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Feb 2008
17m 35s

Lesson 028

THOMAS CARLTON
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Sur cet episode, on continue notre étude du simple past tense. venir de + infinitif - “just” + simple past tense Exemples: Je viens de lire un livre – “I just read a book.” Il vient de manger un gâteau – “He just ate a cake” Remarquez la différence: We ate a cake. (on ne sait pas quand cela a eu lieu, sauf que c'était au passé) We just ate ... Show More
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