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.

Phrasals

To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.Find our other podcasts...

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Quantifiers

Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'. Subscribe to our newsletter ??...

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Present perfect continuous

Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing? Subscribe to our newsletter ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters...

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Present tenses

Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect. Subscribe to our newsletter ??...

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'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'

Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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'Used to' and 'would'

Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Will, going to, might

We talk about the future, and teach you how to talk about it.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our...

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Question tags

You'd like to learn about question tags, wouldn't you? Subscribe to our newsletter ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters...

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Present perfect and past simple

Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses. Subscribe to our newsletter ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersFIND...

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State verbs

Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbsSubscribe to our...

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The second conditional

Give us 6 minutes and we can help you learn about the second conditional!FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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The first conditional

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

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Present and past passives

Learn when the passive voice is used.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...

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Indirect questions

Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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Tenses

Neil and Catherine go on on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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Too, very, enough

Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree. FIND BBC LEARNING...

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Subject questions

Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could'

What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have. FIND BBC LEARNING...

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Defining relative clauses

Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’

Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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Comparatives and superlatives

Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.FIND BBC LEARNING...

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The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'

Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH...

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The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’

Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences. FIND BBC LEARNING...

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Verb patterns

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit...

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