Learning English Grammar

The past perfect 30.11.2021 5:59 ↓

Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.

Modals of deduction and speculation 23.11.2021 6:18 ↓

Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.

The zero and first conditionals 16.11.2021 6:05 ↓

Learn how to make them, when to use them and listen to some example sentences.

Present continuous and 'going to' 09.11.2021 6:05 ↓

Rob, Finn and Emma are going to help you talk about future arrangements.

Phrasal verbs 02.11.2021 6:17 ↓

Afraid of phrasal verbs? Relax - Finn and Catherine are here to help.

Past simple and past continuous 26.10.2021 6:22 ↓

Learn how to talk about past events using the past simple and past continuous.

Past simple 19.10.2021 6:15 ↓

We look at the 'past simple' and give you examples in this 6 Minute Grammar.

'Have to' and 'must' 12.10.2021 6:02 ↓

Learn how to talk about obligations in English using 'have to' and 'must'.

Adverbs of Frequency 05.10.2021 6:02 ↓

Learn how to use words like 'always', 'never' and 'sometimes'.

'Like' for preference and description 28.09.2021 6:01 ↓

We explain different meanings of the word 'like', and talk about food...

Question forms 21.09.2021 6:05 ↓

We’ll take a look at yes-no questions and questions to get to know each other.

Present perfect continuous 14.09.2021 6:11 ↓

How long have Neil and Catherine been talking about the present perfect continuous?

Present tenses 07.09.2021 6:08 ↓

Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.

'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to' 31.08.2021 6:17 ↓

Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.

'Used to' and 'would' 24.08.2021 6:02 ↓

Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!

Talking about the future 17.08.2021 6:10 ↓

Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.

Question tags 10.08.2021 6:05 ↓

"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.

Present perfect and past simple 03.08.2021 6:04 ↓

Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.

State verbs 27.07.2021 6:15 ↓

Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.

The second conditional 20.07.2021 6:12 ↓

For an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!

The first conditional 13.07.2021 6:10 ↓

'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.

Present and past passives 06.07.2021 6:15 ↓

Listen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.

Indirect questions 29.06.2021 6:14 ↓

Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.

Verb tenses 22.06.2021 6:07 ↓

Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.

Too, very, enough 15.06.2021 6:06 ↓

We will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.