VerbCast

VERBcast: episode 10

This is it: once you've listened to today's episode you're now half way through the programme! And well done for keeping with it until now.

On today's show
In episode 10 you'll cover the remaining verbs in the perfect tense, concentrating on the verbs which form the perfect tense using être.

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VERBcast 10 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 10 Low quality (dialup users)

VERBcast: episode 9

Episode 9 of the VERBcast includes further irregular verbs in the perfect tense.

On today's show
Today you'll learn how to conjugate mettre, dormir, écrire, dire, avoir and être in the perfect tense. All of these are "avoir" verbs - yes, even être!!!

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VERBcast 09 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 09 Low quality (dialup users)

VERBcast: episode 8

Our first seven episodes have concentrated on getting you used to a new way of learning, and have covered all 20 of our key verbs. We've had a couple of extra verbs thrown in too which conjugate in the same way as some of the key verbs.

On today's show
Today you'll learn how to form the perfect tense and, in particular, how to form the past participles of regular verbs and a handful of irregulars which we've covered in the past few days in the present tense.

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VERBcast 08 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 08 Low quality (dialup users)

VERBcast: episode 7

Our final set of irregular verbs in the present tense will be covered today.

On today's show
Today we'll cover sortir, partir and venir, but in addition to venir you will also get revenir and devenir for free!

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VERBcast 07 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 07 Low quality (dialup users)

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VERBcast: episode 6

We're into the second quarter of the VERBcast and I'd just like to say again how pleased I am with everyone's enthusiasm. It's great to see many of you posting comments, following on from the text messages you've been receiving.

On today's show
We've already covered savoir, one of the verbs meaning "to know", and today we'll learn how to conjugate the other one, connaître. Also in today's programe are mettre and croire, together making three more common irregular verbs. You'll be pleased to know that tomorrow's verbs will be the last of our 20 irregular verbs before we move onto different tenses!

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VERBcast 06 High quality (broaband users)
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VERBcast: episode 5

If you've got to this episode then you're doing well - you're a quarter of the way through the whole course! If you're signed up for the enhanced VERBcast then you should have been receiving the text messages each day too. These will hopefully help to keep your mind on verbs when you're not listening to the VERbcast!

On today's show
Four more verbs today, this time it's the turn of dire, écrire, dormir and prendre. There is also a wee bonus in this episode - you get 5 for the price of 4 because comprendre works exactly like prendre!

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VERBcast 05 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 05 Low quality (dialup users)

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VERBcast: episode 4

More irregular verbs today. Hopefully you're finding the VERBcast very useful. We're certainly delighted with the response both in the comments and in emails.

On today's show
In today's show you'll learn three more irregular verbs in the present tense, all of which are formed in a very similar way. The verbs are pouvoir, savoir and vouloir. Like all the irregular verbs covered in the VERBcast they're important verbs and you really need to know them.

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VERBcast 04 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 04 Low quality (dialup users)

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VERBcast: episode 3

Follow the links below to access the mp3 files. They can be downloaded and copied to your mp3 player, burned to CD, or listened to on your computer, but we would suggest that for best results you listen to each episode on headphones.

On today's show
This episode of the VERBcast introduces the concept of irregular verbs, and you'll come across four verbs which are among the most commonly used verbs in the French language: avoir, être, faire and aller. You need to know these verbs, so let the VERBcast teach you them!

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VERBcast 03 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 03 Low quality (dialup users)

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VERBcast: episode 2

3000 verbs yesterday - no bother! Today we'll add another thousand or so verbs to the list by covering regular -ir and -re verbs, using finir and vendre as the examples. Follow the links below to access the mp3 files. They can be downloaded and copied to your mp3 player, burned to CD, or listened to on your computer, but we would suggest that for best results you listen to each episode on headphones.

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VERBcast 02 High quality (broaband users)
VERBcast 02 Low quality (dialup users)

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VERBcast: episode 1

Here's the first episode! Follow the links below to access the mp3 files. They can be downloaded and copied to your mp3 player, burned to CD, or listened to on your computer, but we would suggest that for best results you listen to each episode on headphones.

On today's show
This programme introduces you to the relaxation techniques you're going to be using in the series, and explains what verbs are. Regular -er verbs in the present tense are covered, using parler as an example.

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VERBcast 01 High quality (broaband users: 11.4mb)
VERBcast 01 Low quality (dialup users: 0.9mb)

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