CBF 3:16 | Looking at triggers for the subjunctive

CBF 3:16 | Looking at triggers for the subjun...

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CBF 3:17 | Focus on the subjunctive and idiomatic expressions

We’re returning to Katie’s texts this week and we’ll be hearing her exciting news about her forthcoming visit to the Cannes Film Festival, thanks to Jérôme’s mother. In this episode we’ll be covering more examples of vouloir que with the subjunctive, and we’ll also hear an exampl ...  Show more

CBF 3:18 | The perfect and imperfect tenses

We knew you’d be desperate to find out how Katie got on at the Cannes Film Festival with Jérôme, so we’re sticking with Katie’s diary entries this week. In this episode you’ll hear a full account of her evening in Cannes with Jérôme and his parents, and you’ll also hear how thing ...  Show more

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