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Reported speech

What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.

• 6 mins

Active and passive voice

Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.

• 6 mins

Comparatives and superlatives

Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting!

• 6 mins

Adverb position

We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.

• 6 mins

The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns

Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.

• 6 mins

Talking about the future

Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.

• 6 mins

Relative clauses

Learn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.

• 6 mins

Adverb position 2

We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs.

• 6 mins

Narrative tenses

What tenses do we use to tell stories in English?

• 6 mins

4 types of phrasal verbs

Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb

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Future continuous and be + infinitive

Learn two ways of talking about the future.

• 6 mins

Used to, be used and get used to

We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.

• 6 mins

Conditionals review

Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.

• 6 mins

Linking devices of contrast

Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.

• 6 mins

The future perfect

How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.

• 6 mins

-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses

We explain all about present and past participle clauses.

• 6 mins

So, such, enough, too

Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.

• 6 mins

Verb patterns

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.

• 6 mins

The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’

Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.

• 5 mins

The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'

Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.

• 6 mins

Comparatives and superlatives

Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.

• 6 mins

The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’

Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.

• 6 mins

Defining relative clauses

Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.

• 6 mins

'May', 'might' and 'could'

What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.

• 6 mins

'Used to'

Did Rob use to play video games? Listen to find out and learn more.

• 6 mins

Subject questions

How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?

• 6 mins

Too, very, enough

Rob and Catherine help you understand the words too, very and enough

• 6 mins

Tenses

Neil and Catherine go on on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.

• 6 mins

Indirect questions

Catherine and Rob teach you how and when to use indirect questions

• 6 mins

Passive voice

Learn how to make sentences using passive voice.

• 6 mins