6 Minute Grammar

Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.

What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.

Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.

Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.

We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.

Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.

Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.

Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences

To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.

Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.

Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?

Find out how to use the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.

Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.

Finn and Catherine talk about the future.

"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.

We talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.

Catherine and Neil explain the right way to use these verbs.

We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.

"If it rains, I will take my umbrella." Learn how to use the first conditional.

Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.