'Used to'
Using the phrase 'used to' to talk about the past: "I used to meet my friends every day."
Episodes
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Episodes
Defining relative clauses
How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.
The present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet'
'I've just been to the London eye!' Learn how to talk about your activities.
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'
We talk about making plans and... what is Finn doing tonight?
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 words like 'always', 'never' and 'sometimes'.
'Like' for preference and description
We explain different meanings of the word 'like', and talk about food...
Present simple and continuous
There's nothing like the present! Learn about the present simple and present continuous.
Question forms
We’ll take a look at yes-no questions and questions to get to know each other.
Future perfect continuous
How to describe the continuous nature of a future activity and how long it will last.
Verb patterns
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
So, such, enough, too
"There was such a long queue for coffee!" Learn how to use intensifiers.
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Catherine and Callum explain all about present and past participle clauses.
The future perfect
Learn about a tense that helps you to make predictions about the future.
Linking devices of contrast
Learn about the words and phrases we can use to link contrasting ideas together.
Review of conditionals
Join us for this programme as we review four different types of conditionals.
'Used to', 'be used' and 'get used to'
Learn to talk about actions that happened regularly in the past.