6 Minute Grammar

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.

Linking devices of contrast

Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Conditionals review

Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ??...

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Used to, be used and get used to

We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.FIND BBC LEARNING...

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Future continuous and be + infinitive

Learn two ways of talking about the future. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow...

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4 types of phrasal verbs

Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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Narrative tenses

What tenses do we use to tell stories in English?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website...

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Adverb position 2

We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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Relative clauses

Learn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our...

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Talking about the future

Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.FIND BBC LEARNING...

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The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns

Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Adverb position

We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Comparatives and superlatives

Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting! FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Active and passive voice

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

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Reported speech

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

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Linking devices: cause and effect

Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our...

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The third conditional

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

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Adjectives and adverbs

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

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The past perfect

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

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Modals of deduction and speculation

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

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First and zero conditional

Learn how to use two types of conditional sentencesFIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ??...

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Phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs

To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Quantifiers

Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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Present perfect continuous

Learn how to use the present perfect continuous tense.

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Present tenses

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

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