{"id":13389,"date":"2020-04-21T05:46:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T09:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13389"},"modified":"2020-04-21T05:46:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T09:46:29","slug":"advanced-spanish-listening-practice-when-not-to-use-the-el-preterito-perfecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/advanced-spanish-listening-practice-when-not-to-use-the-el-preterito-perfecto\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 When not to use the El Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we are going to look at and practice when not to use the El Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto. 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 Advanced 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

Advanced Spanish Lesson – When not to use the El Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? 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

Soraya: Oye Ricky \u00bfDesde cu\u00e1ndo vives en Madrid?<\/p>\n

Ricky: Puf, no s\u00e9. Llevo viviendo aqu\u00ed casi veinte a\u00f1os, creo.<\/p>\n

Soraya: \u00bfTantos? Jo, c\u00f3mo pasa el tiempo. Nos conocemos desde hace quince a\u00f1os \u00bfno?<\/p>\n

Ricky: S\u00ed, me acuerdo del d\u00eda que nos conocimos. Estaba trabajando de camarero en ese restaurante italiano \u00bfC\u00f3mo se llamaba?<\/p>\n

Soraya: Francos. <\/p>\n

Ricky: Eso Francos. Mi espa\u00f1ol era mal\u00edsimo. <\/p>\n

Soraya: Ya me acuerdo. Dejaste este trabajo poco despu\u00e9s de que nos conoci\u00e9ramos \u00bfno?<\/p>\n

Ricky: S\u00ed, bueno, trabaj\u00e9 unos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s all\u00ed. Es que mi espa\u00f1ol era tan malo que no pod\u00eda encontrar un trabajo mejor. No trabajo en Francos desde hace diez a\u00f1os creo.<\/p>\n

Soraya: Ahora hablas espa\u00f1ol muy bien.<\/p>\n

Ricky: Bueno, no tan bien. Hago muchos errores. Voy a una academia desde que vine a Madrid pero todav\u00eda no hablo perfecto.<\/p>\n

Soraya: Hombre, tienes tu acento ingl\u00e9s, eso est\u00e1 claro, pero hablas bastante bien. No creo que necesites la academia. Necesitas salir m\u00e1s de fiesta para practicar m\u00e1s espa\u00f1ol. \u00a1Nunca sales!<\/p>\n

Ricky: \u00a1S\u00ed que salgo! Llevo saliendo de fiesta todos los s\u00e1bados desde que vine a Madrid. Pero es que los madrile\u00f1os sal\u00eds todas las noches. Yo no puedo llevar ese ritmo.<\/p>\n

Soraya: Venga hombre. Que eres joven.<\/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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