Coffee Break Languages
Coffee Break Languages
This May, three Coffee Break Tenses Masterclasses run side by side: French, Italian and Spanish. Daily bite-sized lessons, homework feedback from our tutors, and an end-of-month test, all designed to help intermediate learners use tenses with real confidence.
Choose your language Registration closes Monday 4th May 2026, or as soon as each class reaches capacityTenses are where intermediate learners often get stuck. Each Masterclass takes the most useful tense areas in your language and walks you through them gradually over the month. Same proven Coffee Break format, tailored to the way each language works.
Pick the language you're learning. Each Masterclass is independent, with its own tutors, content and community.
Passé composé, imparfait, plus-que-parfait, futur simple and conditionnel présent. The five tenses you need to tell stories, make plans and describe what could have been.
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Passato prossimo, imperfetto, trapassato prossimo, passato remoto, futuro and condizionale. Speak about the past with nuance, plan for the future, and read Italian literature with new eyes.
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Preterite, perfect, imperfect, future and conditional. Tell stories, share memories, and talk about your plans and dreams in Spanish, wherever your travels take you.
Find out moreThe format is the same across all three languages, refined over years of running these courses for Coffee Break learners around the world.
Daily content from 1st to 31st May, in coffee-break-sized chunks.
Five core lessons released over the month, worked through at your own pace.
Your learning is spread across the month, building steadily as you go.
A multiple-choice test at the end so you can see how much you've learned.
Each lesson includes a homework task with personal feedback from our tutors.
Optional discussion tasks after each lesson, alongside fellow learners from around the world.
Each Masterclass includes audio lessons, video reviews, homework with tutor feedback, daily activities, a final test, course certificate and lifetime access to the materials.
Tutor feedback and discussions are available during May 2026. Lifetime access to the materials is included.
Registration for all three Tenses Masterclasses closes on Monday 4th May 2026, or sooner if a class reaches capacity.