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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

The second conditional 22.12.2020

"If my team won, I'd be so happy!" Learn how to use the second conditional.

The first conditional 15.12.2020

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

Present and past passives 08.12.2020

Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.

Indirect questions 01.12.2020

Rob and Catherine tell you what they are, how to make them and when to use them.

Verb tenses 24.11.2020

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

Too, very, enough 17.11.2020

Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.

Subject questions 10.11.2020

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

'Used to' 02.11.2020

Using the phrase 'used to' to talk about the past: "I used to meet my friends every day."

Defining relative clauses 20.10.2020

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

The present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet' 13.10.2020

'I've just been to the London eye!' Learn how to talk about your activities.

Comparatives and superlatives 06.10.2020

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

The present perfect with 'for' and 'since' 29.09.2020

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

The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ 22.09.2020

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

Verb patterns 15.09.2020

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

Present continuous and 'going to' 08.09.2020

We talk about making plans and... what is Finn doing tonight?

Articles 01.09.2020

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

Past simple and past continuous 25.08.2020

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

The past simple tense 18.08.2020

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

'Have to' and 'must' 11.08.2020

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

Adverbs of frequency 04.08.2020

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

'Like' for preference and description 28.07.2020

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

Present simple and continuous 21.07.2020

There's nothing like the present! Learn about the present simple and present continuous.

Question forms 14.07.2020

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

Future perfect continuous 07.07.2020

How to describe the continuous nature of a future activity and how long it will last.

Verb patterns 30.06.2020

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.

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