BBC Learning English

🤔 Do you know when to use the Past Simple and Continuous? 👀 Look at the images and complete the gap:⁠⁣ ⁣ I ______ dinner, and then we ate.⁣ ⁣ 1. was cooking⁣ 2. cooked⁣ ⁠⁣ 🤓 For more about the Past Simple and Continuous, visit our website. 🖱️ Click on the link in our bio.⁣ ⁠⁣

🤔 Do you know which prepositions go with which VERBS? 🤩 Find out in Sian’s fun quiz and let us know how many you get correct! 😁 Don't forget to write your own sentences in the comments ✍️!⁣ ⁣ ⁣

💁‍♀️ Here are three English idioms with ‘dead’ 💀 for you to learn and use. 🤔 Can you use one in a sentence? ⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ MORE: Dan will teach you 5 ways to use 'dead' in less than a minute - click the link in our bio ☠️⁣ ⁣ ⁣

The 🇬🇧 British are experts in this! 🧐 Do you know the answer?⁣ ⁣ We meet new people at 👩‍💻 work all the time. 🤓 This phrase describes the polite conversation we use when we’re getting to know them.⁣ ⁣ 🤩 Our new business podcast, Office English, is all about the language you need at work. In the latest episode, Pippa and Phil 🗣️ talk about how to introduce yourself to new people and build relationships at work events.⁣ ⁣ 👀 Find the link to the full episode in our bio!⁣ ⁣ Or 🔍 search ‘Learning English for Work’ on your podcast app.

🤔 What can’t you go without? 😜 Learning English with us! Scroll through the images to learn 7 phrases with ‘go’ 🚴 – and then write some sample sentences of your own! 🙂 Make sure you go for it!⁣ ⁣ DON'T MISS: 'Play', 'do', or 'go'? Click the link in our bio to earn which word to use with which sport in just ⏱️ 60 seconds! ⁣ ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🤓 Grammar challenge: Do you know how to construct the third conditional? 🤩Fill the gap! We’ll tell you the answer later!⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣ 🧐 EXTRA: Visit our website for a course unit all about the third conditional. Click the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣

: 🚶‍♀️🚶 Do you know the English words for these 6 ways of walking? Which of these ways of walking do you do? Try filling in the gap in this sentence: My child is sleeping so I’m going to ______ into the room and try not to wake her!

❓Do you have experience answering vocabulary tests? Are you motivated to learn more English words? 💪If you answered ‘yes’ then you’re the right candidate for our ‘work’ vocabulary challenge! Swipe through the images and test yourself! 🧠 Let us know of any more ‘work’ words you know in the comments! 👇✍️⁣ ⁣ (Images: Getty)⁣ ⁣ PODCAST NEWS: Check out our brand new 'Office English' 👩‍💼 podcast and give your business English a boost! Click the link in our bio to listen 🎧⁣ ⁣

💪Take your English vocabulary to the next level by learning these alternatives to 'scared' 😱. Can you use one in a sentence - and do you know any more? 👀(Note: these words may not be exact synonyms - pay attention to the context.)⁣ ⁣ BONUS: Fancy a scary story? 😱 Click the link in our bio for a classic tale of horror - and learn NINE different uses of the English word 'run' 🏃

🤔 When is it correct to use ‘have got’ - and when is it not? 👀 Look at the images and fill the gap:⁠⁣ ⁣ I ______ a really old car but I love it!⁣ ⁣ 1. have⁣ 2. have got⁣ 3. both⁣ ⁣ 🤓 For more grammar tips, visit our website. Click the link in our bio 😊⁣ ⁠⁣

👩‍🏫 ‘Remember to do’ and ‘remember doing’ have different meanings! 🤔 Do you know the difference? 🤩 Sian is here with a quick explanation and some useful examples to help you! Watch the video and then try this quiz 👇.⁣ ⁣ 📞 “I need to remember _____ my mum tonight!” ⁣ ⁣ a) calling⁣ b) to call ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ANSWER⁣ ⁣ The answer is b) to call. We use the infinitive here because we are talking about anaction we need to remember to do – not a memory!

😻 Who doesn't love cats? Here are three English cat 🐱 idioms for you to learn and use. 🤔 Can you use one in a sentence? ⁣ ⁣ Learn more cat idioms with The Teacher 👨‍🏫 on our YouTube channel! Click the link in our bio 😺⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣