2019-07-14 How to talk about past mistakes correctly – Learners’ Questions
This week’s question How do you talk about mistkes in the past? – Hani from Saudi Arabia Answer this Which is used for stronger regrets: ‘wish’ or ‘if only’? Language…
2019-06-07 Fill up, fill out or fill in what’s the difference – Learners’ Questions
This week’s question What’s the difference between ‘fill up’, ‘fill out’ and ‘fill in’? – Ailin maria (YouTube) Answer this Which of these verbs is able to replace the other…
2019-05-26 What does ‘approach’ mean – Learners’ Questions
What does ‘approach’ mean? Dan explains the meanings of ‘approach’ in this Learners’ Questions! Mariam asks: “I have a question that I hope you will answer. What are the different…
2019-05-19 How can English be confusing Why is English ambiguous – Learners’ Questions
How can English be confusing? Why is English ambiguous? Dan explains in this Learners’ Questions! Ibtesam from India asks: “I came across a sentence recently: ‘A father murdered his son…
2019-05-12 How to use past participles – Learners’ Questions
Learn how do we use the past participle as Dan answers this BBC Learning English learner’s question from Geisha.
2017-09-01 How to use participles as adjectives – Learners’ Questions
Dan explains how to use participles as adjectives in this episode of Learners’ Questions. Improve your English grammar with Learners’ Questions from BBC Learning English. Tutul from Bangladesh says: I…
2017-08-25 ‘Assure’, ‘ensure’, ‘insure’ – Learners’ Questions
Assure, ensure, insure Betty from Hong Kong says: Could you tell me the difference between assurance and insurance? Dan Hi guys! Dan for BBC Learning English here with this week’s…
2017-08-18 The past simple and past perfect tenses – Learners’ Questions
The past simple and past perfect tenses Niki from Hungary says: The following sentence has been giving me a headache for weeks now. Could you please give me the correct…
2017-08-11 ‘Suppose’ and ‘supposed to’ – Learners’ Questions
Suppose and supposed to Sanmati from India says: People use suppose and supposed to a lot of the time in conversation. Can you please tell me in which sense and…
2017-08-04 How to use ‘though’ – Learners’ Questions
Though Tamas from Hungary says: I’m a bit confused about using the word ‘though’. Can you help me out and explain the usage of this word? Dan Hi guys! Dan…
2017-07-28 ‘When’, ‘if’ and ‘in case’ – Learners’ Questions
When, if and in case Honza from the Czech Republic says: what is the difference between the use of when and if in all types of conditional sentences?And Trung from…
2017-07-21 ‘Wear’, ‘put on’ and ‘dress’ – Learners’ Questions
Wear, put on, dress Tugba from Turkey says: I would like to know the difference between wear, put on and dress DanHi guys! Dan from BBC Learning English here with…
2017-07-14 How to use ‘yet’ and ‘not yet’ – Learners’ Questions
Yet Viji in India says: yet is similar in meaning to but. But, people also say not yet. This is confusing. DanHi guys! Dan for BBC Learning English here with…
2017-07-07 ‘Better off’ and ‘well off’ – Learners’ Questions
Better off Mariano in Spain says: How do I understand the sentence we are better off than you. Does it always refer to questions related to money? DanHi guys! Dan…
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 money? Do I say I owe you $20 or do…
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 or there should be no accidents on the road, shouldn’t…
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 example, every cloud has a silver lining. Could you please…
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”? DanHi guys! Dan for BBC Learning English here with this…
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 between “will” and “going to” when talking about the future…
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 this apply to the English language? What about the semicolon…