Synopsis
Learn English grammar in six minutes. Every Tuesday join two of our presenters and learn a new key area of grammar.Our presenters include Finn, Emma, Rob, Neil, Sophie & Alice.
Episodes
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Comparatives and superlatives
18/02/2025 Duration: 06minWho's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️Learning English Conversations ✔️6 Minute VocabularyThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
11/02/2025 Duration: 06minLearn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️Learning English Conversations ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
04/02/2025 Duration: 06minHave you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️Learning English Conversations ✔️6 Minute VocabularyThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Verb patterns
28/01/2025 Duration: 06minVerb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️Learning English Conversations ✔️6 Minute VocabularyThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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So, such, enough, too
14/01/2025 Duration: 06minLearn how to use these intensifiers in English.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
07/01/2025 Duration: 06minWe explain all about present and past participle clauses.LEARN ABOUT TENSES: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/tenses_with_georgieFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Future perfect
31/12/2024 Duration: 06minLearn about a tense that helps you to make predictions about the future.MORE ABOUT TENSES: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/tenses_with_georgieFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Linking devices of contrast
24/12/2024 Duration: 06minDespite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Conditionals review
17/12/2024 Duration: 06minFinn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️Learning English StoriesThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Used to, be used and get used to
10/12/2024 Duration: 06minWe explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️Learning English for Work ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Future continuous and be + infinitive
03/12/2024 Duration: 06minLearn two ways of talking about the future. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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4 types of phrasal verbs
26/11/2024 Duration: 06minCallum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Narrative tenses
19/11/2024 Duration: 06minWhat tenses do we use to tell stories in English?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Adverb position 2
12/11/2024 Duration: 06minWe discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Relative clauses
05/11/2024 Duration: 06minLearn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Talking about the future
29/10/2024 Duration: 06minLearn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
22/10/2024 Duration: 06minLearn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Adverb position
15/10/2024 Duration: 06minWe talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Comparatives and superlatives
08/10/2024 Duration: 06minCatherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting! FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We Speak ✔️ They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Active and passive voice
01/10/2024 Duration: 06minLearn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We Speak ✔️They're all available by searching in your podcast app.