Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
Episodes
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.
Present perfect and past simple
Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple 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
For an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!
The first conditional
'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.
Present and past passives
Listen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.
Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Verb tenses
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
Too, very, enough
We will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.
Subject questions
Learn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.
How to use 'used to'
Learn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don’t do now.
Might, may, could
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
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.