Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
Aug 17, 2021•6 min
Learning English Grammar
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Episodes
Question tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Aug 10, 2021•6 min
Present perfect and past simple
Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.
Aug 03, 2021•6 min
State verbs
Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.
Jul 27, 2021•6 min
The second conditional
For an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!
Jul 20, 2021•6 min
The first conditional
'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.
Jul 13, 2021•6 min
Present and past passives
Listen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.
Jul 06, 2021•6 min
Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Jun 29, 2021•6 min
Verb tenses
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
Jun 22, 2021•6 min
Too, very, enough
We will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.
Jun 15, 2021•6 min
Subject questions
Learn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.
Jun 08, 2021•6 min
How to use 'used to'
Learn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don’t do now.
Jun 01, 2021•6 min
Might, may, could
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
May 25, 2021•6 min
Might, may, could
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
May 25, 2021•6 min
Defining relative clauses
How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.
May 18, 2021•6 min
Present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet'
Learn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.
May 11, 2021•6 min
Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
May 04, 2021•6 min
The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
Apr 27, 2021•6 min
The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
Apr 20, 2021•6 min
Verb patterns
When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive?
Apr 13, 2021•6 min
Present continuous and 'going to'
Taking about making plans… what is Finn doing tonight? Listen to the programme.
Apr 06, 2021•6 min
Articles
Rob and Emma talk about articles and Finn talks about elephants in Cambodia.
Mar 30, 2021•6 min
Past simple and past continuous
We talk about the Titanic disaster and teach you two past verb forms.
Mar 23, 2021•6 min
The past simple tense
"Did you have breakfast?" Learn how to use the past simple tense.
Mar 16, 2021•6 min
'Have to' and 'must'
Learn how to talk about obligations in English using 'have to' and 'must'.
Mar 09, 2021•6 min
Adverbs of frequency
Learn how to use 'always', 'often', 'never' and 'sometimes'.
Mar 02, 2021•6 min
'Like' for preference and description
We explain different meanings of the word 'like', and talk about food...
Feb 23, 2021•6 min
Present perfect continuous
'What have you been doing?' Learn how to use the present perfect continuous tense.
Feb 16, 2021•6 min
Present tenses
Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
Feb 09, 2021•6 min
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
Feb 02, 2021•6 min