Learning English Grammar

Comparatives and superlatives 25.07.2023 6:12 ↓

Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting!

Active and passive voice 18.07.2023 6:17 ↓

Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.

Reported speech 11.07.2023 6:12 ↓

What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.

Linking devices: cause and effect 04.07.2023 6:17 ↓

Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.

The third conditional 27.06.2023 6:17 ↓

Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.

Adjectives and adverbs 20.06.2023 6:20 ↓

We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.

The past perfect 13.06.2023 5:59 ↓

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

Modals of deduction and speculation 06.06.2023 6:18 ↓

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

First and zero conditional 30.05.2023 6:05 ↓

Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences

Phrasals 23.05.2023 6:17 ↓

To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.

Quantifiers 16.05.2023 6:19 ↓

Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.

Present perfect continuous 09.05.2023 6:11 ↓

Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?

Present tenses 02.05.2023 6:08 ↓

Find out how to use the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.

'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to' 25.04.2023 6:17 ↓

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

Will, going to, might 18.04.2023 6:10 ↓

Finn and Catherine talk about the future.

Question tags 11.04.2023 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 04.04.2023 6:04 ↓

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

State verbs 28.03.2023 6:15 ↓

Catherine and Neil explain the right way to use these verbs.

The second conditional 21.03.2023 6:12 ↓

We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.

The first conditional 14.03.2023 6:10 ↓

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

Present and past passives 07.03.2023 6:15 ↓

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

Indirect questions 28.02.2023 6:14 ↓

Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.

Verb tenses 21.02.2023 6:07 ↓

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

Too, very, enough 14.02.2023 6:06 ↓

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

Subject questions 07.02.2023 6:18 ↓

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