

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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May 3, 2022 • 6min
Future continuous
Today's programme is all about the future continuous tense

Apr 26, 2022 • 6min
Verb patterns
We talk about three different verb patterns.

Apr 19, 2022 • 6min
So, such, enough, too
"There was such a long queue for coffee!" Learn how to use intensifiers.

Apr 12, 2022 • 6min
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
This podcast discusses the use of present and past participle clauses to create efficient and natural sentences. It covers the formation of participle clauses, their uses in perfect verb forms and the passive voice, and how to make language more economical by using -ing and -ed clauses. The chapter also includes examples, tips on combining sentences with relative clauses, reducing pronouns and auxiliaries, and a quiz.

Apr 5, 2022 • 6min
Future perfect
Finn and Catherine talk about the future perfect tense

Mar 29, 2022 • 6min
Linking devices of contrast
Learn how to use linking devices to connect contrasting ideas using words and phrases like 'however' and 'despite'. Discover the different linking devices and how to structure sentences to effectively convey contrasting ideas. Explore the usage and interchangeability of 'even though', 'although', 'despite', and 'in spite of' to link and contrast unexpected ideas. Understand how to use 'while' and 'whereas' to contrast facts.

Mar 22, 2022 • 6min
Review of conditionals
Join us as we review four different types of conditionals. We discuss the zero and first conditionals, explaining their differences and providing examples. We also review different conditional forms and offer a quiz to practice identifying them.

Mar 15, 2022 • 6min
Used to, be used and get used to
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.

Mar 8, 2022 • 6min
Future continuous and be + infinitive
Learn two ways of talking about the future.

Mar 1, 2022 • 6min
Multi-word verbs
We explain the different types of phrasal verbs to use with different grammar.


