Hola from Canguroland! G'day, mate! In this episode you will learn about Past Perfect Tense, how to use it when talking about an event in the past together with Simple Past Tense and also when we use it with a Conditional Tense. I share some personal examples from my recent trip to Australia!! PS I recorded this episode at 4am in the morning!! Hope you enjoy ... Show More
Aug 15
[336] 10 Travel Phrases to Survive an Airport
My mother-in-law is flying from Chile to visit us in Adelaide - and she doesn’t speak English! In this episode, I share 10 practical travel phrases to help her (and you!) survive an airport in an English-speaking country. From check-in to baggage claim, I cover what to say, how t ... Show More
16m 32s
Sep 2024
753 - Present Perfect Tense
I went to Central Park yesterday. Of course, it wasn’t my first time to go there. I have been to Central Park many times before.
Recently, a lot of my students and followers have asked me about the difference between sentences like, I lived there and I have lived there. You may ... Show More
8m 12s
Jun 2023
Podcast 162. Who's afraid of present perfect? (B1 English)
Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.In today's podcast, I'm going to show you how to use present perfect, and that if you avoid present perfect, you may lose points in your Cambridge exam, especially at B1 level and above. I'm going to play some extracts ... Show More
22m 30s
Jan 2021
Learn English Tenses: The Present Simple
Welcome to this English grammar lesson about the present simple tense. This is also a very common English verb tense, and it is very useful to learn it. Once you master it you'll be able to talk about the things you love and like, your habits and routines, and how to state f ... Show More
8m 41s