English Grammar for All Levels

Explore the differences between should, have to, and must in English grammar for all levels, with practical examples from a story about Judy and Aaron and guided practice.

Explore the past continuous tense and its structure, showing how to describe actions at a past time using was or were plus the -ing ending, with questions and negatives illustrated.

Master the verb can, including positive, negative, and question forms. Explore examples such as I can read Chinese, I can speak Chinese, and they can dance to practice.

Learn how to form and use the passive voice, including structure with to be and the past participle, turning active into passive, and building questions and negatives.

Master there is and there are constructions through a relatable estate agent story, learning single and plural forms, question and negative sentences, and practical classroom practice.

Learn to describe future events using the future simple with will, form positive and negative sentences (will not / won't), and questions through examples and practice.

Learn to use a, an, and the, including first versus second mentions and when to use zero articles, illustrated by Miss Jones and Daniel.

Master the past simple tense with regular and irregular verbs, forming questions with did and negatives, illustrated by Prince Albert and the Albert Memorial.

Learn the present simple tense to describe present actions and regular habits, with question and negative forms using do/does, subject-verb agreement, and practice examples.

Learn to correctly use both, either, and neither with two objects, including 'either of' and 'neither of' constructions. Practice prompts reinforce this usage.

Master the verbs have and have got to express possession in everyday speech and writing. Learn how to form questions and negatives, with practice dialogues.

Master the uses of some and any in positive sentences, questions, and negatives with practical examples from Mindy and Peter’s dialogue.

Learn the passive voice in the past simple tense, using was or were and the third form of the verb, with clear structure and practice prompts.

Learn how may and might express possibility and permission with examples from the episode. Apply the subject–may/might–verb structure to ask for or grant permission, and recognize formal usage.

This episode teaches the present perfect tense, showing when to use it for recent actions and past experiences, with examples using have/has, third-form verbs, not, yet, and already.

Explore zero and first conditionals with practical London-themed examples. Practice exercises and clear explanations cover present simple and future simple structures for general truths and future possibilities.

Explore how to form the future continuous tense with positive, negative, and question sentences, through the story of Ellie and Laura and practical exercises.

Learn the past perfect tense with cinema-themed examples and practice. Explore its structure, negative forms, and questions through engaging dialogue and exercises.

Learn to use the present continuous tense with positive, negative, and question forms, using am/is/are plus verb-ing, illustrated through a family dialogue.

Learn to use for, since, and ago to express duration, starting points, and past moments, with examples from the dialogue between Alex and Mr. Jenkins and Canary Wharf.

Explore the present perfect continuous tense and its ongoing past actions with examples. Learn to form positive, negative, and question sentences with have or has been plus the -ing form.

Explore the future tense with will be in English grammar for all levels. Learn positive, negative, and question forms, and the future will be construction.

Explore was and were in the past simple tense of the verb to be through practical examples, questions, and negatives.

Learn the past simple of have with had and describe past possession. Practice forming questions with did and making negative sentences, using Ben and Simon in Paris.

Learn to use the verb to be in the present simple tense (am, is, are) with positive, negative, and question forms, including contractions and practice.

Master the infinitive and the gerund through a workplace dialogue, illustrating when to use the infinitive and the gerund after thinking and feeling verbs, with practical examples.

Learn to use reported speech in present and past tenses, transforming direct statements with say, tell, and ask. Explore imperatives and examples from Lisa and Dan in episode 27.

Explain the past simple and present perfect with time markers like yesterday and this year, using Amy and Dan scenarios and practice with already.

Episode 29 explains forming comparatives and superlatives for short and long adjectives. It uses examples like rich, small, tall, young, beautiful, and worst with practice prompts.

Explore how to use be going to for future plans and intentions, with positive, negative, and question forms, illustrated through a Paris trip to Disneyland and the Louvre.

Explore the second and third conditionals with Dan and Ray, using present and past hypotheticals, advice, and practice on if clauses with would and would have.

Master forming comparisons with short adjectives (-er), long adjectives (more than), and common exceptions like good/better and bad/worse, illustrated with Carnaby Street examples.

Explore how to talk about travel in London using the correct prepositions with transport modes, such as by bus, by underground, by taxi, and on foot.

Explore the three pronunciations of regular -ed in the simple past, with examples like visited, landed, walked, rushed, and arrived, showing ed can sound it, d, or id.

Master the use of common prepositions like in, on, at, above, next to, near, outside, and opposite through practical Baker Street examples.

Practice the past tense with common verbs and irregulars, learn to form questions with did, and compare Shakespeare's era to today using letters, texts, and daily activities.

Learn to use the indefinite article a or an for one item, including before vowel sounds, and know when not to use it with many or uncountable nouns.

Practice using there is and there are to describe location and quantity, including singular and plural forms. Explore negatives and the question form with examples from the canal and boats.

Explore the passive voice with cafe-based examples, learn the structure 'was/were + past participle,' and contrast it with active voice to identify who did the action.

Explore the definite article the and its role in signaling uniqueness and specific references. Identify how the is used after a prior mention, with examples from the Sherlock Holmes Museum.

Learn the present continuous using am, is, and are plus -ing, with examples like I am standing, they are walking, and the music is playing to explain now.

Learn the correct order of adjectives—size, shape, age, then color—using examples like a huge square old cream building and an unusual rectangular red telephone box.

Master the use of time prepositions in, on, and at with practical examples of days, dates, exact times, and time periods, from summer to July.

Learn to describe objects using this, that, these, and those, distinguishing near versus distance with examples of flowers, lawns, roses in Regent's Park.

Learn to describe future plans using going to with am, is, or are, via examples like I am going to throw the bread.

Explore the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns, using there is and there are with water, leaves, shade, and music. Learn how to form how many and how much questions.

Explore how to use so and such to emphasize qualities in English, with so followed by adjectives and such followed by adjectives plus nouns, illustrated by station, statue, and glasses.

Explore future tenses in English: use will for hopes, going to for likely plans, and present continuous for definite arrangements, illustrated by a Paris train trip.

Master the use of somebody and something, and anybody and anything, and learn to form questions using is there anybody or is there anything, with negative forms nobody and nothing.

learn the difference between must and have to in English grammar using parliament scenarios. compare when each expresses necessity or obligation and grasp the stronger must versus have to.

Sheryl demonstrates describing feelings with ed and ing adjectives, such as interested vs interesting, tired vs tiring, and bored vs boring, and explains the be-ed versus be-ing structure.

Learn to describe people or objects with adjectives and actions with adverbs, adding ly (brightly, precisely) while noting exceptions (fast, hard, well) and forms like prestigiously.

Compare can and may, clarify ability versus permission, explain negative forms and the rule about not using to after can or may, with examples from the Cutty Sark.

Explains the present perfect to describe past actions with present results, using have or has plus the past participle, with for and since and examples like the sun has set.

Explore the present perfect and past simple with clear rules and examples, such as have/has plus past participle, and verbs like fell, to explain recently versus long-past actions.

Learn the difference between the present simple and present continuous with park scenarios, including to be plus -ing, the -s ending for he/she/it, and exceptions like like, want, hate, and love.

Learn to form superlative adjectives for short, long, and y-ending words with London Eye and River Thames examples, including ist endings, most for long adjectives, and good and bad exceptions.

The present simple describes everyday routines and general truths, with clear subject–verb agreement rules. Explore Neal's Yard examples and practice adding -s for he, she, it.

Practice the present perfect with yet, already, and just using real-life examples from the Millennium Bridge, such as boats passing, bracelets being taken off, and tourists crossing.

Explore the golden rule of English sentence structure—subject, verb, object—through examples from the Tate Modern, including present and continuous tenses, and practice arranging words correctly.

Explores the use of too and enough with real Portobello Road Market examples, teaching when to use too versus enough and how they relate to countable versus uncountable nouns.

Explore phrasal verbs at Portobello Market, with examples like shop around, look for, carry on, and come across in rainy London.

Master zero and first conditionals in English by analyzing if-clauses, using present simple in the conditional and will for outcomes, with practical examples from Little Venice.

Episode 34 explains question tags in English grammar, showing how to form them from positive and negative statements, use the same verb or do, and confirm.

Learn to form possessives by adding apostrophe s for most singular nouns, and use just an apostrophe for names ending in s, illustrated by Boris bikes and Tara's jacket.

Explain possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives with everyday city life examples, including mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs, such as my oyster and their furniture.

Explore the reflexive pronouns such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, yourselves, ourselves, and themselves, and learn how to use them to show doing things alone or without help.

Master the past perfect tense with rules and examples, using had and the past participle to show actions before others, and time expressions such as before and by the time.

Learn to distinguish like and as for clear comparison, applying the structure subject plus verb plus like plus noun or pronoun, and use as to describe a role or function.

Explore how to use wish with past simple, past continuous, and past perfect to express present regrets and past possibilities, with practical examples from daily life.

Explore how to combine two items into one sentence using both, either, and neither, with Holland Park's yellow and purple flowers, modern and old sculptures, and a chess board.

Learn to use as... as and not as... as to compare things, describe actions with adverbs, and distinguish as much as vs as many as for countable and uncountable quantities.

Explore how to use always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, and never to describe frequency in everyday situations. See how these adverbs appear in Whitechapel market scenes.

Learn to compare adverbs correctly by using more or less for ly-adverbs and er forms for others, with exceptions like better and worse for well and badly.

Explains the difference between used to and be used to, with examples of past regular actions and current familiarity, including get used to and accustomed to in London.

Discover how to use for, since, and ago with the present perfect to express duration, start times, and exact past moments, with real-life examples from historical settings.

Cheryl explains the differences between few and a few, and little and a little, with examples showing how countable and uncountable nouns affect meaning.

Learn to use to plus infinitive and the bare infinitive after modal verbs, with examples of want, need, decide, can, should, and other common verbs.

Learn the difference between another and other, including when to use each before nouns and pronouns, with Camden Market examples like umbrellas, juices, flowers, and shopfronts.

Learn how to form exclamations using how, what, such, and so, with countable and uncountable nouns, illustrated by the Pirate Castle and canal.