2019-07-21 How to give reasons using ‘for’ and ‘to’ – Learners’ Questions
This week’s question When should I use ‘for’ or ‘to’ to express purpose? – Alex from Spain Answer this What…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…