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Learning English Grammar

BBC Radio

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.

Find more at bbclearningenglish.com

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533 - Things you have to do
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  • 533 - Things you have to do

    Do you have any social obligations? Beth and Neil talk about doing things they don't really want to do and our grammar guru Georgie explains ways to talk about social obligations. Learn to use 'have to', 'be meant to', 'be supposed to' and how to use the second conditional.

    TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/251014

    THE READING ROOM: Practise your reading skills here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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    Tue, 12 May 2026
  • 532 - 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 WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/251007

    THE READING ROOM: Practise your reading skills here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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    Tue, 05 May 2026
  • 531 - 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 transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250930

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    Tue, 28 Apr 2026
  • 530 - Things we collect

    Do you collect anything? Beth and Neil talk about what they collect and have in their house and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of quantities. Learn to use language like 'absolutely loads of', 'some' and 'only a few'.

    TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250923

    LEARN ENGLISH FOR WORK WITH OFFICE ENGLISH: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english

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    Tue, 21 Apr 2026
  • 529 - Regrets

    Learn to talk about regrets using the third conditional, 'wish' and regret plus -ing. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com

    TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/250916

    LEARN HOW TO BEAT SPEAKING ANXIETY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety

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    Tue, 14 Apr 2026
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