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Oct 2017
25m 58s

CBG 2.17 | Ich habe die Hausaufgaben nic...

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In this episode we're focusing on the use of weil with the Perfect Tense and you'll be learning to give excuses as to why you arrived late and why you haven't done your homework!

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