Oct 7

Predicting the future

What are your predictions about the future? Neil and Pippa talk about what they think will happen in the future, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of future predictions. Learn to use 'will', 'going to' and how to use the future perfect tense.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHE ... Show More

8m 58s

Sep 30

Hobbies we enjoy doing

Do you have any hobbies you'd like to start doing? Beth and Neil talk about things they enjoy and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of -ing verbs and infinitives. Learn which verbs to use when we have two verbs together in English.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full ... Show More

9m 36s

Sep 23

Things we collect

What's the difference between 'loads of' and 'lots of'? TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250923FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://w ... Show More

8m 58s

Jan 2022

There's nothing to it

Sometimes we do things that are simple. Learn an 'easy' phrase to describe this.

2m 13s

Jun 2007

66: "How are you?..."

A listener recently asked us: 'Which lesson deals with 'Ça va?'!…' Though it's a simple expression, it's an essential one. As it’s been a while since we’ve had a beginner lesson, let's visit some of the basics in this short lesson. We’ll see how to ask how someone is, we’ll learn ... Show More

7m 24s

Dec 2023

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple - Two SIMPLE rules!

⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-present-perfect-past-simple/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ What’s the difference? When do we use each of these English verb tenses? Today I’ ... Show More

5m 37s

Aug 2019

The Verb to be

Simple present with "to be". A listening story

3m 35s

Jul 2019

HUGE English Improvement | Just A Little More

An easy way.

1h 12m

Nov 2022

How to use BE, BEING, and BEEN correctly

The verb “be” is one of the most common words in the English language – but it has different forms, like be, being, and been. Do you know when to use each one correctly? I’ll explain it today, with plenty of examples! If you’re looking for simple, clear, step-by-step grammar less ... Show More

6m 13s

Nov 2019

Basic Verb Tense Review: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, going to - AIRC287

Revise the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple and going to tenses. Las notas del episodio y más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles están en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Shownotes and more podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast. ... Show More

25m 48s

Sep 2022

"If I was..." or "If I were..." ?

Today we have a GREAT question from a student who asked: “Which is correct: if I was… or if I were…?” The answer is that we use BOTH in English, but in different situations! I’ll give you some good examples to make it clear. Try to practice this right away by writing two sentence ... Show More

4m 31s

Past simple