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Learning English Grammar

2026-03-31

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Do you prefer dogs or cats? Neil and Phil talk about choices and preferences and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of these choices. Learn to use prefer, would prefer and would rather. You can find a quiz and worksheet to test what you've learned here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/250902 For series about tenses, conditionals, prepositions and lots more, go here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/grammar And if you enjoy podcasts for learning English, try some of our other popular podcasts, including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app, and they come with extra resources on our website.
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  • Thanks for listening to this BBC Learning English podcast.

  • Have you tried any of our other podcasts?

  • Learn English from news headlines, hear classic stories in English you can understand,

  • listen to real conversations and explore stories from around the world,

  • all while learning vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

  • Find all our podcasts by searching BBC Learning English in your podcast app OK, so quickfire round.

  • Cats or dogs?

  • I prefer dogs because they're more useful.

  • I prefer dogs because they're happier to see you.

  • OK, summer or winter?

  • I prefer summer because I like swimming in the sea.

  • I prefer winter if I'm in a country with a proper winter.

  • In the UK, I prefer summer.

  • Hello and welcome to Learning English Grammar.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Phil.

  • We've just heard George and Sian making some choices and today we're talking about preferences and choices.

  • We 'll learn some language you need to talk about your preferences and choices like what 's the difference

  • between prefer, would prefer and would rather.

  • You can read along with this podcast using the transcript on our website bbclearningenglish.