Learning English Grammar Podcast
Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English.
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Episodes to download
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The second conditional
Tue 27 Feb 2024
We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.
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Indirect questions
Tue 6 Feb 2024
Catherine and Rob teach you how and when to use indirect questions
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Tenses
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Neil and Catherine go on on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.
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Too, very, enough
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Rob and Catherine help you understand the words too, very and enough
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Subject questions
Tue 16 Jan 2024
How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?
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'May', 'might' and 'could'
Tue 2 Jan 2024
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
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Defining relative clauses
Boxing Day 2023
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
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The present perfect with 鈥榡ust鈥�, 鈥榓lready鈥� and 鈥榶et鈥�
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.
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Comparatives and superlatives
Tue 5 Dec 2023
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
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The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
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The present perfect with 鈥榚ver鈥� and 鈥榥ever鈥�
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
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Verb patterns
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
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-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Tue 31 Oct 2023
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
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The future perfect
Tue 24 Oct 2023
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
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Linking devices of contrast
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
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Used to, be used and get used to
Tue 3 Oct 2023
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
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4 types of phrasal verbs
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
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Talking about the future
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
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The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.
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Adverb position
Tue 8 Aug 2023
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
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Comparatives and superlatives
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives鈥� and commuting!
