Might, may, could
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
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Might, may, could
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
Defining relative clauses
How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.
Present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet'
Learn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.
Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
Verb patterns
When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive?
Present continuous and 'going to'
Taking about making plans… what is Finn doing tonight? Listen to the programme.
Articles
Rob and Emma talk about articles and Finn talks about elephants in Cambodia.
Past simple and past continuous
We talk about the Titanic disaster and teach you two past verb forms.
The past simple tense
"Did you have breakfast?" Learn how to use the past simple tense.
'Have to' and 'must'
Learn how to talk about obligations in English using 'have to' and 'must'.
Adverbs of frequency
Learn how to use 'always', 'often', 'never' and 'sometimes'.
'Like' for preference and description
We explain different meanings of the word 'like', and talk about food...
Present perfect continuous
'What have you been doing?' Learn how to use the present perfect continuous tense.
Present tenses
Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
'Used to' and 'would'
Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!
Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
Question tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Present perfect and past simple
Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
State verbs
Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.
The second conditional
"If my team won, I'd be so happy!" Learn how to use the second conditional.
The first conditional
"If it rains, I will take my umbrella." Learn how to use the first conditional.
Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
Indirect questions
Rob and Catherine tell you what they are, how to make them and when to use them.
Verb tenses
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
Too, very, enough
Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.
Subject questions
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.