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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Present perfect continuous
14/09/2021 Duration: 06minHow long have Neil and Catherine been talking about the present perfect continuous?
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Present tenses
07/09/2021 Duration: 06minFinn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
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'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
31/08/2021 Duration: 06minLearn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
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'Used to' and 'would'
24/08/2021 Duration: 06minHear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!
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Talking about the future
17/08/2021 Duration: 06minLearn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
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Question tags
10/08/2021 Duration: 06min"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
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Present perfect and past simple
03/08/2021 Duration: 06minLearn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.
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State verbs
27/07/2021 Duration: 06minIs it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.
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The second conditional
20/07/2021 Duration: 06minFor an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!
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The first conditional
13/07/2021 Duration: 06min'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.
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Present and past passives
06/07/2021 Duration: 06minListen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.
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Indirect questions
29/06/2021 Duration: 06minLearn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
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Verb tenses
22/06/2021 Duration: 06minNeil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
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Too, very, enough
15/06/2021 Duration: 06minWe will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.
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Subject questions
08/06/2021 Duration: 06minLearn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.
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How to use 'used to'
01/06/2021 Duration: 06minLearn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don’t do now.
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Might, may, could
25/05/2021 Duration: 06minCatherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
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Might, may, could
25/05/2021 Duration: 06minCatherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.
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Defining relative clauses
18/05/2021 Duration: 06minHow to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.
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Present perfect with 'just', 'already' and 'yet'
11/05/2021 Duration: 06minLearn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.