Learning English Grammar

BBC Radio
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Aug 11, 2020 • 6min

'Have to' and 'must'

Learn about the differences between 'have to' and 'must' in English grammar, including various uses and pronunciations. Explore negative forms and alternative expressions, and test your knowledge with a quiz.
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Aug 4, 2020 • 6min

Adverbs of frequency

Learn how to use adverbs of frequency in sentences, including their order and combination with auxiliary verbs. The podcast also discusses nighttime routines and provides quizzes for practice.
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Jul 28, 2020 • 6min

'Like' for preference and description

Exploring the different uses of 'like' as a verb and a preposition, especially for preferences and descriptions. Learn about food and catch a glimpse of personal information about one of the speakers. A quiz is provided to test your knowledge.
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Jul 21, 2020 • 6min

Present simple and continuous

The podcast discusses the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses, including their forms, usage, and examples. It also explores how to form negative sentences and questions in these tenses, provides examples, and offers a quiz to test understanding.
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Jul 14, 2020 • 6min

Question forms

Exploring different types of question forms in English, including yes-no questions and WH questions. Also, discussing different types of questions to ask when getting to know someone, such as age, home, and work.
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Jul 7, 2020 • 6min

Future perfect continuous

Learn how to describe the continuous nature of a future activity and how long it will last. Discover the usage of time phrases with future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses, and how they can be used to imagine future events and situations. Explore the formation of the future perfect continuous tense and test your knowledge with a quiz.
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Jun 30, 2020 • 6min

Verb patterns

Learn about different verb patterns like 'that' + independent clause, -ING form of another verb, and infinitive with 'to'. Understand verb patterns with 'to' and the use of negative forms. Get examples and practice verbs like explain, suggest, advise, offer, promise, report, and warn.
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Jun 23, 2020 • 6min

So, such, enough, too

Learn how to use intensifiers like 'so', 'such', 'enough', and 'too' to express a high degree of something. Explore their usage with different types of nouns and in cause and effect clauses. Test your understanding with a quiz.
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Jun 16, 2020 • 6min

-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses

Catherine and Callum explain all about present and past participle clauses.
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Jun 9, 2020 • 6min

The future perfect

Learn about a tense that helps you to make predictions about the future.

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