CBS 2.18 | Talking more about the past - the imperfect tense

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🗓️ 27 July 2010

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In this week’s lesson we introduce the imperfect tense and consider in what situations this tense is used. We’ll also learn the conjugation of -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. Please note that lesson 18 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 218 of Coffee Break Spanish. 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 Helen opened her Amazon parcel,
0:03.0	her stomach filled with butterflies, rapid air technology,
0:07.0	and a grill mode feature,
0:08.0	this air-fryer tickled Helen's taste buds for a price lower
0:11.0	than she'd ever imagined.
0:13.0	Five stars from Helen.
0:15.0	Find star-rated products at star prices.
0:18.0	Start your search on Amazon today.
0:31.0	Well, that did you get any of those hot coffee rigged Spanish?
0:34.0	Welcome back to Coffee rigged Spanish.
0:36.0	Now, in this lesson, we're introducing a new tense.
0:39.0	This new tense is called the Imperfect,
0:41.0	and it's another of the tencies that's used to talk about the past.
0:45.0	Sometimes it's a little tricky to begin with
0:48.0	to know whether to use the Imperfect or the Preterate,
0:51.0	the one that you've already learned.
0:53.0	But with this lesson, we'll explain all the situations
0:56.0	where you would use one new versus the other
0:58.0	and hopefully everything will become clear.
1:00.0	I hope you enjoy the lesson.
1:07.0	So, tonight we're going to be looking at a new tense,
1:10.0	a tense that's used in the past for a particular reason.
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