Phrasals
To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.
Episodes
Learning English Grammar
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Episodes
Quantifiers
Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.
Present perfect continuous
Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?
Present tenses
Find out how to use the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine 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
We talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
State verbs
Catherine and Neil explain the right way to use these verbs.
The second conditional
We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using 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
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
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.
Used to and would
Listen to the programme to practise the grammar we've learned so far in the series.
Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine 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
If you’re unsure about the difference between state verbs and action verbs, listen on.
The second conditional
If you need to learn about the second conditional, give us 6 minutes and we can help!
First Conditional
Learn all about the first conditional in 6 minute grammar.
Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Tenses
Listen to Neil and Catherine discussing how to use six different English tenses.
Too, very, enough
Does Catherine buy the very expensive red dress? Listen to find out and learn more.
Subject questions
How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?
‘Used to’
Did Rob use to play video games? Listen to find out and learn more.
‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.