'May', 'might' and 'could'
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Episodes
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.
The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’
Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.
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
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
So, such, enough, too
Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
The future perfect
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
Linking devices of contrast
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
Conditionals review
Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.
Used to, be used and get used to
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
Future continuous and be + infinitive
Learn two ways of talking about the future.
4 types of phrasal verbs
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
Narrative tenses
What tenses do we use to tell stories in English?
Adverb position 2
We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs.
Relative clauses
Learn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.
Adverb position
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
Comparatives and superlatives
Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting!
Active and passive voice
Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.
Reported speech
What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.
Linking devices: cause and effect
Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.
The third conditional
Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.
Adjectives and adverbs
We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.
The past perfect
Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.
Modals of deduction and speculation
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
First and zero conditional
Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences