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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. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at
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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.

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.

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.

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.

Jun 16, 2020 • 6min
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Catherine and Callum explain all about present and past participle clauses.

Jun 9, 2020 • 6min
The future perfect
Learn about a tense that helps you to make predictions about the future.

Jun 2, 2020 • 6min
Linking devices of contrast
Learn about the words and phrases we can use to link contrasting ideas together.

May 26, 2020 • 6min
Review of conditionals
Join us for this programme as we review four different types of conditionals.

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May 19, 2020 • 6min
'Used to', 'be used' and 'get used to'
Learn to talk about actions that happened regularly in the past.