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Aug 2011
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Advanced Spanish Podcast 1 – Preterite v...

Gordon & Cynthia Smith-Duran
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In this most-recent podcast, we look at using the preterite vs imperfect in Spanish.  We use anecdotes to assist you […]

The post Advanced Spanish Podcast 1 – Preterite vs Imperfect in Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

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