{"id":12000,"date":"2018-10-12T15:36:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12000"},"modified":"2018-10-12T15:36:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:36:36","slug":"beginner-spanish-listening-practice-comparing-el-preterito-imperfecto-and-el-preterito-indefinido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-listening-practice-comparing-el-preterito-imperfecto-and-el-preterito-indefinido\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 Comparing El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto and El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we will practice using both El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto and El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening. <\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n

This lesson is part of a Spanish course that practices the grammar and vocabulary first introduced in my beginner Spanish course posted here on the Transparent Language blog. Let’s test your listening comprehension and see if you can understand a short audio in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the following link to watch the corresponding video lesson of the original course:<\/p>\n

Beginner Spanish Lesson 42 Comparing El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto and El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Please familiarise yourself with the following words and phrases before listening to the audio below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viejo: old
\nBuen precio: good price
\nAunque: although
\nPeligroso\/a: dangerous<\/p>\n

Now play the audio to listen a conversation between two friends. Can you understand what they are saying? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don’t worry if you don’t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
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Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom: Hola Julia \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo te has comprado ese coche?
\nJulia: Me lo compr\u00e9 el a\u00f1o pasado cuando viv\u00eda en Madrid.
\nTom: \u00bfAh s\u00ed? \u00bfY qu\u00e9 has hecho con tu otro coche?
\nJulia: Se lo vend\u00ed a un amigo. Me gustaba mucho mi otro coche pero estaba un poco viejo y a veces ten\u00eda problemas. Mi amigo quer\u00eda un coche barato y se lo vend\u00ed a un buen precio. \u00bfY t\u00fa? \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo te has comprado esa moto? Antes no ten\u00edas moto \u00bfverdad?
\nTom: No, antes siempre iba en bicicleta. Pero encontr\u00e9 un trabajo bastante lejos de mi casa y me compr\u00e9 la moto.
\nJulia: Ah claro.
\nTom: Estaba en oferta, muy barata.
\nJulia: \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo te la compraste?
\nTom: Mmmm\u2026 hace un mes, m\u00e1s o menos.
\nJulia: Ah muy bien.
\nTom: S\u00ed, estoy muy contento. Aunque un d\u00eda tuve un accidente. \u00a1Qu\u00e9 susto!
\nJulia: \u00a1Qu\u00e9 dices!
\nTom: S\u00ed, pero no fue nada. Iba demasiado r\u00e1pido.
\nJulia: Tienes que tener cuidado. Las motos son peligrosas.
\nTom: S\u00ed, es verdad<\/p>\n

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So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t worry if you didn’t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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