Blog 15: Grammar Rules

I do enjoy English including everything that comes with it, such as reading, and writing. However, I am not the best when it comes to writing research papers, essays, or poems. There are two rules that trick me up consistently. First, is messing up on past and present tenses, rather to use was or were, have or had, and did or done, and many others. I don't know why but I get really confused sometimes. I actually have to read those specific sentences aloud  more than once to be able to really catch it. Sometimes I even struggle with flipping these tenses when I'm speaking. So I guess that is why it shows in my writing. Another usage that messes me up periodically is when to use an apostrophe and when not to. Examples of this, are words like thats or that's and its or it's. Sometimes I get confused of which is the most appropriate one to use. Over the years I have convinced myself that the reason I let these mistakes tangle me up is because I am not clear of what the rules are. Honestly, this is quite sad. Also I have a problem with knowing if certain words are two or one. 
However, another reason why I think I struggle with these simple also common mistakes is the fact that in the music I listen to they don't use proper English using words and squishing words together to make it rhyme with their previous word. Even in certain advertising they don't use proper grammar rules or usage, so when you read and listen to this on a regular basis it can definitely trip anyone up. Right?
And so it is.