GrammaTube - learn how to use so, too, either and neither in English

Do you know how to properly use conjunctions such as so, too, either or neither in English? And when to answer with "so do I" or "neither do I"?

If you’re not sure, in this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use these conjunctions in English. These videos are full of explanations, examples and exercises to help you understand their use.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

How to use so and neither to indicate similarity between or among people or things



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How to use either and neither to show that you agree with someone



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How to use so and too to show that experiences are the same or similar



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More examples about how to use either and neither



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Good examples to show how to agree and disagree in English



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Great selection from TV series with examples about “so do I” and “neither do I”



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More examples about how to use “so do I” and “neither do I”



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Good video about the meaning of neither and either



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GrammaTube - future tense in English: will & going to

What are you going to do tomorrow? What are your targets for the New Year? Where are you going next for holidays? To give an answer to these questions we should use the future tense. If you’d like to learn how to answer these questions then don’t miss our selection of YouTube videos that explain how to use the future tense in English.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

A good explanation about how to express the future in English



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Learn how to use the future tense in English with “will & going to”



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Future simple vs “going to” future - learn English tenses



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GrammaTube - lesson about the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous

Do you know when and how to use the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous in English? If you’re not sure, we recommend you reading this post as it contains a selection of YouTube videos that explain in a clear way how to use the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video about the past perfect simple in English



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When and how to use the past perfect in English



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When and how to use the past perfect continuous in English



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Structure and examples about the past perfect simple and continuous in English



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Past continuous vs Past perfect vs Past perfect continuous



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GrammaTube - lesson about the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous

Many students of English have trouble with the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous. We use both to relate a past action to the present but the present perfect simple suggests a completed action whereas the present perfect continuous suggests that the action is not yet completed.

This post contains a selection of YouTube videos that explain in a clear way how to use the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Introduction to the present perfect tense and its uses



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The present perfect by JenniferESL – first part



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The present perfect by JenniferESL – second part



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The present perfect by JenniferESL – third part



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The present perfect by JenniferESL – fourth part



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The present perfect by JenniferESL – last part



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How to form and when to use the present perfect simple with regular verbs



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How to form and when to use the present perfect simple with irregular verbs



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The present perfect continuous explained with American accent



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The present perfect continuous explained with British accent



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Learn the differences between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous



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Question tags in English - You like this GrammaTube, don’t you?

Question tags (also known as tag questions) are a commonly used structure in English and its correct usage shows a good command of the English language. A question tag is a question we can add to the end of a statement.

In this new post on the GrammaTube series we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that describe the basic rules for forming the two-word question tags in English, you’ll also find many practical examples along with exercises and tests to practice.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good introductory video about question tags in English



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Great explanation about structure, usage and common mistakes while using question tags



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Structure and many examples of using question tags in English



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A wonderful video class to learn how to use question tags in English



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How to use question tags to express assumptions or comment on a situation



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Great subtitled video where you can see how to use question tags in a real dialog



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Subtitled video with examples and exercises to practice the question tags in English



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GrammaTube - learn everything about the modal verbs in English

Do you know how to use the modal verbs in English? Would you be able to use can, could, should, must or have to properly?

If you’re not sure, in this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use modal verbs in English. These videos are full of explanations, examples and exercises to help you understand their use.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

List and brief explanation about modal verbs in English



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Good introductory video to modal verbs along with exercises to practice



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Explanation about modal verbs “can” and “could”



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Lesson about modal verbs “must” and “have to”



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Explanation about modal verb “should”



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Learn the difference in meaning between “should” and “must”



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Learn the difference in meaning between “must” and “have to”



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Modal verbs of obligation, with lots of interactive exercises



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Using the modal verbs to express past possibilities



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Good compilation of songs to learn about the modal verbs in English



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GrammaTube - Causative Verbs in English: let, get, have, make

Causative verbs are used to express that someone or something caused someone or something else to do a particular task. This might sound a bit confusing, but if you watch the videos that we’ve compiled you’ll see that it’s not that difficult.

These YouTube videos will show you how to use several causative verbs like let, get, have or make.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video with examples about the causative verbs in English



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Structures and causative verbs in English



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Causative verbs with Passive and Gerunds



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Good video that explains the passive causative



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Learn American English shows us how to use the verb "have" in the causative form



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How to use the verb "make" as a causative verb



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GrammaTube - learn about the uses of “get” in English

Do you know the meaning of expressions such as “get a life” or “get into something”? If you are not sure you might keep reading, in this new post of the GrammaTube series, we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand these sentences and many other uses of the English word “get”.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

English grammar lesson/presentation with the word “get”



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English idioms with “get”



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The many uses of the verb “to get”



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Good video with many situations where you can use “get”



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Phrasal verbs with “get”



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An explanation of the phrasal verb “to get something off”



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Learn everything about the grammatical structure “get + adjective”



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Learnamericanenglish explains the structure “get + adjective / past participle”



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Common collocations with the word “get”



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GrammaTube - an explanation about the difference between “used to” and “would”

Many students of English have trouble with the difference between “used to” and “would”. We use both of these to talk about things in the past which we don't do now or are not happening now. Sometimes both “used to” and “would” are OK in one sentence - sometimes only “used to”.

This post contains a selection of YouTube videos that explain in a clear way the difference between “used to” and “would” when talking about things in the past.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good subtitled video with differences between “used to” and “would”



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Great video that explains how to use “would” in the past



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Good subtitled video with examples about using “used to” and “would”



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The difference between I used to, past simple and would for past habits



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GrammaTube - learn the difference between “used to”, “be used to” and “get used to”

Do you know the difference between “used to”, “be used to” and “get used to”? “Used to” is for past situations that are no longer true, “Be used to” is a verb phrase for situations or activities that you do regularly and “Get used to” indicates that you have adapted or become accustomed to something you may or may not like.

In this new post on the GrammaTube series we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use the expressions “used to”, “be used to” and “get used to”.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good explanation showing how to use “used to” in a sentence (by Learn American English)



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Many examples to learn how to use “used to”



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Entertaining video that explains “used to” through several songs



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Great explanation showing how to use “be used to” (by Learn American English)



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Learn how to use the expression “get used to” (by Learn American English)



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Common mistakes with the expressions “used to” and “be used to” (by JenniferESL)



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Differences between “used to” and “be used to” (by Steve Ford)



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Common mistakes in English: “get used to” (by JenniferESL)



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Good video with the difference between “used to” and “I’m used to”



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GrammaTube - learn the differences between those confusing words

You have probably misused more than once words like choose & choice, wish & hope or hear & listen. A usual example is:

INCORRECT: You made the wrong choose. (Choose is a verb and means to select from a number of possibilities).
CORRECT: You made the wrong choice. (Choice is a noun and it is the act of choosing).

In this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use these words.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Common mistakes in English, difference between choose & choice



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Common mistakes in English, difference between wish & hope – part 1



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Common mistakes in English, difference between wish & hope – part 2



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Common mistakes in English, difference between wish & hope – part 3



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Common mistakes in English, difference between wish & hope – part 4



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Another English lesson that covers wish and hope



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Good video with differences between hear and listen to



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Are you listening? Can you hear me? – learn the differences between hear and listen



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Learn how and when to use look, see and watch



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GrammaTube - talking about quantity in English: few, little, much, many, a lot

There are several quantifiers (a determiner or pronoun indicative of quantity) in English like few, little, much, many or a lot. ESL students find them confusing and use them incorrectly.

To help you understand them, we have chosen several videos from YouTube that explain how to properly use quantifiers through lessons and real life examples.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video that explains many common and not as common quantifiers



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Learn how to use quantifiers “much”, “many” and “a lot”



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Common English expressions related to quantity, learn the difference between “a little” and “a few”



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Comparison between “There is” and quantifiers



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Funny song to practice “how many?” and “how much?”



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Learn the differences between “few / a few” and “little / a little”



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Another great video with the differences between “few / a few” and “little / a little”



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GrammaTube - Bored or Boring? Or when to use them correctly

How often do you use bored or boring when you speak or write in English? Quite some for sure, in sentences like “I’m bored” or “this book is really boring”. You have to be careful when using these words in English as they are quite tricky and it’s easy to make mistakes.

To help you master the use of bored and boring, we’ve prepared a new post on the GrammaTube series that contains videos about explanations and example of use.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video with the conditions for bored and boring



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A funny video to understand the differences between bored and boring



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Another good explanation about bored and boring



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Present and past participle: bored vs. boring



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I am boring or I am bored



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Good explanation about the differences between bored and boring



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GrammaTube - learn everything about the Irregular Verbs in English

Irregular verbs in English are usually one of the “dangerous zones” for the ESL student. The absence of rules to form the past simple and past participle make it necessary to learn them by heart in order to used them properly. Moreover, some of these irregular verbs are quite difficult to pronounce.

This post shows a selection of YouTube videos that contains a list of irregular verbs with explanatory images, English classes with explanations about irregular verbs and exercises.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video with a list of irregular verbs and images to learn them



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Another video that contains a list of irregular verbs with images



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10 Minute Class: Irregular Verbs Class - part 1



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10 Minute Class: Irregular Verbs Class - part 2



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Video with explanations about regular and irregular verbs



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How to pronounce irregular verbs in English



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5 less common irregular English verbs



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GrammaTube - learn everything about countable and uncountable nouns

How many money do you have? / How much money do you have? Do you know which of the previous questions is wrong? Which one sounds “strange”? The key is to understand how to use countable and uncountable nouns in English.

In this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use countable and uncountable nouns.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good video that explains countable and uncountable nouns in English



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Excellent grammar explanation about countable and uncountable nouns



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Video that contains questions and exercises to practice countable and uncountable nouns



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Very good subtitled video that explains the topic of countable and uncountable nouns



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GrammaTube - learn the active and passive voice in English

Do you know the difference between the active and passive voice in English? Would you know how to transform a sentence from active to passive voice and vice versa? If you are not sure, don’t miss out this new episode in the GrammaTube series.

In this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use the active and passive voice in English.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Good introduction to active and passive verbs



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Explanation about the active and passive voice in English



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Why use the passive voice?



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Introduction to the passive voice by JenniferESL



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Second video about the passive voice by JenniferESL



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Creative video that explains the passive voice in English – first part



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Interesting video to learn the passive voice in English – second part



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GrammaTube - learn the modal verbs (can, could, be able to…) in English

Modal verbs in English are a category of auxiliary verbs used to express ability, possibility, necessity or other condition for the main verb.

They are really important in English as they allow expressing many situations in daily life. Moreover, their learning curve is not very big and once you understand how they work, they are easy to use.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Learning the modal verbs is usually recommended for students with an intermediate level of English. In any case, we recommend you watch these videos as they’ll help you to learn or remember.

Expressing ability with can, could, be able to



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Learn American English explains that the modal verb "can" is almost the same thing as "(be) able to"



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Explanation about the modal verbs when they are used in the present perfect tense



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Modals can be put in front of the continuous form to express some present action that is or isn't happening



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Excellent video to understand modal verbs in the passive voice



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More explanations about modal verbs and passive voice



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Learn how to use “be able to” in the past tense



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How to use “be able to” with other modal verbs



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Learn how to pronounce can and can’t



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How to put “have to” an “be able to” together



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Very funny song in English for the kids to learn how to use “can”



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Learn how to use the modal verb “can” with questions and answers from real people interviewed at different locations



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GrammaTube - Demystifying Prepositions of Place in English

Prepositions of place are one of the trickiest aspects of the English grammar as quite often, the right preposition is different from the one that you’d use in your native language.

To help you overcome these difficulties, we’ve prepared a new post on the GrammaTube series that contains videos about how to use prepositions of place in English. These videos are very enjoyable and educational as they contain explanations, exercises, examples and even songs.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Learning prepositions is usually recommended for students with an intermediate level of English. In any case, we recommend you watching these videos as they’ll help you to learn or remember.

Introductory video about prepositions of place



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Steve Ford gives a very good explanation about prepositions of location



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General introduction about prepositions along with a detailed explanation about at, on, in



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Explanation about prepositions of location and direction by JenniferESL (first part)



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Explanation about prepositions of location and direction by JenniferESL (second part)



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Explanation about prepositions of location and direction by JenniferESL (third part)



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Very good video for children with a song to learn prepositions of place in English



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The preposition song (easy version)



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The preposition song (hard version)



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To finish this post, a funny video that explains prepositions of place using an episode from the very famous Scooby-Doo!



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GrammaTube - reveal all the potential of Phrasal Verbs

At Learn English Online we have discussed several times the topic of “Phrasal Verbs” but we don’t get tired, guess why? The reason is because they are extremely important to acquire more fluency and confidence on your level of English.

This post shows a selection of YouTube videos that explain phrasal verbs, their structure, pronunciation and many examples of use.

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Phrasal verbs are usually recommended for students with an intermediate level of English. In any case, we recommend you watching these videos as they’ll help you to learn or remember.

JenniferESL gives an introduction about phrasal verbs



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Structure of the phrasal verbs explained by JenniferESL



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JenniferESL explains the pronunciation patterns of phrasal verbs



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Good subtitled video with many phrasal verbs that use “get”



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Excellent video that shows phrasal verbs containing “take”



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Video that explains what phrasal verbs are, and give some examples of phrasal verbs with the word "up"



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There are a lot of funny phrasal verbs in English that use the word "pull"



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Some examples of useful phrasal verbs



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More examples of commonly used phrasal verbs



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GrammaTube - Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in English

Bigger or more big? What is the right form? If you’re not sure, don’t miss this new episode in the GrammaTube series.

In this new post we introduce several videos chosen from YouTube that will allow you to understand and properly use comparatives (bigger than) and superlatives (the biggest).

Grammar can be one of the most difficult skills to develop in English but it is without doubt the key to progress throughout your learning. A good grammar base will help you to write properly and speak in English, hence improving communication with other people.

Very good subtitled video where Learn American English explains how to use comparative adjectives



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Basic comparative and superlative explanation and exercises



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Subtitled video that explains the concept of adjective, comparative and superlative



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Excellent song to learn comparative adjectives in English



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Learn about comparatives and superlatives with this video containing questions and answers



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How to compare two things in English, using comparative adjectives



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Great grammar lesson on superlative adjectives (most, best ...)



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Interesting video about exceptions to the regular grammatical rules for comparatives and superlatives



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The World smallest and biggest things



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