Present simple and continuous

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

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'Like' for preference and description

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

• 6 mins

Adverbs of frequency

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

• 6 mins

'Have to' and 'must'

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

• 6 mins

The past simple tense

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

• 6 mins

Past simple and past continuous

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

• 6 mins

Articles

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

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Present continuous and 'going to'

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

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Verb patterns

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

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The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’

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

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The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'

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

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Comparatives and superlatives

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

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

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

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Defining relative clauses

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

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Might, may, could

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

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'Used to'

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

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Subject questions

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

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Too, very, enough

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

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Verb tenses

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

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Indirect questions

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

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Present and past passives

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

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The first conditional

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

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The second conditional

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

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State verbs

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

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Present perfect and past simple

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

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Question tags

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

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Talking about the future

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

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'Used to' and 'would'

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

• 6 mins

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

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

• 6 mins

Present tenses

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

• 6 mins