
Learning English Grammar
BBC
Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English.
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Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Networks:
BBC
Description:
Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Language:
English
Episodes
NEW SERIES: To-do lists
8/26/2025
How long is your to-do list? Beth and Neil talk about the jobs they need to do, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of your to-do list. Learn to use 'need to', 'have to', 'got to' and 'needs doing'.
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Duration:00:06:43
Linking devices: cause and effect
8/19/2025
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Duration:00:06:37
The third conditional
8/12/2025
Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.
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Duration:00:06:37
Adjectives and adverbs
8/5/2025
We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.
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Duration:00:06:39
The past perfect
7/29/2025
Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.
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Duration:00:05:59
Modals of deduction and speculation
7/22/2025
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
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Duration:00:06:41
First and zero conditional
7/15/2025
Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences
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Duration:00:06:30
Phrasals
7/8/2025
To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.
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Duration:00:06:36
Quantifiers
7/1/2025
Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.
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Duration:00:06:33
Present perfect continuous
6/24/2025
Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?
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Duration:00:06:11
Present tenses
6/17/2025
Finn and Catherine take a look at the present simple, continuous and perfect.
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Duration:00:06:23
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
6/10/2025
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
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Duration:00:06:17
'Used to' and 'would'
6/3/2025
Hear about a strange habit Finn had when he was a child. He used to sleepwalk!
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Duration:00:06:02
Will, going to, might
5/27/2025
We talk about the future, and teach you how to talk about it.
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Duration:00:06:23
Question tags
5/20/2025
You'd like to learn about question tags, wouldn't you?
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Duration:00:06:05
Present perfect and past simple
5/13/2025
Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.
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Duration:00:06:04
State verbs
5/6/2025
Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs
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Duration:00:06:43
The second conditional
4/29/2025
Give us 6 minutes and we can help you learn about the second conditional!
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Duration:00:06:36
The first conditional
4/22/2025
"If it rains, I will take my umbrella." Learn how to use the first conditional.
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Duration:00:06:10
Present and past passives
4/15/2025
Learn when the passive voice is used.
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Duration:00:06:16