIXUP

❌ “Between you and I…”
✔️ “Between you and me…”

After prepositions, use me, not I.

12. CONCLUSION

These mistakes are common, but easy to fix.
Use simple sentences, avoid extra words, and stop translating directly from your mother tongue.
Small corrections will make your English sound much more natural.