logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2021
6m 4s

Present perfect and past simple

BBC Radio
About this episode

Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.

Up next
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
Recommended Episodes
Mar 2021
Harry and Meghan's Interview
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 
10m 39s
Aug 2020
Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 
10m 51s
Dec 2020
Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 
11m 43s
Jan 2021
Russian Navalny Protests
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 
11m 50s
Sep 2019
Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet
Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story. 
11m 5s
Feb 2021
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to divorce
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 
10m 59s
Dec 2023
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity. 
6m 19s
Jul 2020
Kanye West says he'll run for US president
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. 
9m 45s
Nov 2021
S02E01 – Mes plats préférés – A1 | The French Learning Kit
In this episode, I talk about my favourite French dishes and give you tips for the recipe. 
2m 4s