Learning English Grammar

Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English.

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Present perfect continuous
Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?
24 Jun 2025,6 mins
Present tenses
Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
17 Jun 2025,6 mins
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
10 Jun 2025,6 mins
'Used to' and 'would'
Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!
03 Jun 2025,6 mins
Will, going to, might
We talk about the future, and teach you how to talk about it.
27 May 2025,6 mins
Question tags
You'd like to learn about question tags, wouldn't you?
20 May 2025,6 mins
Present perfect and past simple
Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.
13 May 2025,6 mins
State verbs
Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs
06 May 2025,6 mins
The second conditional
Give us 6 minutes and we can help you learn about the second conditional!
29 Apr 2025,6 mins
The first conditional
"If it rains, I will take my umbrella." Learn how to use the first conditional.
22 Apr 2025,6 mins
Present and past passives
Learn when the passive voice is used
15 Apr 2025,6 mins
Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
08 Apr 2025,6 mins
Tenses
Neil and Catherine go on on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.
01 Apr 2025,6 mins
Too, very, enough
Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.
25 Mar 2025,6 mins
Subject questions
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.
18 Mar 2025,6 mins
‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
11 Mar 2025,6 mins
Defining relative clauses
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
04 Mar 2025,6 mins
The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’
Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.
25 Feb 2025,6 mins
Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
18 Feb 2025,6 mins
The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
11 Feb 2025,6 mins
The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
04 Feb 2025,6 mins
Verb patterns
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
28 Jan 2025,6 mins
So, such, enough, too
Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.
14 Jan 2025,6 mins
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
07 Jan 2025,6 mins
Future perfect
Learn about a tense that helps you to make predictions about the future.
31 Dec 2024,6 mins
Linking devices of contrast
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
24 Dec 2024,6 mins
Conditionals review
Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.
17 Dec 2024,6 mins
Used to, be used and get used to
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
10 Dec 2024,6 mins
Future continuous and be + infinitive
Learn two ways of talking about the future.
03 Dec 2024,6 mins
4 types of phrasal verbs
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
26 Nov 2024,6 mins