6 Minute Grammar

Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.

Is it OK to say 'I'm loving your work'? Neil and Catherine take a look at state verbs.

For an explanation about the 2nd conditional, just give us 6 minutes and we can help!

'If it rains, I will take my umbrella'. Learn how to use the first conditional.

Listen to this programme for examples of passives and explanations of how they're used.

Learn different ways of asking for information and making requests.

Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.

We will help you understand how 'too', 'very', and 'enough' are used and what they mean.

Learn how we form questions when we want to ask about a subject or an object.

Learn how to talk about something you did regularly in the past, but don’t do now.

Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.

Catherine might cook curry for dinner. Learn how to use 'might', 'may' and 'could'.

How to use defining relative clauses. They give information about a noun in a sentence.

Learn how to use 'just', 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect.

Who's taller and who is the thinnest? Learn how to compare people and things in English.

Learn how to answer questions with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.

Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.

When is a verb followed by a gerund, and when is it followed by an infinitive?

Taking about making plans… what is Finn doing tonight? Listen to the programme.

Rob and Emma talk about articles and Finn talks about elephants in Cambodia.