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Feb 2011
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CBS 2.34 | Conditional tense in a café setting
In lesson 34 we’re continuing our ‘soap opera’. This week María-José is taking her friend to a restaurant, so we’ll be revisiting the language we learned previously in the course. We’ll also take the opportunity to look at the conditional tense or ‘mood’. Please note that lesson ... Show More
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Feb 2011
CBS 2.35 | The imperative
We’re continuing our soap opera featuring María-José and Andrew and in this week’s episode Andrew needs some help with an assignment for his Spanish class. We’ll also be looking at the imperative – the command form – in this lesson. Please note that lesson 35 of Season 2 was orig ... Show More
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CBS 2.36 | Continuous tenses
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