CBF 2:24 | Uses of the imperfect tense
Coffee Break French
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4.6 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2009
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this lesson you’ll find out exactly why Prince Philip changes his wig frequently… or at least when the imperfect tense is used in French! Please note that lesson 24 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 64 of Coffee Break French. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | As Nigel opened his Amazon parcel, it was in love at first sight. |
| 0:04.5 | Sleek design and effortless cornering. |
| 0:07.2 | This vacuum cleaner screamed quality and for a price lower than he ever dreamed. |
| 0:11.8 | Five stars from Nigel. |
| 0:15.0 | With star reviews from you and star prices from us, |
| 0:18.2 | start your search on Amazon today. |
| 0:31.0 | Salut tout le monde et bienvenue à Coffee Break French. |
| 0:33.4 | Welcome back to Coffee Break French. |
| 0:35.4 | Now, we're continuing to talk about the imperfect tense today. |
| 0:38.8 | Last time, we learned that there's only one verb in French |
| 0:42.0 | which has an irregular stem in the imperfect tense. |
| 0:45.4 | That's et. |
| 0:46.4 | So, can you remember how to conjugate that? |
| 0:56.8 | In this lesson, we're going to be continuing to talk |
| 0:59.6 | about the imperfect and talk in particular about when the imperfect is used. |
| 1:04.0 | To translate what was doing or where doing. |
| 1:06.6 | Also, to translate what you used to do. |
| 1:09.6 | I used to do something. |
| 1:11.0 | I used to go to this swimming pool or whatever. |
| 1:14.0 | And the other use of the imperfect is when you're talking about descriptions in the past. |
| 1:20.0 | All this will become much clearer after you listen to this lesson. |
| 1:23.6 | And I hope you enjoyed lesson 64 of Coffee Break French. |
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