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Dec 2014
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CBG 1:39 | Wir haben Mark zur Party eing...

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In this latest episode of Coffee Break German, Mark puts his German to the test as he joins some friends of Thomas as they prepare for a birthday party. In this lesson you will:

  • review language used for talking about places;
  • hear further examples of the use of seit to talk about how long you’ve been doing something;
  • become familiar with more examples of the perfect tense;
  • practise different conversational structures.


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