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Learning English Grammar

Practise your English grammar with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English. Hear how grammar is used in everyday situations, and test what you’ve learnt with games and quizzes. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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Latest episode

Oct 20, 2026

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Episodes

Subject questions 08.06.2021

Learn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.

How to use 'used to' 01.06.2021

Learn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don’t do now.

Might, may, could 25.05.2021

Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.

Might, may, could 25.05.2021

Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.

Defining relative clauses 18.05.2021

How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.

Present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet' 11.05.2021

Learn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.

Comparatives and superlatives 04.05.2021

Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.

The present perfect with 'for' and 'since' 27.04.2021

Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.

The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ 20.04.2021

Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.

Verb patterns 13.04.2021

When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive?

Present continuous and 'going to' 06.04.2021

Taking about making plans… what is Finn doing tonight? Listen to the programme.

Articles 30.03.2021

Rob and Emma talk about articles and Finn talks about elephants in Cambodia.

Past simple and past continuous 23.03.2021

We talk about the Titanic disaster and teach you two past verb forms.

The past simple tense 16.03.2021

"Did you have breakfast?" Learn how to use the past simple tense.

'Have to' and 'must' 09.03.2021

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

Adverbs of frequency 02.03.2021

Learn how to use 'always', 'often', 'never' and 'sometimes'.

'Like' for preference and description 23.02.2021

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

Present perfect continuous 16.02.2021

'What have you been doing?' Learn how to use the present perfect continuous tense.

Present tenses 09.02.2021

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

'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to' 02.02.2021

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

'Used to' and 'would' 26.01.2021

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

Talking about the future 19.01.2021

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

Question tags 12.01.2021

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

Present perfect and past simple 05.01.2021

Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.

State verbs 29.12.2020

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

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