improve your english grammar with the bbc. each week we challenge an english language student on an area of the english language such as verb forms, tenses, prepositions and pronunciation. listen to a short presentation on the topic then try to answer the questions. the programmes are recorded on location in an english language classroom. each episode lasts for six minutes and is made available every friday.
GC: Present perfect & past simple 28 Nov 08 3 days ago Read More 
There are many situations in English when we mix the verb forms which we use. In this programme we look at breaking news with the present perfect and describing the details with the past simple. Ou...
GC: Future plans 21 Nov 08 10 days ago Read More
Our challenger Sung Hyeon from South Korea has to describe her future plans when trying to find a space in her busy diary for a meeting with Callum.
GC: Zero article 07 Nov 08 24 days ago Read More
Sometimes there is no article associated with a noun and this can be called the 'zero' article. We learn some simple rules for when not to use an article and challenge Anastasiya from France to spo...
GC: Going to - predictions 31 Oct 08 31 days ago Read More
We look at using 'going to' for predicting what is about to happen. Mehmet from Turkey has a listening challenge. Can he describe from the sound effects what is going to happen?
GC: Present perfect continuous 24 Oct 08 38 days ago Read More
'You look tired! What have you been doing?' This question uses the present perfect continuous, the verb form we use to talk about an activity that's recently stopped or just stopped and that has a ...
GC: Indefinite articles 17 Oct 08 45 days ago Read More
We look at the use of the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an', concentrating on four basic rules. Our challenger is Hanibal from Libya who has to make sentences using the correct articles.
GC: Pronouncing '-ed' endings 10 Oct 08 52 days ago Read More
Regular verbs in the simple past all end in 'ed'. These two small letters can be pronounced in three different ways. In the programme we find out what these different pronunciations are and give ou...
GC: For and since 03 Oct 08 59 days ago Read More
'For' and 'since' are two words which are often used in present perfect sentences when saying how long something has been happening. We challenge Hye Jung from Korea to use the correct words to mak...
GC: Definite articles 66 days ago Read More
We focus on the definite article 'the' and look at four different ways it is used. We challenge Diana from Colombia to identify the correct articles to complete our sentences.
