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May 2013
16m 10s

The CBF Verb Fix 105 – ÊTRE

COFFEE BREAK LANGUAGES
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In this lesson we’re looking at the irregular verb être meaning “to be”. Like avoir, être is also irregular so we need to learn each part of the verb as it does not follow the regular patterns.


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