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 past perfect
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.
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Modals of deduction and speculation
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
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The zero and first conditionals
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Learn how to make them, when to use them and listen to some example sentences.
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Present continuous and 'going to'
Tue 9 Nov 2021
Rob, Finn and Emma are going to help you talk about future arrangements.
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Past simple and past continuous
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Learn how to talk about past events using the past simple and past continuous.
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Past simple
Tue 19 Oct 2021
We look at the 'past simple' and give you examples in this 6 Minute Grammar.
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'Have to' and 'must'
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Learn how to talk about obligations in English using 'have to' and 'must'.
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'Like' for preference and description
Tue 28 Sep 2021
We explain different meanings of the word 'like', and talk about food...
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Question forms
Tue 21 Sep 2021
We鈥檒l take a look at yes-no questions and questions to get to know each other.
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Present perfect continuous
Tue 14 Sep 2021
How long have Neil and Catherine been talking about the present perfect continuous?
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Present tenses
Tue 7 Sep 2021
Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
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'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
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'Used to' and 'would'
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!
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Talking about the future
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
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Question tags
Tue 10 Aug 2021
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
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Present perfect and past simple
Tue 3 Aug 2021
Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.
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State verbs
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.
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The second conditional
Tue 20 Jul 2021
For an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!
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The first conditional
Tue 13 Jul 2021
'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.
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Present and past passives
Tue 6 Jul 2021
Listen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.
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Indirect questions
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
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Too, very, enough
Tue 15 Jun 2021
We will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.
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Subject questions
Tue 8 Jun 2021
Learn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.
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How to use 'used to'
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Learn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don鈥檛 do now.
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Might, may, could
Tue 25 May 2021
Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
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Defining relative clauses
Tue 18 May 2021
How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.
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Present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet'
Tue 11 May 2021
Learn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.
