Learning English Grammar

Learn about using the past simple tense in English, including irregular verbs, negatives, questions, and short answers. Quiz yourself and hear a conversation about breakfast.

Learn the differences between 'have to' and 'must' when expressing obligations in English. Explore the various uses of 'must' for personal necessities, recommendations, and rules. Understand how 'must' and 'have to' can be used interchangeably to indicate obligation or necessity.

Learn about adverbs of frequency and their usage in daily routines. Understand the placement of these adverbs with auxiliary verbs and their usage in negative sentences. Discover examples and alternatives for adverbs of frequency, including the pronunciation of 'often'.

Learn about the diverse functions of the word 'like' and its use to express preferences and ask for descriptions, with examples and a quiz. Discover a surprising personal tidbit about one of the speakers. Explore the various uses of 'like' including as a verb for preference and as a preposition to ask for descriptions. Quiz yourself on distinguishing between preference and description questions.

Learn how to use the present perfect continuous tense in English grammar. Explore its usage, structure, and examples. Discover how to emphasize duration or recency of actions and test your understanding with a quiz.

This podcast explores the present simple, continuous, and perfect tenses. The hosts discuss the use and formation of present simple tense and share their coffee preferences. They also talk about present continuous tense for current activities and future arrangements. The present perfect tense is explored, including the use of 'already', 'just', and 'yet'. A quiz on present tenses tests understanding.

Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past. Explore modal verbs of ability and tips for usage, including can, could, and be able to. Discover the different forms and usage of can, could, be able to, and manage to, with examples, tips, and common mistakes to avoid.

Learn how to use 'used to' and 'would' in the past tense to talk about past regular actions and habits. Discover the differences between the two and how they are followed by an infinitive without 'to'. Hear a strange habit Finn had as a child - sleepwalking!

Learn how to talk about the future using 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to'. Discusses expressing uncertainty and word order in questions. Explores different techniques for asking questions and includes a quiz.

Learn how to use question tags in English grammar, including guidelines for constructing them, the components of a question tag, and examples of their usage and intonation in spoken English.