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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Future perfect continuous
Tue 5 Jul 2022
Learn how to use the future perfect continuous grammar form in English.
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Verb patterns
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
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-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Tue 7 Jun 2022
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
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The future perfect
Tue 31 May 2022
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
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Linking devices of contrast
Tue 24 May 2022
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
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Used to, be used to and get used to
Tue 10 May 2022
We explain and demonstrate the way these verbs, which look very similar, are used.
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So, such, enough, too
Tue 19 Apr 2022
"There was such a long queue for coffee!" Learn how to use intensifiers.
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-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Catherine and Callum explain all about present and past participle clauses.
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Linking devices of contrast
Tue 29 Mar 2022
We explain words and phrases we can use to link contrasting ideas together.
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Review of conditionals
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Join us for this programme as we review four different types of conditionals.
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Used to, be used and get used to
Tue 15 Mar 2022
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
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Multi-word verbs
Tue 1 Mar 2022
We explain the different types of phrasal verbs to use with different grammar.
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Adverb position 2
Tue 15 Feb 2022
We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs.
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Talking about the future
Tue 1 Feb 2022
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 25 Jan 2022
Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.
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Adverb position
Tue 18 Jan 2022
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
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Active and passive voice
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Learn how we can express sentences in two different ways: active voice and passive voice.
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Reported speech
Tue 28 Dec 2021
What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.
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Linking devices: cause and effect
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Learn some useful phrases for talking about cause and effect.
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The third conditional
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.
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Adjectives and adverbs
Tue 7 Dec 2021
Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs.
