2016-08-30 Gerund or infinitive, stop, regret, and go on – Grammar Masterclass
‘Stop’, ‘regret’ and ‘go on’ … followed by gerund or infinitive? Now you’re here because you love studying grammar or…
2016-08-22 When the past is not the past – Grammar Masterclass
Using the past to talk about the present and future Everybody knows that in order to talk about the past,…
2016-08-15 Mixing conditionals – Grammar Masterclass
Mixed conditionals You all know about the first, second and third conditionals, but do you know how to mix them?…
2016-08-08 Infinitives of purpose – Grammar Masterclass
Infinitives of purpose Dan knows that you’re here to get better at speaking English, so he has made this short…
2016-08-01 Stative verbs in the continuous form – Grammar Masterclass
Using stative verbs in the continuous form Angelic Dan is being bad today! But ‘bad’ Dan has some ‘good’ tips…
2016-07-25 Linking words of contrast – Grammar Masterclass
Linking words of contrast You may think that British people eat terrible food, are unfriendly and enjoy queuing. However, Dan…
2016-07-18 Using present to talk about the past – Grammar Masterclass
When is the present not the present Of course you all know that we use the present to talk about…
2016-07-12 5 ways to talk about the future – Grammar Masterclass
The future’s not what it seems! You probably know that in English, we talk about the future using ‘will’ and…
2016-07-11 Non-defining relative clauses – Grammar Masterclass
DanHi Guys! Dan for BBC Learning English here. This time we’re going to be taking a look at non-defining relative…
2019-12-28 Using ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘be able to’ and ‘manage to’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Can, could, be able to, manage to Neil and Catherine take a look at the meaning and use of some…
2019-12-21 Used To & Would – 6 Minute Grammar
Did you really use to…?! In this 6 Minute Grammar programme, we hear about a strange habit Finn had when…
2019-12-14 Talking about the future – 6 Minute Grammar
Will, going to, might, be likely to Finn and Catherine talk about birthdays and use ‘will’, ‘going to’, ‘might’ and…
2019-12-07 Question tags – 6 Minute Grammar
Question tags Catherine’s chocolate has gone missing! She thinks Finn ate it, so she asks him this: ‘Finn, you didn’t…
2019-11-30 Present perfect and past simple – 6 Minute Grammar
Present perfect and past simple Have you ever eaten insects? Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you…
2019-11-23 State verbs – 6 Minute Grammar
State verbs Is it ever ok to say ‘I’m loving your work’? If you’re still unsure about the difference between…
2019-11-16 The second conditional – 6 Minute Grammar
If you need more explanation about the second conditional, just give us six minutes of your time and we can…
2019-11-09 First conditional – 6 Minute Grammar
If it rains, what will you do? Well, if it rains, I’ll take my umbrella with me. It’s not as…
2019-11-02 Present and past passives – 6 Minute Grammar
Present and past passives This unit was produced by BBC Learning English for you – and we hope you’re learning…
2019-10-26 Indirect Questions – 6 Minute Grammar
Indirect questions Could you tell us what you have learnt from Unit 21 so far? Have you any idea how…
2019-10-19 Take a ‘tenses tour’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Tenses Neil and Catherine go on on a ‘tense tour’ of six very important English tenses. Listen to their examples…