Learning English Grammar

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Learn about past events using past simple and past continuous. Understand usage and formation of the past simple tense, as well as regular and irregular verbs. Discover when to use the past simple and past continuous tenses and learn how they can be used together. Learn how to form past continuous questions and short answers.

Learn about the past simple tense, including its formation, pronunciation variations, negatives, and questions. Discover how to form short answers. Includes interactive quiz and additional resources.

Learn about the differences between 'have to' and 'must' in expressing necessity, including their meanings, usage examples, and pronunciation tips. Explore the distinctions between 'don't have to' and 'mustn't' and when to use them. Dive into a discussion on the difference between 'have to' and 'must', including pronunciation and sentence examples.

The podcast explores the usage and order of adverbs of frequency. It discusses how to use adverbs of frequency to describe habits and actions, and the word order when using them in sentences. It also covers the use of auxiliary verbs with adverbs of frequency and includes a pronunciation tip for the word 'often'.

Discover the different meanings of 'like' in English grammar, including its usage to express preference and enjoyment, and asking for descriptions. Explore the various uses of 'like' as a verb for preferences and as a preposition with 'to be' for descriptions.

Learn about different question forms in English including yes-no questions and WH questions. The hosts provide examples and engage in a conversation asking each other questions to demonstrate their usage. Listeners are given a practice task at the end.

Learn about the present perfect continuous tense and its usage with adverbs like 'just' and 'already'. Explore the ongoing actions and recently finished actions described by this tense. Understand the formation and usage of the present perfect continuous tense, including how to use adverbs and form negative sentences.

Discussion on present tenses, including the preference for tea over coffee. Exploring present continuous and present perfect tenses, with examples like reading novels. A quiz to test understanding of present tenses.

Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past. Modal verbs of ability and 'be able to'. Ability and past forms of 'can'. Examples of using 'could' and 'be able to' in the past.