We've now learned both the Perfect Tense and the Imperfect Tense in Italian, but when do you use which tense? In this episode of Coffee Break Italian we'll be talking about "thtooms" and "dum-de-dum-de-dums". This is Mark's method of explaining how you can combine the Perfect Tense and the Imperfect Tense in one sentence to talk about what was happening when something else happened. You'll also learn an alternative translation of the Imperfect which involves beaches at sunset!
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CBI Mag 2.01 | Italo Svevo: uno scrittore dalla doppia identità
Coffee Break Italian News - 4th April 2022
Introducing Coffee Break Italian Season 3
CBI Travel Diaries 2.10 | Grazie di tutto, Trentino-Alto Adige!
CBI Travel Diaries 2.09 | Tempesta sulla Marmolada
CBI Travel Diaries 2.08 | Il meritato riposo a Cortina d’Ampezzo
CBI Travel Diaries 2.07 | Un trekking intenso verso valle
CBI Travel Diaries 2.06 | Tre Cime di Lavaredo - Finalmente in vetta!
CBI Travel Diaries 2.05 | Un imprevisto al lago di Dobbiaco
CBI Travel Diaries 2.04 | Un villaggio da favola: Ortisei
CBI Travel Diaries 2.03 | Terza tappa: la fredda Bolzano
CBI Travel Diaries 2.02 | Il fantasma di Castel Thun
CBI Travel Diaries 2.01 | Madonna di Campiglio: finalmente in vacanza!
CBI To Go 2.10 | Qual è la tua città italiana preferita? - What is your favourite Italian city?
CBI To Go 2.09 | Qual è la cosa più strana che hai mai mangiato? - What's the strangest thing you've ever eaten?
CBI To Go 2.08 | Se potessi andare in qualsiasi posto del mondo, dove andresti? - If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
CBI To Go 2.07 | Cosa ti fa arrabbiare? - What makes you angry?
CBI To Go 2.06 | Preferisci l’estate o l’inverno? - Do you prefer summer or winter?
CBI To Go 2.05 | Pensi che sia importante studiare le lingue straniere? - Do you think that studying foreign languages is important?
CBI To Go 2.04 | Cos’hai fatto ieri? - What did you do yesterday?
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