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
Mentioned books
Dec 13, 2022 • 6min
Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
Dec 6, 2022 • 6min
Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Nov 29, 2022 • 6min
Tenses
Listen to Neil and Catherine discussing how to use six different English tenses.
Nov 22, 2022 • 6min
Too, very, enough
Does Catherine buy the very expensive red dress? Listen to find out and learn more.
Nov 15, 2022 • 6min
Subject questions
How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?
Nov 8, 2022 • 6min
‘Used to’
Did Rob use to play video games? Listen to find out and learn more.
Nov 8, 2022 • 6min
‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
Oct 25, 2022 • 6min
Defining relative clauses
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
4 snips
Oct 18, 2022 • 6min
The present perfect with 'just', 'yet' and 'already'
Learn how to use the present perfect with 'just', 'yet' and 'already'.
Oct 11, 2022 • 6min
Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
