2016-10-24 Advanced Learner Mistakes – Grammar Masterclass
Advanced Learner Mistakes While many advanced learners are more than capable of communicating extremely effectively, no one is perfect. You…
2016-10-17 Discourse markers – Grammar Masterclass
Discourse markers Discourse markers are words and phrases we use to connect and organise our ideas. They act like signposts,…
2016-10-10 Future in the past – Grammar Masterclass
The future seen from the past Sometimes when we are talking about past events, we want to refer to something…
2016-10-03 How to give emphasis in English, Part 02 – Grammar Masterclass
Giving emphasis using ‘what’ Sometimes we want to make it clear which part of a sentence is the most important…
2016-09-26 ‘Mistakes’ native English speakers make, Part 02 – Grammar Masterclass
Native-speaker ‘mistakes’ You may think that all native speakers are perfect and they never make mistakes in English – but…
2016-09-19 How to give emphasis in English, Part 01 – Grammar Masterclass
Giving emphasis Sometimes we want to make it clear which part of a sentence is the most important to us.…
2016-09-12 ‘Mistakes’ native English speakers make, Part 01 – Grammar Masterclass
Native-speaker ‘mistakes’ You may think that all native speakers are perfect and they never make mistakes in English – but…
2016-09-05 Uses of the Future continuous – Grammar Masterclass
Uses of the future continuous You may know that we use the future continuous to talk about an event in…
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…