2017-06-30 ‘Owe’, ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’ – Learners’ Questions
Owe, lend and borrow Omar in Somalia says: How can I use the word owe when I lend someone some…
2017-06-23 When does ‘zero’ means ‘no’ – Learners’ Questions
Zero and no C Chan in Hong Kong says: In the sentences: There should be zero accidents on the road…
2017-06-16 ‘Every cloud’ understanding English idioms – Learners’ Questions
Every cloud has a silver lining Helen in Ukraine says: I find it difficult to understand idioms or proverbs. For…
2017-06-09 ‘This’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’ – Learners’ Questions
This, that, these, those Ahmed in Egypt says: What is the difference between “that” and “this” also “those” and “these”?…
2017-06-02 Future tenses present continuous, ‘be going to’, ‘will’ – Learners’ Questions
The Future: present continuous, be going to, will Christina in Austria says: would you be able to explain the difference…
2017-05-26 Commas, semicolons and colons – Learners’ Questions
Comma, semicolon, colon Hany in Germany says: in the German language, we put the comma before the relative pronoun. Does…
2017-05-19 2 uses of ‘would’ – Learners’ Questions
Would Pablo in the Canary Islands says: can you explain to me the use of would in these sentences: I…
2017-05-12 ‘How are you’ and ‘How do you do” – Learners’ Questions
How are you? How do you do? Ashfaq in Pakistan says: what is the difference between these two sentences: ‘How…
2017-05-05 ‘Wanna’, ‘gonna’, ‘gotta’ – Learners’ Questions
Gonna, wanna, gotta Daniel in Argentina says: under what circumstances do we use wanna and gonna? And what do they…
2017-04-28 How many How long – Learners’ Questions
How many times & how long Jian in China says: ‘How many times?’ and ‘How long?’ always confuse me.’ Dan…
2017-04-21 How to use ‘have something done’ – Learners’ Questions
The causative Dayra in Ecuador says: Can you help me, please. I don´t understand about the use of have +…
2017-04-14 ‘Let’s’ and ‘it’s high time’ – Learners’ Questions
‘Let’s’ and ‘it’s high time’ Abdalla in Egypt asks: which is correct: let’s go home or it’s high time we…
2017-04-07 ‘Actually’, ‘in fact’ and ‘well’ – Learners’ Questions
‘Actually’, ‘in fact’ and ‘well’ Yukki in Japan asks: Could you please tell me the difference between actually, in fact…
2017-03-31 How to use ‘likely to’ – Learners’ Questions
Be likely to Daniela in Italy says: I am very uncertain how to use the form be likely to. Dan…
2017-03-24 How to use ‘worth’ – Learners’ Questions
Worth Roberto from Argentina says: Would you please explain the difference between these two sentences: This book is worth reading…
2017-03-17 Adjective order – Learners’ Questions
Adjective order Belen in Spain asks: Which is the correct order for adjectives? Dan Hi guys! Dan for BBC Learning…
2017-03-11 When to add ‘to’ after verbs – Learners’ Questions
Verb patterns Ayoub in Iraq asks: When should we add to after verbs and when should we not? Dan Hi…
2017-03-04 ‘Bored’ and ‘boring’ – Learners’ Questions
Dan Hi guys! Dan here for BBC Learning English with this week’s Learner Question. Find out what it is after…
2017-02-24 ‘Pop in’, ‘pop out’, and ‘pop round’ – Learners’ Questions
Dan Hi guys! Dan here for BBC Learning English here with this week’s Learner Question. Find out what it is…
2017-02-17 ‘What’ and ‘which’ – Learners’ Questions
Dan Hi guys! Dan here for BBC Learning English with this week’s Learner Question. Find out what it is after…