'May', 'might' and 'could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
Jan 02, 2024•6 min
Learning English Grammar
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Episodes
Defining relative clauses
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
Dec 26, 2023•6 min
The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’
Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.
Dec 12, 2023•6 min
Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
Dec 05, 2023•6 min
The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
Nov 28, 2023•6 min
The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
Nov 21, 2023•6 min
Verb patterns
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
Nov 14, 2023•6 min
So, such, enough, too
Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.
Nov 06, 2023•6 min
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
Oct 31, 2023•6 min
The future perfect
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
Oct 24, 2023•6 min
Linking devices of contrast
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
Oct 17, 2023•6 min
Conditionals review
Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.
Oct 10, 2023•6 min
Used to, be used and get used to
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
Oct 03, 2023•6 min
Future continuous and be + infinitive
Learn two ways of talking about the future.
Sep 26, 2023•6 min
4 types of phrasal verbs
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
Sep 19, 2023•6 min
Narrative tenses
What tenses do we use to tell stories in English?
Sep 12, 2023•6 min
Adverb position 2
We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs.
Sep 05, 2023•6 min
Relative clauses
Learn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Aug 29, 2023•6 min
Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
Aug 22, 2023•6 min
The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.
Aug 15, 2023•6 min
Adverb position
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
Aug 08, 2023•6 min
Comparatives and superlatives
Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting!
Jul 25, 2023•6 min
Active and passive voice
Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.
Jul 18, 2023•6 min
Reported speech
What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.
Jul 11, 2023•6 min
Linking devices: cause and effect
Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.
Jul 04, 2023•6 min
The third conditional
Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.
Jun 27, 2023•6 min
Adjectives and adverbs
We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.
Jun 20, 2023•6 min
The past perfect
Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.
Jun 13, 2023•6 min
Modals of deduction and speculation
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
Jun 06, 2023•6 min
First and zero conditional
Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences
May 30, 2023•6 min