The CBF Verb Fix – Introduction




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Summary: Introduction<br> Welcome to this introductory episode of the Coffee Break French Verb Fix in which we explain the concepts behind this course and offer an introduction to the whole idea of French verbs: how they work, what it means to conjugate a verb, and the meanings of the four main tenses we’re covering in the course.<br> This show is your weekly fix of Coffee Break French, and through the weekly episodes we’ll help you “fix” your French verbs. We believe that mastering your verbs is the key to developing confidence in written and spoken French. The Verb Fix will help you to learn the conjugations of each verb in the present, perfect, imperfect and future tenses. With the help of repetition, interactive quizzes and even musical backing tracks, you’ll be building your confidence in verbs in no time!<br> Listen to the lesson<br> <br><br> This audio lesson is free, as are all the main audio lessons of the Coffee Break French Verb Fix.<br> Use the audio player above to listen to the lesson, or make sure you’re subscribed to Coffee Break French in iTunes to receive this lesson and all future lessons automatically.<br> Accessing the Premium Version<br> The premium version of The Coffee Break French Verb Fix provides additional materials which will help you build your knowledge of French verbs more effectively with your mastery of French verbs. The premium version is in the form of downloadable pdf lesson notes which include the following additional elements:<br> <br> * Verb tables: each verb is listed in the four tenses covered in the main lesson (present, perfect, imperfect and conditional) so that you can see the written form of the verbs and learn the structures and patterns more effectively;<br> * Bonus verb tables: in addition to the main tenses we’ve also included the conjugations for the conditional, present subjunctive, past historic, pluperfect, future perfect and conditional perfect tenses;<br> * Exercises: test your understanding with our translation quizzes – full answer key provided!<br> * Bonus Audio: don’t want to listen to the whole show again? We’ve included the “Big Four” audio which extracts just the four main tenses of each verb in the members’ version.<br> <br> The members’ version can be accessed through our membership system. You can purchase the course using the links below.<br> <br> * <a href="/amember4/signup/kN6LARj0V">Season 1: Lessons 1-10</a><br><br> £11.00 GBP inc VAT / approx $14.00 USD ex VAT for non EU customers)<br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/book/coffee-break-french-verb-fix/id675040822?mt=11">Multitouch iBooks version for iPad</a><br><br> If you’re using an iPad, the best way to access the Verb Fix is through our multitouch iBook<br> <br> Subscribe links<br> Please note – if you’re already subscribed to Coffee Break French then you’ll receive the Verb Fix automatically – you don’t need to do anything! If you’re not already subscribed to Coffee Break French you can use the links below:<br> <a href="/amember4/signup/kN6LARj0V">Purchase Membership</a> | <a href="https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakfrench/members/op-cbf-verbfix-1/">Access Members’ Materials</a> | <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-french/id263170419">iTunes link</a> | <a href="http://radiolingua.com/feed/cbf-podcast/">RSS feed</a><br>