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 key words and phrases that English speakers use to talk…
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 he was a child. He used to sleepwalk! Listen to…
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 ‘be likely to’ to talk about the future. Find out…
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 eat all the chocolate, did you?’ The phrase ‘did you?’…
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 3 rules to help you choose between the present perfect…
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 state verbs and action verbs, listen on. In the next…
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 help! Rob and Catherine are here to explain how to…
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 colourful as the one in the picture, but it will…
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 a lot from our activities, videos and other materials. Passive…
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 you can ask indirect questions? It might be a bit…
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 and explanations and see if you can get top marks…
2019-10-12 ‘Too’, ‘very’ and ‘enough’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Too, very, enough This session has been all about expressing degree in English. Too, very, and enough are three key words we use for this. In 6 Minute Grammar, Rob…
2019-10-05 Subject Questions – 6 Minute Grammar
Subject questions In everyday English, the words who, what, which and whose are very common in questions. But how do we form questions when we want to ask about a…
2019-09-28 ‘Used to’ – 6 Minute Grammar
In 6 Minute Grammar, Neil, Catherine and Rob share their pasts with you and give lots of examples of used to. Here’s a question about the programme: Which one of…
2019-09-21 ‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Decisions, decisions! Catherine doesn’t know what to have for dinner tonight. She might have a curry or she may have a steak. Listen to 6 Minute Grammar to find out…
2019-09-14 Relative Clauses – 6 Minute Grammar
Defining relative clauses This is a Unit which focuses a lot on relative clauses. By now you are people who have probably read a lot about relative clauses! Time to…
2019-09-07 The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Just, already and yet with the present perfect tense Finn and Alice present this edition of 6 Minute Grammar, but they keep getting interrupted by phone calls from Alice’s friend…
2019-08-31 Comparatives and superlatives – 6 Minute Grammar
More about comparatives and superlatives Meet our presenters Rob and Sophie. Who’s the tallest and who’s the thinnest? These are questions to answer in 6 Minute Grammar as they try…
2019-08-24 Present perfect with ‘for’ and ‘since’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Present perfect with ‘for’ and ‘since’ So since we started this session, we’ve talked about using the present perfect with the words for and since. We haven’t finished though –…
2019-08-17 Present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ – 6 Minute Grammar
Finn Hello. Welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Finn. AliceAnd me, Alice. Hello. FinnAnd today we’re talking about the present perfect tense. AliceThat’s right: the present perfect tense. When…