Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Beginners 50 - Telling a story with the past tense(s)

Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Show Notes

A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move. Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one. Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th April! Head to spanishobsessed.com/foundations-2 to find out more!

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