Learning English Grammar
BBC Radio
Practise your English grammar with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English. Hear how grammar is used in everyday situations, and test what you’ve learnt with games and quizzes. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at
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Episodes
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Feb 21, 2023 • 6min
Verb tenses
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
4 snips
Feb 14, 2023 • 6min
Too, very, enough
Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.
9 snips
Feb 7, 2023 • 6min
Subject questions
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.
12 snips
Jan 31, 2023 • 6min
Used to and would
Listen to the programme to practise the grammar we've learned so far in the series.
Jan 24, 2023 • 6min
Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine talk about the future.
Jan 17, 2023 • 7min
Question Tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Jan 10, 2023 • 6min
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
4 snips
Jan 3, 2023 • 6min
State verbs
If you’re unsure about the difference between state verbs and action verbs, listen on.
Dec 27, 2022 • 6min
The second conditional
If you need to learn about the second conditional, give us 6 minutes and we can help!
Dec 20, 2022 • 6min
First Conditional
Learn all about the first conditional in 6 minute grammar.
