{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0c3c53a1-180f-435a-9453-cec3883b4ada/6a6886340bd0d38deff12c6f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The hidden German continuous tense: am + verb","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ecbd006c05ea0a3f40e3a/1785234991153-22e61870-3e36-4160-a4a2-4a47fd62bca5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Thomas explains how German handles continuous actions, something that doesn't come with its own dedicated tense the way English '-ing' forms do. He also introduces the increasingly popular am-progressive: 'Wir sind gerade am Entspannen', 'Gestern waren wir am Wandern'. It's a handy shortcut that also means one less set of conjugation rules to worry about.</p><p><br></p><p>➡️ <a href=\"https://youtu.be/CxSs57hjOsI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch the video version of this episode</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>➡️ Get free mini-lessons and language tips every week by signing up to our newsletter: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Coffee Break Languages"}