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Practise your English grammar with these short programmes.

Each week we explore a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English.

Hear how grammar is used in everyday situations, and test what you’ve learnt with games and quizzes.

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Reminiscing

Reminiscing

2026-10-2709:472

We talk about our memories all the time. Learn how to reminisce in English with Neil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie, using used to, would and the past simple.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250909FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
Preferences

Preferences

2026-10-2010:055

Do you prefer dogs or cats? Neil and Phil talk about choices and preferences and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of these choices. Learn to use prefer, would prefer and would rather.You can find a quiz and worksheet to test what you've learned here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/250902For series about tenses, conditionals, prepositions and lots more, go here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/grammarAnd if you enjoy podcasts for learning English, try some of our other popular podcasts, including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app, and they come with extra resources on our website.
To-do lists

To-do lists

2026-10-1308:066

How long is your to-do list? Beth and Neil talk about the jobs they need to do, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of your to-do list. Learn to use 'need to', 'have to', 'got to' and 'needs doing'.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250826FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
Fixing problems

Fixing problems

2026-10-0610:226

Have you fixed anything recently? Phil fixed his garden gate and Becca fixed her bike. Listen to Pippa and Neil talking about fixing problems and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to use 'itself', 'by itself', 'in itself' and other reflexive pronouns for emphasis.Read along with the transcript and practise using the worksheet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/260317And try our most popular podcast series, 6 Minute English. Learn about the world and learn interesting vocabulary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english
Stories from the past

Stories from the past

2026-09-2910:446

Phil attended a party on a boat on the River Thames and Pippa had a student radio show while she was studying at university. Learn how to use different tenses to tell stories from the past.Have you signed up to our newsletter yet?! Get weekly tips and updates by signing up here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599To practise what you've learnt in this episode, don't forget to try the free quiz, or read along with the transcript: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/260310Follow us on social media @bbclearningenglish
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