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Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English.

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431 - First Conditional

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431 - First Conditional
Learn all about the first conditional in 6 minute grammar.
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Tue, 14 May 2024
430 - Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
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Tue, 07 May 2024
429 - Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
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Tue, 30 Apr 2024
428 - Tenses
Listen to Neil and Catherine discussing how to use six different English tenses.
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Tue, 23 Apr 2024
427 - Too, very, enough
Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.
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Tue, 16 Apr 2024
426 - Subject questions
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.
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Tue, 09 Apr 2024
425 - Used to and would
Learn to talk about this you did as habits in the past.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024
424 - Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine talk about the future.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024
423 - Question tags
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024
422 - Present perfect and past simple
We talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024
421 - State verbs
Learn about verbs we don't usually use in continuous tenses.
Tue, 05 Mar 2024
420 - The second conditional
We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.
Tue, 27 Feb 2024
419 - First Conditional
Learn all about the first conditional in 6 minute grammar.
Tue, 20 Feb 2024
418 - Passive voice
Learn how to make sentences using passive voice.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024
417 - Indirect questions
Catherine and Rob teach you how and when to use indirect questions
Tue, 06 Feb 2024
416 - Tenses
Neil and Catherine go on on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
415 - Too, very, enough
Rob and Catherine help you understand the words too, very and enough
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
414 - Subject questions
How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?
Tue, 16 Jan 2024
413 - 'Used to'
Did Rob use to play video games? Listen to find out and learn more.
Tue, 09 Jan 2024
412 - 'May', 'might' and 'could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
Tue, 02 Jan 2024
411 - Defining relative clauses
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
Tue, 26 Dec 2023
410 - The present perfect with ‘just’, ‘already’ and ‘yet’
Learn how to use the present perfect with just, already and yet.
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
409 - Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
Tue, 05 Dec 2023
408 - The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
407 - The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
406 - Verb patterns
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
Tue, 14 Nov 2023
405 - So, such, enough, too
Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.
Mon, 06 Nov 2023
404 - -ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023
403 - The future perfect
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
402 - Linking devices of contrast
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
401 - Conditionals review
Finn and Callum look at all kinds of 'if' clauses.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
400 - Used to, be used and get used to
We explain and demonstrate the different way these verbs, which look similar, are used.
Tue, 03 Oct 2023
399 - Future continuous and be + infinitive
Learn two ways of talking about the future.
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
398 - 4 types of phrasal verbs
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
Tue, 19 Sep 2023
397 - Narrative tenses
What tenses do we use to tell stories in English?
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
396 - Adverb position 2
We discuss where we use adverbs with adjectives and other adverbs.
Tue, 05 Sep 2023
395 - Relative clauses
Learn how to use defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Tue, 29 Aug 2023
394 - Talking about the future
Learn how to use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to' to talk about the future.
Tue, 22 Aug 2023
393 - The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
Learn all about the word 'the' and how to use it with abstract uncountable nouns.
Tue, 15 Aug 2023
392 - Adverb position
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
Tue, 08 Aug 2023
391 - Comparatives and superlatives
Catherine and Finn discuss comparatives and superlatives… and commuting!
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
390 - Active and passive voice
Learn about using the active and passive voices in this episode of 6 Minute Grammar.
Tue, 18 Jul 2023
389 - Reported speech
What to do with pronouns, tenses and word order when you report what someone else says.
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
388 - Linking devices: cause and effect
Learn words and phrases like 'therefore' and 'because of'.
Tue, 04 Jul 2023
387 - The third conditional
Learn how to use the third conditional to talk about things in the past you didn't do.
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
386 - Adjectives and adverbs
We discover that chocolate biscuits are a helpful learning tool when talking about this.
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
385 - The past perfect
Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
384 - Modals of deduction and speculation
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
Tue, 06 Jun 2023
383 - First and zero conditional
Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences
Tue, 30 May 2023
382 - Phrasals
To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.
Tue, 23 May 2023
381 - Quantifiers
Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.
Tue, 16 May 2023
380 - Present perfect continuous
Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?
Tue, 09 May 2023
379 - Present tenses
Find out how to use the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.
Tue, 02 May 2023
378 - 'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
377 - Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine talk about the future.
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
376 - Question tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Tue, 11 Apr 2023
375 - Present perfect and past simple
We talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
Tue, 04 Apr 2023
374 - State verbs
Catherine and Neil explain the right way to use these verbs.
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
373 - The second conditional
We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
372 - The first conditional
"If it rains, I will take my umbrella." Learn how to use the first conditional.
Tue, 14 Mar 2023
371 - Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
Tue, 07 Mar 2023
370 - Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
369 - Verb tenses
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
368 - Too, very, enough
Too expensive? Using 'too', 'very' and 'enough' with adjectives to talk about degree.
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
367 - Subject questions
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.
Tue, 07 Feb 2023
366 - Used to and would
Listen to the programme to practise the grammar we've learned so far in the series.
Tue, 31 Jan 2023
365 - Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine talk about the future.
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
364 - Question Tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Tue, 17 Jan 2023
363 - Present Perfect and Past Simple
Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
Tue, 10 Jan 2023
362 - State verbs
If you’re unsure about the difference between state verbs and action verbs, listen on.
Tue, 03 Jan 2023
361 - The second conditional
If you need to learn about the second conditional, give us 6 minutes and we can help!
Tue, 27 Dec 2022
360 - First Conditional
Learn all about the first conditional in 6 minute grammar.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022
359 - Present and past passives
Passive forms can be tricky to understand but Rob, Neil and Mike are here to help you.
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
358 - Indirect questions
Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022
357 - Tenses
Listen to Neil and Catherine discussing how to use six different English tenses.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022
356 - Too, very, enough
Does Catherine buy the very expensive red dress? Listen to find out and learn more.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022
355 - Subject questions
How do we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object?
Tue, 15 Nov 2022
354 - ‘Used to’
Did Rob use to play video games? Listen to find out and learn more.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022
353 - ‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could'
What are you having for dinner tonight? Listen to find out what Catherine might have.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022
352 - Defining relative clauses
Do you know who married Ron Weasley in Harry Potter? Find out and learn more.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
351 - The present perfect with 'just', 'yet' and 'already'
Learn how to use the present perfect with 'just', 'yet' and 'already'.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
350 - Comparatives and superlatives
Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
349 - The present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022
348 - The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’
Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
347 - Verb patterns
We explain when is a verb followed by a gerund and when is it followed by an infinitive.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
346 - Present continuous and 'going to'
Rob, Emma and Finn are going to help you talk about future arrangements in this podcast!
Tue, 13 Sep 2022
345 - Articles
Join Rob, Emma and Finn to learn about articles.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022
344 - Past simple and past continuous
We talk about the Titanic disaster and teach you two past verb forms.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022
343 - The past simple tense
"Did you have breakfast?" Learn how to use the past simple tense.
Tue, 16 Aug 2022
342 - ‘Have to’ and ‘must’
Do you know how to talk about obligations in English? Join Finn and Alice to find out!
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
341 - Adverbs of frequency
Do you often listen to things in English? Learn more adverbs of frequency here.
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
340 - Like for preference and description
This week Sophie and Finn explain different meanings of the word 'like'.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
339 - Present simple and present continuous
Listen to Finn and Sophie explain the present simple and present continuous tenses.
Tue, 19 Jul 2022
338 - Question forms
How do you ask questions in English? Join Finn and Sophie and find out!
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
337 - Future perfect continuous
Learn how to use the future perfect continuous grammar form in English.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022
336 - Verb patterns
Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns.
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
335 - So, such, enough, too
Learn how to use these intensifiers in English.
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
334 - -ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
We explain all about present and past participle clauses.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022
333 - The future perfect
How to use the future perfect to make educated guesses about things that will happen.
Tue, 31 May 2022
332 - Linking devices of contrast
Despite, although, while - there are lots of ways we link contrasting ideas.
Tue, 24 May 2022

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