2016-04-15 They Say That Reported Speech is Easy
We often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to…
2016-04-08 Identify With Relative Pronouns
In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to discuss the relative pronouns who, that and which. A…
2016-04-01 Changing Prepositions With ‘Provide’
English learners know that prepositions can be difficult to master. There are 94 one-word prepositions in English, and about 56…
2016-03-25 Using the Passive Voice
This Everyday Grammar is all about the passive voice. The passive is a verb form in which the subject receives…
2016-03-04 Do You Wish You Knew Better Grammar?
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. In English, wish is a powerful word for expressing your dreams, hopes…
2016-02-26 How Much Do You Know about Quantifiers?
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about different ways of expressing quantity…
2016-02-18 Understanding Noncount Nouns
Today we are going to talk about the difference between count and noncount nouns. Most nouns in English can be…
2016-02-12 Past Unreal Conditionals
This week, we are going to talk about the past unreal conditional. Past unreal conditionals are often used to express…
2016-02-05 If You Learn Conditionals, You’ll Be Glad You Did!
In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to talk about conditionals. We use conditionals to show that…
2016-01-22 The Perfect Progressive Tenses
Editor’s note: See An Introduction to Verb Tenses for the first story in this series. For VOA Learning English, this…
2016-01-15 Have You Perfected the Perfect Tenses?
Editor’s note: This is the third episode of four-part series on verb tenses. Be sure to listen to part one…
2016-01-08 Are You Progressing with Progressive Tenses?
Editors note: This is the second of a four-part series on verb tenses. Click here to see part one. For…
2016-01-01 An Introduction to Verb Tenses
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to give you a basic overview of the…
2015-12-25 Getting to Know Gerunds and Infinitives
Welcome to another episode of Everyday Grammar on VOA Learning English. English learners have difficulty with gerunds and infinitives. A…
2015-12-23 Public Speaking, Grammar Lead Top Education Stories
For English learners, the top education topics of the year are tips, tests and, of course, everyday grammar. In 2015,…