CBI 2.21 | C'era molta gente e non faceva troppo freddo
Coffee Break Italian
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🗓️ 15 January 2018
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this lesson we're focusing on a new tense, the imperfect, which is used for descriptions and to talk about repeated actions in the past. It's a very straightforward tense, and Francesca shares some great news about the Imperfect in this episode! As usual, there are lots of examples and Mark and Francesca will test Isla on her understanding by the end of the lesson.
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| 0:00.0 | It felt like I couldn't go anywhere. Do anything. His calls were constant over 700 a day. |
| 0:06.4 | Fretting to burn down my family home, I lived in fear. The police weren't doing anything he'd say. |
| 0:11.3 | They don't take domestic seriously, but PCK2S are a dead. |
| 0:14.7 | She cared and worked hard to prove it was him. |
| 0:17.2 | Now, slowly, I'm getting my life back. I can't tell you how much I value what the met did. |
| 0:22.8 | London needs more officers like PCK2S are all. |
| 0:26.0 | Become a Met Police Officer. Search Met Police Careers. |
| 0:56.0 | Our timings are right. I should be saying, |
| 0:57.7 | Buon anno a tutti. Happy New Year to you all! |
| 1:00.8 | Sí, é vero. Auguri a tutti, vero un anno. Fantastic, o bellissimo. |
| 1:06.0 | We hope that this year is full of opportunities for you to practice your Italian. |
| 1:10.2 | Talking of practicing your Italian, I believe that you two, well, Francesca, you speak Italian already, |
| 1:16.4 | so you've not really been practicing in the island. |
| 1:18.2 | I believe you've been doing some practicing last weekend. |
| 1:20.6 | Sí, sono andata al parco con Francesca. |
| 1:24.6 | Ah, bene, bene, bene. Come, come, come, come, come, come. |
| 1:27.4 | Ah, benissimo. We just passed a beautiful marriage together. |
| 1:32.4 | And then the park was, it was stupendo. |
| 1:36.0 | The trees were covered with snow, there were a lot of people, but it was a bit cold, obviously. |
| 1:42.6 | OK. One of the words I use very regularly, when I'm speaking in Italian, |
| 1:48.1 | you've probably picked up on the sun, ready, and I'm sure Francesca, you've definitely picked up on it. |
| 1:52.2 | One of the words I see very often is perfect. |
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