Thinking in English Grammar Study Pack: Perfect Continuous Edition

I’ve just released the latest GRAMMAR STUDY PACK from Thinking in English… and I have made them SO MUCH BETTER!

After listening to your feedback and ideas, I have redesigned and improved the study packs to give you more opportunities to practice using the grammar, as well as challenging your comprehension of the episodes and content.

The perfect continuous study pack includes early access for the 2 public Thinking in English Grammar Podcast episodes on “Perfect Continuous Tenses/Grammar” and 1 EXCLUSIVE episode on Future Perfect Continuous Grammar.

The Grammar Study packs now contain 3X MORE activities and exercises compared to previous versions. Each episode Study Pack will include 10 activity sections (with over 50 questions) – in total there are over 60 pages of English learning content!

There are activities for you to complete before listening to the episodes, grammar activities, comprehension activities, and then more activities at the end of the study pack!

NEW Study Exercises Include

• Complete the sentence activities (practice conjugating verbs)
• Sentence Transformation activities (practice combining or transforming sentences with complex grammar)
• Writing practice
• Vocabulary tasks
• Comprehension Questions
• And MORE!

Present Perfect Continuous Tense/Grammar (EARLY ACCESS)

Spotify Has Been Revolutionising Streaming for Nearly 20 Years – Present Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)

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• Link to Descript interactive transcript
• Study activities and exercises

Since being founded in 2006, Spotify has been revolutionising and influencing the way people listen to music, discover artists, and even make careers as podcasts.

At the same time, many people have been criticising Spotify for their use of algorithms and the way they pay artists for their work. 

Today I want to talk about Spotify and consider whether they have been revolutionising or damaging the music and podcasting industries. In order to talk about this topic, and similar topics, we need to understand and know how to use the present perfect continuous tense!

Let’s practise the present perfect continuous and learn about the impact of Spotify over the past 20 years.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense/Grammar

The 2008 Financial Crisis and Housing Bubble – Past Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)

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• Link to Quizlet set
• Link to Descript interactive transcript
• Study activities and exercises

The world was hit by a major recession in the year 2008, caused in part by a massive housing bubble in the United States. Banks had been lending money to almost anyone (even if they couldn’t afford it) and investors had been assuming that house prices would continue rising. 

They were wrong. 

Today I want to talk about the financial crisis, the housing bubble, and the man who had been predicting a financial collapse for years. In order to talk about this topic, we need to understand and know how to use the past perfect continuous tense. 

Let’s practise the past perfect continuous and learn about the financial crisis!

Future Perfect Continuous Tense/Grammar (EXCLUSIVE)

Food and the Future – Future Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)

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• Transcript
• Extended Vocabulary List
• Link to Quizlet set
• Link to Descript interactive transcript
• Study activities and exercises

By the end of this century, the way we eat, grow, and produce food will have been changing for decades. Scientists will have been developing new types of crops, companies will have been creating meat grown in labs, and chefs will have been inventing new dishes and cuisines. 

Today I want to talk about the future of food. In order to talk about this topic, and similar topics, we need to understand and know how to use the future perfect continuous tense!

Let’s practise the future perfect continuous tense in this episode!

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