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Dec 2021
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CBG 3.04 | The imperfect tense | Wir arb...

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Lesson 4 of Coffee Break German Season 3 is all about the imperfect tense. Mark and Andrea focus on the conjugation of regular verbs and then listen to a diary entry where we hear examples of the tense in context.


If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a translation challenge, you can access the full Coffee Break German Season 3 course on the Coffee Break Academy.


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