2019-08-03 Present continuous and ‘going to’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Present continuous and ‘going to’ In this session we’ve looked at the wedding plans of three different couples, and learned how to talk about the future using the present continuous…
2019-07-27 Articles – 6 Minute Grammar
Articles and elephants What can you learn in 6 minutes? Quite a lot if you listen to 6 Minute Grammar where Rob and Emma talk about articles and Finn talks…
2019-07-20 Past simple and past continuous – 6 Minute Grammar
Past simple and past continuous In this session we’ve looked at the story of the Titanic disaster. We’ve learned how to talk about past events using the past simple and…
2019-07-13 The past simple tense – 6 Minute Grammar
Past simple Finn brings you past simple explanations and examples in this unit’s 6 Minute Grammar, while Sophie eats biscuits… FinnHello. Welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Finn. SophieAnd…
2019-07-06 ‘Have To’ and ‘must’ – 6 Minute Grammar
‘Have to’ and ‘must’ It’s time for 6 Minute Grammar. This week Finn and Alice discuss how we talk about obligations in English using ‘have to’ and must’. Remember, you…
2019-06-29 Adverbs of Frequency – 6 Minute Grammar
Do you often listen to things in English? It’s time for 6 Minute Grammar. In this programme we join Finn, Sophie and Neil as they discuss all things relating to…
2019-06-22 How to use LIKE for preference and description – 6 Minute Grammar
‘Like’ as a verb and preposition It’s time for 6 Minute Grammar. This week Sophie and Finn explain different meanings of the word like. And we find out if Sophie…
2019-06-15 Present Simple and Present Continuous – 6 Minute Grammar
Present continuous and present simple It’s time for 6 Minute Grammar. This week Sophie and Neil explain the present simple and present continuous tenses. Don’t forget that you can subscribe…
2019-06-08 Asking Questions – 6 Minute Grammar
NeilHello. Welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Neil. SophieAnd me, Sophie. Hello. NeilToday’s programme is all about questions. SophieYes: we’ll take a look at different types of yes-no questions……
2016-02-01 Future perfect continuous – 6 Minute Grammar
In the programme, Finn and Neil discuss the verb form you need to use when you want to focus on the continuous nature of a future activity and how long…
2016-01-26 Verb patterns – 6 Minute Grammar
Verb patterns 1 What comes after a verb? There are many verbs in English and there are many different patterns for what comes after a verb. Some common patterns are:…
2016-01-19 So, such, enough, too – 6 Minute Grammar
So, such, enough, too Rob is late for the programme because there was such a long queue for coffee! But he finally joined Finn and they had enough time to…
2016-01-12 Participle Clauses – 6 Minute Grammar
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses Callum has cut himself shaving – and Catherine uses this to explain all about present and past participle clauses. There are lots of examples and…
2016-01-05 How to use the future perfect – 6 Minute Grammar
The Future Perfect In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, Callum and Finn look at different uses of the future perfect verb form. We can use it for lots of…
2015-12-22 How to use linking devices to show contrast – 6 Minute Grammar
Linking devices of contrast Despite, although, while, whereas… there are lots of words and phrases we can use to link contrasting ideas together. Learn how they work with Finn and…
2015-12-15 Revision of conditional verb forms – 6 Minute Grammar
Review of conditionals Join Callum and Finn for this programme as they review four different types of conditionals. Has Finn prepared? What would have made him stay in bed? How…
2015-12-08 Understanding ‘used to’, ‘be used to’ and ‘get used to’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Used to, be used and get used to In this edition of 6 Minute Grammar, Callum and Catherine explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look very similar,…
2015-12-01 Using the future continuous and ‘be’ with the infinitive – 6 Minute Grammar
Callum Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Callum. Catherine And me, Catherine. Callum Today’s programme is about a couple of ways of talking about the future. The…
2015-11-24 How to use phrasal verbs type 1, 2, 3 & 4 – 6 Minute Grammar
CallumHello! Welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Callum. CatherineAnd me, Catherine. In this programme we’re talking about multi-word verbs. CallumYes, these are verbs that are made up of more…
2015-11-17 How to use narrative tenses – 6 Minute Grammar
Narrative tenses Catherine saw a monkey in a tree on her way to work today. Hear more about this story and find out how to use narrative tenses in this…