exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz]
noun
1 (physical) also (Educ) ejercicio (m)
to do (physical) exercises hacer gimnasia; to take exercise hacer ejercicio
2 (carrying out) ejercicio (m)
in the exercise of my duties en el ejercicio de mi cargo
3 (Mil) (manoeuvres) maniobras (f)
4 exercises (Dep) ejercicios (m); (US) (ceremony) ceremonia (f)
transitive verb
1 (use) [+authority, right, influence] ejercer; [+patience, tact] emplear; hacer uso de
to exercise care tener cuidado; proceder con cautela; to exercise restraint contenerse; mostrarse comedido
2 (preoccupy) [+mind] preocupar
3 (physically) [+muscle, limb] ejercitar; [+horse, team] entrenar; [+dog] sacar a pasear
intransitive verb
hacer ejercicio
modifier
exercise bicycle (n) bicicleta (f) estática
exercise book (n) cuaderno (m) de ejercicios
Exercise the muscles of arms, chest, waist, back and neck.
Ejercita los músculos de brazos, pecho, cintura, espalda y cuello.
Exercise your mind and your body regularly.
Ejercite su mente y su cuerpo regularmente.
Exercise your lungs by using an incentive spirometer to prevent problems after surgery.
Ejercite sus pulmones usando un espirómetro de incentivo para evitar problemas después de la cirugía.
Exercise extreme care to prevent hands from contacting the blade.
Ejercite extrema precaución para no tocar la hoja con las manos.
Exercise patience and common sense in the ejection of players.
Ejercite paciencia y sentido común en la expulsión de jugadores.
Have her exercise these muscles by relaxing and tightening them, without moving her arm.
Pídale que ejercite estos músculos apretándolos y relajándolos, sin mover el brazo.
Next time, exercise at a lower intensity.
La próxima vez, ejercite con menos intensidad.
Intensity: Then, gradually exercise at a higher intensity.
Intensidad: Luego, gradualmente, ejercite a una mayor intensidad.
The elements and exercise of democratic government.
ELEMENTOS Y EJERCICIO DEL GOBIERNO DEMOCRÁTICO.
You may exercise the objection as described above.
PUEDE EJERCER LA OPOSICIÓN COMO SE DESCRIBE MÁS ARRIBA.
You may exercise the objection as described above.
PUEDE EJERCER LA OPOSICI N COMO SE DESCRIBE M S ARRIBA.
Statements in exercise of the right of reply.
INTERVENCIONES EN EJERCICIO DEL DERECHO DE RESPUESTA.
It’s power, not the merits of its exercise.
Well, I exercise every day and I eat right.
Bueno, me ejercito todos los días y como bien.
Your Betta»exercise» their fins when they see their reflection.
Su Betta»ejercitará» sus aletas cuando vea su reflejo.
Ejerzo mi derecho a cogerme al artículo 23.
In bodybuilding, we exercise the muscle and it grows bigger and stronger.
En el gimnasio nosotros ejercitamos el músculo y se pone grande y fuerte.
I exercise vigorously once a day despite my entry and.
Me ejercito vigorosamente una vez al día y.
I exercise parental authority over 100 orphans, so I can help.
Yo ejerzo la patria potestad de más de 100 huérfanos,
así que puedo ayudarlo.
Both exercise your body, but only one makes a gift in sight.
Ambos ejercitan tu cuerpo, pero solo uno le hace un regalo a la vista.
Let’s instead exercise our brains… and try to solve this enigma.
En lugar ejercitemos nuestros cerebros… y tratemos de resolver este enigma.
We exercise, we get a lot of fiber, we have sex.
Nosotros nos ejercitamos, comemos fibras, tenemos sexo.
As a student, you voluntarily and responsibly exercise your right to enroll.
Como estudiante, ejerces tu derecho de matricula de forma voluntaria y responsable.
Ejerzo mi derecho a guardar silencio.
Groups Individuals who exercise their rights with the Institute.
Colectivos Personas físicas que ejercitan sus derechos ante el Instituto.
The courts and procuratorates exercise judicial and supervisory authorities independently.
Los tribunales y las fiscalías ejercían las facultades judiciales y de supervisión de manera independiente.
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great for beginners ballet exercise positions.
Health warning: exercise makes you fat?
Exercise your cake decoration skills first.
What happens when exercise becomes luxury?
Exercise tracking, both indoor and outdoor.
Make time for exercise and stretching.
That was enough exercise for all!
Exercise and health gets put off.
Exercise can greatly benefit any canine.
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Have an unexpected encounter on the beach while practising El Imperfecto and El Indefinido and introduces El Pluscuamperfecto.
- Almudena Grandes
El Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoVerbo irregularEl Pretérito ImperfectoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
Find out more about her life and work of author Almudena Grandes with this B1 reading and listening exercise that can help you practise the pasiva refleja, El Pretérito indefinido and El Pretérito imperfecto.
- Atletismo
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalGerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre de complemento indirectoParticipe passé
How sporty are you? This reading and listening exercise about athletics can help you practise verbal periphrasis
- Aulas virtuales
Verbo irregularEl Presente de SubjuntivoEl Futuro SimpleParticipioPronombre de complemento indirectoLanguage & Education
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple, El Condicional Simple and some expressions followed by El Subjuntivo.
- Campana sobre campana
El PresenteAdverbio interrogativoWritten accents in SpanishAdjetivoPronombre de complemento indirectoCelebrations & Important DatesMusic
The Christmas bells are ringing with this B1 reading and listening exercise that can help you practise the position of pronouns, diminutives and written accents.
- Canción bonita
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre de complemento indirectoNombreEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombre relativoMusic
Listen to this duet by Ricky Martín and Carlos Vives which is a celebration of Puerto Rico. This B1 exercise can help you practise si followed by present indicative + main clause and position of Spanish direct and indirect object pronouns with infinitive/gerund and affirmative commands.
- Celebrando Acción de Gracias
El Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoAdjetivoPreposiciónExpresión idiomática con «estar»Celebrations & Important DatesFamily & Relationships
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Cómo hacer un presupuesto para tu pequeña empresa
El Futuro SimpleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Presente de SubjuntivoNombreVerbo irregularEmployment
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple and El Condicional Simple.
- Confundida
El Pretérito PerfectoVerbe irrégulierParticipioPronombre indefinidoPronombreFamily & Relationships
What advice would you give Sonia if you were her best friend Lidia? This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto for events in the past with no mention of specific date and experiences in life.
- Cotilleando
El PresenteVerbo irregularEl Pretérito IndefinidoVerbos regulares -er (presente)Ser or Estar?Family & Relationships
This exercise can help you practise how to use gustar to say you find someone attractive.
- De crucero por España 3
Pronombre de complemento indirectoVerbe irrégulierParticipe passéLe Présent (Indicatif)El Futuro SimpleMonuments, Tourism & VacationsFamily & Relationships
Daniel meets someone and then something unexpected happens. Are they connected?
This exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives and the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs. (Part 3 of 5) - Día Internacional de las Montañas
El PresentePluralSingularVerbo irregularGénero femeninoCelebrations & Important Dates
Find out why mountains are so important with this reading and listening exercise that can help you practise El Presente, El Imperativo and the position of pronouns after gerunds.
- El Cid
Verbo irregularEl Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishPolitics, History & Economics
Learn about this famous Medieval warrior with this reading and listening exercise which can help you practise relative pronouns, past tenses and past participles as adjectives.
- El clásico
Le Présent (Indicatif)Verbe irrégulierAdjetivoPluralAdjetivo invariableSports & Leisure
This discussion of the traditional rivalry that exists between the Real Madrid and Barcelona football teams can help you practise comparatives and superlatives.
- El desfile del Día de Muertos
El Pretérito IndefinidoTilde diacríticaAdjetivoVerbo irregularWritten accents in SpanishCelebrations & Important Dates
Make the journey to Mexico City and discover the parade that takes place on All Saints’ Day. This B1 exercise can help you practise que/ el cual/ la cual/ los cuales/ quien/ quienes (relative pronouns) and conjugating regular verbs in the conditional.
- El Día de Muertos
El PresenteAdjetivoGénero femeninoGéneroSingularCelebrations & Important Dates
The Mexican celebration of El Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead) actually lasts more than one day as it is celebrated on el Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day) and el Día de los Fieles Difuntos (All Souls’ Day), 1 and 2 November respectively.
- El frotar se va a acabar
Pronombre de complemento indirectoEl ImperativoÓrdenes y peticionesGénero femeninoAdverbio interrogativoFilm & TV
An old school Spanish advert for washing powder full of great grammar.
- El Gordo de Navidad
AdjetivoEl PresentePluralGéneroVerbo irregularCelebrations & Important Dates
This is about the Spanish Christmas tradition of playing the lottery known as El Gordo.
- Granizado de sandía
Verbo irregularPronombre de complemento indirectoPreposiciónPronombreTilde diacríticaFood & Drink
Learn how to make a very refreshing drink and practise the position of pronouns in commands.
- Guantanamera
PreposiciónAdjetivoEl PresenteGéneroGénero femeninoMusic
Guantanamera is probably the most famous Cuban song in the world. Its name means «woman from Guantánamo». The version in this video was recorded by Playing for Change, an organisation created to inspire and connect the world through music.
- Hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo
AdjetivoPreposiciónParticipioGénero femeninoPronombre impersonalLanguage & Education
Discover the meaning of this Spanish saying.
- La Casa de Bernarda Alba
Verbe irrégulierEl PresenteEl Presente de SubjuntivoEl Pretérito IndefinidoSingularLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
Federico García Lorca is probably Spain’s most famous modern poet and playwright. La Casa de Bernarda Alba is one of his most well-known plays.
- La Feria de Abril
PluralVerbo irregularGender of nouns in Spanish: masculineGénero femeninoEl Futuro SimpleCelebrations & Important Dates
This exercise is about the Spanish festival La Feria de Abril.
- La ley de nietos
Verbo irregularEl Futuro SimpleConjunción subordinanteConjunciónGéneroImmigration & Citizenship
Read about a new path to Spanish citizenship called La Ley de la Memoria Democrática, popularly referred to as La Ley de Nietos. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, El Futuro Simple, and the gender of Spanish nouns with specific endings.
- La Pedrera
El Futuro SimpleAdjetivoEl Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoPronombre relativoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Join us on a very special trip to Barcelona to visit the incredible works of architect Antoní Gaudí. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple.
- La pradera de San Isidro
AdjetivoPronombrePronombre relativoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPreposiciónCelebrations & Important Dates
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Las baleadas hondureñas
El ImperativoInverted verbs like gustarExpressing desire (querer, gustar)Órdenes y peticionesPreposiciónFood & Drink
Learn how to make this delicious dish from Honduras! This exercise can help you practise the imperative affirmative and the position of object pronouns with affirmative imperatives.
- Las Doce Uvas
El PresenteAdjetivoGénero femeninoVerbo irregularPreposiciónCelebrations & Important Dates
Are you familiar with the Spanish New Year’s tradition of eating twelve grapes at midnight?
- Las Fallas de Valencia
Le Présent (Indicatif)AdjetivoGénero femeninoVerbe irrégulierAdjetivo invariableCelebrations & Important Dates
The Spanish festival Las Fallas de Valencia lasts for 5 days in March.
- Las hogueras de San Juan
El PresenteAdjetivoGéneroPluralVerbo irregularCelebrations & Important Dates
It’s officially summertime! In Spain (and many other countries) because the solstice and the feast day of Saint John the Baptist are so close, the eve of Saint John’s is celebrated as the start of summer.
- Los Novios 1: Susana y Alfredo
Modo subjuntivoEl Presente de SubjuntivoAdjetivoVerbe irrégulierEl PresenteFamily & Relationships
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the subjunctive.
- Mario Testino
El Pretérito IndefinidoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre relativoEl Pretérito PerfectoPronombreArt & Design
Learn about Mario Testino, the iconic and infamous Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. This B1 exercise can help you practise past tenses, la pasiva refleja and past participles as adjectives.
- Mi asistente
Written accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaParticipioPronombre de complemento indirectoAdjetivoLanguage & Education
Here’s a teacher who’s a big fan of Kwiziq! This exercise can help you practise the importance of written accents in Spanish and relative pronouns.
- Mi gran noche
Verbo irregularEl Futuro SimplePronombre relativoPronombre indefinidoAdjetivoMusic
Listen to the song «Mi gran noche» made famous when it appeared in the 1968 film «Digan lo que digan» starring the Spanish singer and actor Raphael. This B1 exercise can help you practise «El Futuro Simple».
- Mis aventuras por España 1
AdjetivoVerbo irregularAdverbioEl Pretérito PerfectoParticipioMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Here’s part one of a new summer series! Take off with Laura as she heads to summer camp in Spain. Will she have a great time like her parents say she will?
- Mis aventuras por España 2
El Pretérito PerfectoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbo irregularPreposiciónRegularMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Will Laura make new friends? What will happen between Laura and Juan? Find out what summer has in store for Laura in part two of her summer adventure!
- Moriría por vos
PreposiciónPor or Para?NombreConjunción coordinanteTilde diacríticaCelebrations & Important Dates
«Moriría por vos» was a hit single by Spanish rock duo Amaral. This exercise can help you practise voseo, El Condicional Simple and El Futuro Simple.
- Noviembre sin ti
AdjetivoPronombre de complemento indirectoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaGerundio/Spanish present participleAdverbio interrogativoMusic
Listen to this love song by Mexican band Reik taken from their eponymous 2015 album. This exercise can help you practise the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs and past participles as adjectives.
- Nuestra gran aventura de verano 2
El PresenteAdjetivoGender of nouns in Spanish: masculineGénero femeninoSingularMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Nuestra gran aventura de verano 3
PreposiciónEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombreVerbo irregularInfinitivoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Nuestra gran aventura de verano 4
El Pretérito ImperfectoRegularEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombreAdjetivoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Nuestra gran aventura de verano 5
AdjetivoEl Pretérito IndefinidoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoRegularMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
B1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Organización territorial de España
Modo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaWritten accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaAdjetivoPolitics, History & EconomicsImmigration & Citizenship
Learn some geographical statistics about Spain as well as how it is divided and organised administratively. This B2 exercise can help you practise past tenses generally, idiomatic expressions and gerunds.
- Otoño, octubre
Gerundio/Spanish present participleVerbo irregularTilde diacríticaEl Pretérito IndefinidoEl Futuro Simple
This reading and listening exercise is based on a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Manuel Carrasco.
- Paco de Lucía
AdjetivoEl Pretérito IndefinidoPreposiciónVerbo irregularAdjetivo invariableMusic
Learn about Paco de Lucía, pioneering guitarist who founded the new fusion flamenco genre. This B1 exercise can help you practise gender of nouns ending in -ista, shorter forms of ordinal numbers and using demasiado, bastante, suficiente, poco, tanto and mucho to express quantity.
- Películas clásicas de miedo para Halloween
AdjetivoParticipioEl Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoConjunción coordinanteCelebrations & Important Dates
How about these scary movies to help you practise the subjunctive, the imperative, the position of pronouns and Halloween vocabulary?
- Premio Planeta
El Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoLe Futur Simple (Indicatif)AdjetivoVerbe irrégulierLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
This reading and listening exercise is about the lucrative and well-respected book prize. It can help you practise El Futuro Simple, plus relative and subordinate clauses.
- Queridos Reyes Magos
AdjetivoVerbo irregularEl PresenteGénero femeninoSingularCelebrations & Important Dates
This is about the Spanish tradition of the Three Kings — Los Reyes Magos.
- Semana de la Moda Madrid
El Futuro SimpleVerbo irregularPronombre de complemento indirectoAdjetivoEl Presente de SubjuntivoArt & Design
The end of January sees the arrival of Madrid’s Fashion Week. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple.
- Sevillanas de Nochebuena
Pronombre de complemento indirectoRegularParticipioEl Pretérito PerfectoExpresión idiomática con «estar»Celebrations & Important DatesMusic
Listen to this Sevillana-style song that incorporates the lyrics to a couple of more traditional Spanish Christmas carols.
- Song «La vida es un carnaval» by Lucrecia
AdjetivoPronombreEl PresentePluralOración negativaMusic
This reading and listening exercise is based on the lyrics of the Spanish song La vida es un carnaval sung by Lucrecia.
- Sorolla el pintor de la luz y la costa valenciana
Pronombre relativoAdjetivoConjunción subordinanteWritten accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaArt & Design
Joaquín Sorolla is a Spanish painter from Valencia. This exercise can help you practise using the relative pronouns and the pasiva refleja.
- Torrijas
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Presente de SubjuntivoEl ImperativoÓrdenes y peticionesEl Futuro SimpleFood & Drink
Make these traditional Easter treats and practise El Subjuntivo and El Imperativo.
- Una vida nueva 10
AdjetivoEl Pretérito ImperfectoVerbo irregularEl Pretérito IndefinidoEl Condicional SimpleFamily & Relationships
Roberto asked Ángela a life-changing question. Will she say yes or no?
- Una vida nueva 6
El Pretérito ImperfectoRegularVerbo irregularEl Pretérito IndefinidoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaFamily & Relationships
The last time we met Ángela and Roberto they were just getting together and it was 2019. Let’s see what’s happened to them since then! This B1 exercise can help you practise past tenses and El Futuro Simple.
- Una vida nueva 7
El Pretérito IndefinidoEl Pretérito ImperfectoVerbo irregularRegularJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaFamily & Relationships
Part 7 of a series: Roberto is up to something, and now Ángela doesn’t know if she can trust him anymore…
- Una vida nueva 8
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaAdverbioTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishPronombre de complemento indirectoFamily & Relationships
Part 8 of a series. Roberto and Ángela decide to go skiing. It’s very exciting as it’s Ángela’s first time! However, the excitement soon turns to something darker…
This B1 exercise can help you practise the position of pronouns, El Futuro Simple and the difference between some accented/non-accented words. - Una vida nueva 9
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoVerbo irregularJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaFamily & Relationships
Last time we were with Roberto and Ángela there was an avalanche! Find out what happens next…
- ¿Qué? ¿ruidosas nosotras?
Significados de «que»Pronombre interrogativo y exclamativoPronombre relativoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaConjunciónFamily & Relationships
The landlady is not happy with her noisy tenants.
- ¿Quién es la Fallera Mayor de Valencia?
Pronombre relativoEl Presente de SubjuntivoVoz pasivaModo subjuntivoAdjetivoCelebrations & Important Dates
Valencia’s most spectacular, colourful and noisy celebration is Fallas, which takes place in March every year, culminating on 19 March: the feast day of Saint Joseph. Each year one lucky fallera is selected to be the Fallera Mayor de Valencia. This exercise can help you practise El Presente de Subjuntivo, El Futuro Simple, and the position of adjectives.
- Alaska y Dinarama — Mi novio es un zombi
Pronombre de complemento indirectoPronombreEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Futuro SimpleAdverbioMusic
The song «Mi novio es un zombi» was released in 1989 by new wave band Alaska y Dinarama. This B2 exercise can help you practise the Spanish Preterite, using hacer with the subjunctive/infinitive = to make [someone] do something and prepositions followed by infinitives.
- Andalucía turismo con Antonio Banderas
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishGerundio/Spanish present participleEl Pretérito ImperfectoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Here Antonio Banderas shares a story about an important message he received when he was in hospital following his 2017 heart attack. This exercise can help you practise the general use of El Pretérito Imperfecto versus El Pretérito Indefinido and the position of adjectives.
- Aplausos a los sanitarios
Verbe irrégulierVerbos pronominalesLe Passé Composé (Indicatif)ParticipioPronombre de complemento indirectoFamily & Relationships
B2 Spanish interactive reading article
- Aprende a decorar mesas navideñas
Gerundio/Spanish present participleModo subjuntivoPronombre relativoPronombreInfinitivoArt & Design
It’s time to add a seasonal touch to really get in the festive sprit! This exercise can help you practise subordinate clauses in the subjunctive and the indicative plus relative clauses with prepositions.
- Arabismos
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoParticipe passéEl Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoPolitics, History & Economics
This B2 reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Perfecto, and El Pretérito Indefinido.
- Cabalgata Feria de Manizales
El Presente de SubjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbo irregularEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoCelebrations & Important Dates
Discover one of the spectacular events that takes place during the Feria de Manizales — an annual event every January in Colombia. This exercise can help you practise relative pronouns, relative clauses with the indicative and the subjunctive and position of adjectives.
- Canción «Como yo» de Tonina Saputo
Gerundio/Spanish present participleInfinitivoPronombre reflexivoEl ImperativoÓrdenes y peticionesMusic
Listen to this poetic and rather melancholy song to practise cuando followed by the subjunctive and como vs cómo (with and without written accent).
- Canción de primavera
Pronombre de complemento indirectoGerundio/Spanish present participleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaAdjetivo posesivoVerbos pronominalesMusic
This B2 exercise about Spanish poet and singer-songwriter, Joaquín Sabina, can help you practise El Imperfecto vs El indefinido.
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
PreposiciónEl Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoVerbe irrégulierPronombreLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
On Friday 19th June 2020, the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón, best known for the novel La Sombra del Viento, passed away. We pay homage with this bilingual reader.
- Carlos Vives — Cumbiana
Pronombre de complemento indirectoEl Futuro SimpleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl PresenteTilde diacríticaMusic
Listen to this song by Carlos Vives where he celebrates the cumbia musical genre as well as promoting the biodiversity of the swamps and rivers of Colombia. This exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple, using ya, and the difference between decir and contar.
- Chefs Estrella Damm 2021
Gerundio/Spanish present participleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbo irregularEl Futuro SimpleTilde diacríticaFood & Drink
Watch this video where Spanish chefs have collaborated with a well-known Spanish brand of beer to boost their sector, hard-hit by the pandemic in 2021. This exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple and different uses of the gerund.
- Confesiones de una enamorada
Oración subordinada temporalModo subjuntivoModo indicativoOración subordinada condicionalPreposiciónFamily & Relationships
Practise subordinate clauses while listening to the confessions of a girl in love.
- De crucero por España 1
Verbe irrégulierPronombre relativoPreposiciónEl Futuro SimpleAdverbio interrogativoMonuments, Tourism & VacationsFamily & Relationships
Meet Daniel, he’s just found out that he’s been hired as a lifeguard on a cruise ship! This exercise can help you practise El Futuro Perfecto and El Infinitivo Compuesto. (Part 1 of 5)
- De crucero por España 2
El Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoAdjetivoEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoGerundio/Spanish present participleMonuments, Tourism & VacationsFamily & Relationships
It’s Daniel’s first day at work on the cruise ship and he’s a bit nervous. This exercise can help you practise the position of adjectives and El Presente de Subjuntivo. (Part 2 of 5)
- De crucero por España 4
El Futuro SimpleAdjetivoVerbo irregularJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaOración impersonalMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
The ship makes a stop in Valencia and the police call with some news! This exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs and El Futuro Simple. (Part 4 of 5)
- De crucero por España 5
Pronombre de complemento indirectoLe Passé Composé (Indicatif)Gerundio/Spanish present participleParticipioExpressing ability (poder, saber)Family & Relationships
Here’s the final part of our summer series! Sofia is in police custody. How will this end? This xercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs and El Subjuntivo. (Part 5 of 5)
- Desde mi balcón
AdjetivoPronombre relativoEl Futuro SimpleEl Presente de SubjuntivoConjunción subordinanteArt & Design
instead of being a physical event, 2020’s PhotoEspaña will be an online event. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Subjuntivo.
- Despacito
El PresenteVerbo irregularEl Presente de SubjuntivoVerbos con cambio ortográfico e > ie (presente)SingularMusic
Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee was one of the hot hits of 2017 and the first Youtube video to get more than 4 billion views! Both artists are from Puerto Rico.
- Día Internacional de la lengua materna
Pronombre relativoPronombreJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaExpressing ability (poder, saber)Tilde diacríticaLanguage & Education
Practise relative pronouns while learning about International Mother Tongue Day.
- Dia internacional del libro y la lengua española
Gerundio/Spanish present participleAdjetivoVoz pasivaJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito Imperfecto
3 April book lovers is International Book Day and also United Nations Spanish Language Day
- Disfraz de Calavera Mexicana para Halloween
Modo subjuntivoEl Presente de SubjuntivoGerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre de complemento indirectoTilde diacríticaCelebrations & Important Dates
This reading and listening exercise shows you how to recreate the make-up for the Mexican Day of the Dead skull, also known as Catrina. It can help you practise relative clauses with the Indicative and the Subjunctive.
- El cuento de mi abuelo para el día de Reyes
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoWritten accents in SpanishConjunción subordinanteCelebrations & Important DatesFamily & Relationships
This B1 online reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Indefinido and El Pretérito Imperfecto.
- El Parchís
Verbo irregularEl Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoEl Futuro SimpleGerundio/Spanish present participleSports & Leisure
If you love traditional board games then you have probably played a version of known in the Spanish-speaking world as parchís. This B2 exercise can help you practise past participles as adjectives, relative clauses with the indicative and the subjunctive, using prepositions + relative pronouns, and cualquier(a).
- El Peine del Viento
Tilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishParticipioPronombre relativoAdjetivoArt & DesignMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
B2 Spanish interactive reading article
- El presidente Nayib Bukele le promete a El Salvador una Ciudad Bitcoin
Modo subjuntivoEl Condicional SimpleAdjetivoVerbe irrégulierEl Presente de SubjuntivoTechnology & Science
Discover the ambitious plans Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, has for his country’s future. This B2 exercise can help you practise relative clauses with the subjunctive, the position of adjectives, and uses of the conditional.
- Feria de Cuenca, Ecuador
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaGerundio/Spanish present participleAdjetivoPerífrasis verbalPronombre de complemento indirectoMonuments, Tourism & VacationsCelebrations & Important Dates
Read about the craft fairs that take place in Cuenca for its Independence Day celebrations, it’s a city in Equador and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This B2 exercise can help you practise using the infinitive after prepositions and la pasiva refleja.
- Fiesta Nacional de la Manzana
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaAdjetivoGerundio/Spanish present participleVerbos pronominalesEl Futuro SimpleFood & DrinkCelebrations & Important Dates
Discover this Argentinian celebration of the apple! This exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, conjunction al + infinitive/perfect infinitive, relative pronouns, and position of adjectives.
- Galicia, un paraíso en el noroeste
Written accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaGerundio/Spanish present participleOración condicional con siMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Discover Galicia with this exercise which can help you practise the pasiva refleja and also indicative and subjunctive clauses.
- Guillermo, el trapecista de circo
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoTilde diacríticaPronombre de complemento indirectoLanguage & Education
Enjoy a night out at the circus and meet Guillermo, a talented young trapeze artist! This B2 exercise can help you learn Spanish idiomatic expressions using the word boca, practise past tenses generally, pronominal verbs, and subordinate clauses with El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo.
- Hamburguesas veganas de avena
Pronombre de complemento indirectoOración negativaEl ImperativoÓrdenes y peticionesVerbos pronominalesFood & Drink
Learn how to make these vegan burgers and practise El Futuro Simple.
- Inspiración otoñal
Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)Verbo irregularModo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Presente de SubjuntivoCelebrations & Important Dates
In the northern hemisphere the leaves are changing colour to accompany the changing season. This B2 exercise can help you practise El Futuro, El Condicional and El Subjuntivo.
- Jorge Drexler — Hermana duda
Pronombre reflexivoPronombreJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Futuro SimplePronombre de complemento indirectoMusic
Meet Academy Award winner Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor. This B2 exercise can help you practise relative clauses using the infinitive and seguir + present participle.
- La Familia Addams
Le Présent (Indicatif)Verbe irrégulierAdjetivoEl Pretérito PerfectoModo subjuntivoMusic
There’s a lot of spooky excitement in Madrid right now because of the new Addams Family musical! Practise your Spanish with this video filmed after the premiere.
- La Gritería
Written accents in SpanishGerundio/Spanish present participleTilde diacríticaVerbe irrégulierEl Presente de SubjuntivoCelebrations & Important Dates
Every year on December 8, Nicaragua celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary with La Gritería. This B2 exercise can help you practise using seguir/continuar + present participle, decir vs contar, and the imperfect vs the preterite.
- La herencia árabe en España
AdjetivoPluralVerbo irregularSingularGéneroArt & DesignPolitics, History & Economics
This exercise is about the influence of Arabic culture on Spain and the Spanish language.
- La monarquía española
Modo subjuntivoInfinitivoConjunción subordinanteOración subordinada modalConjunción coordinantePolitics, History & EconomicsImmigration & Citizenship
Learn about the current Spanish monarchy and its recent history. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive se with modal verbs deber/poder, relative pronouns, using the infinitive after prepositions, and how to use Roman numerals in Spanish.
- La vuelta al cole
Tilde diacríticaModo subjuntivoWritten accents in SpanishEl Infinitivo CompuestoAdverbioLanguage & EducationFamily & Relationships
This exercise can help you practise clauses using El inidicativo and El subjuntivo.
- La vuelta al cole con Kwiziq
Modo subjuntivoVerbo irregularEl Presente de SubjuntivoParticipioPronombre relativoLanguage & Education
Let’s catch up with Laura, the American studying to be a doctor whom we met for the first time in «Mejorando mi español con Kwiziq» (A2). This exercise can help you practise «cuando» with past tenses, «seguir/continuar» + gerund and pronominal verbs.
- Los caballos de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
El Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoAdjetivoPronombre de complemento indirectoVoz pasivaSports & Leisure
B2 Spanish interactive reading article
- Los Novios 2: Alfredo desconfía
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoPronombreEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoFamily & Relationships
More from the «will they-won’t they» couple Susana and Alfredo. Let’s just say things are getting complicated.
- Los Novios 3: malentendidos
PreposiciónEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoEl Pretérito ImperfectoPronombrePronombre relativoFamily & Relationships
Part 3 of the «will they-won’t they» couple Susana and Alfredo. There seems to have been some kind of terrible misunderstanding.
- Maradona — Song by Andrés Calamaro
Pronombre de complemento indirectoGerundio/Spanish present participleAdjetivoApócopeModo imperativoMusic
This tribute to Maradona can help you practise. using cualquier/cualquiera, el Presente de Subjuntivo and using the infinitive after prepositions.
- Mediterráneo — Los Rebeldes
El PresenteTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishPronombre de complemento indirectoVerbe irrégulierMusic
This song, Mediterráneo, appeared on the best-selling album of Spanish rockabilly band Los Rebeldes and was the 1988 hit song of the summer.
- Mi príncipe azul
Modo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaInfinitivoPronombre de complemento indirectoGerundio/Spanish present participleLanguage & Education
This B2 exercise can help you practise idioms related to colours and also has instances of the letter d being omitted in colloquial Spanish.
- Mi rutina durante el Ramadán
AdjetivoInfinitivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaGerundio/Spanish present participleAdverbioCelebrations & Important Dates
Have a look at what a typical day during Ramadan is like. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise using cualquier/a to express any, Para que followed by El Presente de Subjuntivo and the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs.
- Miguel Delibes
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoPreposiciónVerbo irregularPronombreLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
As well as being a famous author, Miguel Delibes was a journalist and newspaper editor. Discover more about his life with this bilingual article. This B2 exercise can help you practise El Pretérito indefinido and El Pretérito Imperfecto
- Mis aventuras por España 3
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre de complemento indirectoAdjetivoGerundio/Spanish present participleEl Presente de SubjuntivoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Laura’s time in Spain is coming to an end. Part 3 of a 3 part series. This B1 exercise can help you practise past tenses generally, Impersonal sentences using the «ellos» form, prepositions followed by infinitives and repetition of indirect objects.
- Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl PresenteEl Futuro SimpleModo subjuntivoPronombre reflexivoLanguage & Education
B2 Spanish interactive reading article
- Otoño romántico
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre relativoPronombreWritten accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaFamily & Relationships
B2 Spanish interactive reading article
- Quesos españoles
Voz pasivaVerbo modalPronombre de complemento indirectoAdjetivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaFood & Drink
Did you know that there are more than 100 varieties of cheese in Spain?
- Refranes de Octubre
Written accents in SpanishJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaAdverbioTilde diacríticaAdverbio interrogativoLanguage & Education
Discover a few Spanish proverbs and sayings about autumn in this bilingual reader.
- Regalos invisibles
AdjetivoPronombre de complemento indirectoTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaCelebrations & Important DatesFamily & Relationships
What is the true spirit of Christmas? This exercise can help you practise El Imperfecto vs El indefinido and the position of pronouns with conjugated verbs.
- Resistiré
El Presente de SubjuntivoGerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre de complemento indirectoOración negativaJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaMusic
During the 2020 pandemic lockdown people started playing this song by the Dúo Dinámico from their balconies so much that it has become an literal song of resistance
- Rosalía cantante revelación
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre de complemento indirectoInfinitivoGerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre relativoFamous PeopleMusic
Learn about the young Spanish singer called Rosalía Vila Tobella whose modern take on flamenco music led her to fame.
- Semana Santa
AdjetivoEl PresenteGéneroVerbo irregularPluralCelebrations & Important Dates
Like many Catholic countries, Easter is a very special celebration in Spain; it’s not just a holiday weekend, it’s called Semana Santa — Holy Week. This reader has a particular focus on the use of the passive voice.
- Solicitando un trabajo
Gerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre de complemento indirectoAdjetivoApócopeAdjetivo indefinidoEmployment
Read and listen to this text describing how to write a formal email for a job application.
- Un crimen perfecto 1
El Pretérito IndefinidoEl Pretérito ImperfectoPronombre de complemento indirectoEl Pretérito PerfectoExpressing ability (poder, saber)Literature, Poetry, Theatre
Meet Ramón who thinks he’s just going to have breakfast and ends up witnessing a horrible crime!
- Un crimen perfecto 2
El Pretérito IndefinidoEl Pretérito ImperfectoPronombre indefinidoPronombre de complemento indirectoPronombre relativoLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
The police investigate and think there’s more to this than meets the eye.
- Un crimen perfecto 3
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombreConjunción subordinanteAdverbio interrogativoLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
The police have new suspects!
- Un crimen perfecto 4
PronombreJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Condicional SimplePronombre relativoPronombre indefinidoLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
Get closer to finding out who the killer is while practising El Condicional Simple.
- Un crimen perfecto 5
Verbo irregularParticipioEl Pretérito IndefinidoEl Pretérito PerfectoIrregularLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
Here’s the final installment where we finally find out who really killed Pablo and why.
- Un hotel que sea céntrico
Pronombre de complemento indirectoPalabras agudasJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaAdverbioEl Futuro SimpleMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Set in Salamanca, this exercise can help you practise El Subjuntivo.
- Un sueño de Navidad
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombreAdjetivoModo subjuntivoWritten accents in SpanishCelebrations & Important Dates
Ever had a weird dream that you nevertheless wished was real? This exercise can help you practise relative clauses, and El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
- Una sesión de belleza
Verbe irrégulierEl Futuro SimpleEl Presente de SubjuntivoParticipe passéAdjetivoSports & Leisure
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise how to say “to have something done” in a beauty and treatment context.
- Una sorpresa inesperada
Modo subjuntivoParticipioGerundio/Spanish present participleEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoLanguage & Education
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise false friends.
- Videomatón de Isabel Allende
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre de complemento indirectoPronombre reflexivoReflexive verbsVerbos pronominalesLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
Isabel Allende is a Chilean writer, her best known novel is «La casa de los espíritus» (1982) which was turned into an English-language film in 1993 with a star-studded cast. This B2 exercise can help you practise different uses of se: pronominal verbs, dativo de interés, pronouns le / les become se when used with lo, la, los, las.
- Ya es Navidad
PronombreVoz pasivaSignificados de «que»Pronombre relativoConjunción subordinanteCelebrations & Important Dates
Ventino is a girl band from Colombia. This B2 exercise can help you practise forming the Spanish passive with se and using ya/ya no.
- ¡Está como una cabra!
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaInfinitivoConjunciónOración negativaOración subordinada concesivaLanguage & Education
This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise idioms with animals.
- ¡Somos la leche!
El Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoAdverbioWritten accents in SpanishTilde diacríticaVerbos pronominalesLanguage & Education
What if your best friend was also your sibling? This C1 exercise can help you practise idioms related to food.
- ¿Cúal es la capital de Bolivia?
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbos pronominalesConjunción coordinanteVoz pasivaWritten accents in SpanishMonuments, Tourism & VacationsPolitics, History & Economics
Do you know which city is the capital of Bolivia? Not as simple a question as you might think! This exercise can help you practise la pasiva de estado, por mí que vs para mí que, using ni… ni… and subordinate causal clauses.
- ¿Qué tipo de viajero eres?
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalArtículo neutroVerbos pronominalesParticipioMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
This C1 exercise can help you practise pronominal verbs, relative pronouns and the general use of idiomatic expressions.
- Alquilando un piso
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalVerbos pronominalesConjunción subordinanteOración subordinada modalSports & Leisure
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise pronominal verbs, verbal periphrasis and subordinate clauses.
- Cartagena
PronombrePronombre relativoOración subordinada causalAdverbio interrogativoWritten accents in SpanishMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Discover the beautiful city of Cartagena, in the province of Murcia, Spain. This reading and listening exercise can help you review relative pronouns.
- Coincidencias — Mundial Qatar 2022
El Pretérito IndefinidoEl Pretérito ImperfectoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombre de complemento indirectoPronombreSports & Leisure
Check out this clever video comparing what’s happening in 2022 to what happened in 1986, which was the last time Argentina won the World Cup. This C1 exercise can help you practise using the Preterite, repetition of indirect object pronouns and you will also hear the very characteristic voseo and yeísmo rehilado present in Argentinian Spanish.
- Comiendo pipas
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaOración subordinada causalInfinitivoConjunciónPerífrasis verbalFood & DrinkFamily & Relationships
Read and listen to this C1-level story with an unexpected protagonist who learns to love pipas.
- Cómo distinguir acentos y expresiones de distintos países de Centroamérica
Pronombre de complemento indirectoPronombrePronombre relativoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaConjunción coordinanteLanguage & Education
Could you identify which Central American country someone came from just from their accent? Watch this video to discover what the giveaway clues for each country are! This C1 exercise can help you practise Latin American colloquial expressions, pronominal verbs, relative pronouns, use of the dieresis in Spanish, omission of the letter d in colloquial spoken Spanish, Latin America Spanish generally.
- Cotilleo
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaModo subjuntivoEl Presente de SubjuntivoConjunción subordinanteOración subordinada causalFamily & Relationships
When you’re stuck at home with a broken leg everyone else’s life seems much more interesting! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the «se» aspectual, andar + gerundio, and expressions with the verb echar.
- Día de Pachamama
PronombreModo subjuntivoEl Futuro PerfectoEl Condicional SimpleEl Presente de SubjuntivoCelebrations & Important Dates
Discover the indiginous Latin American celebration of Pachamama and practise using El Futuro Simple when narrating past actions.
- Diferentes formas de llamar a la comida
Gerundio/Spanish present participlePronombre de complemento indirectoPronombreEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoFood & DrinkLanguage & Education
Discover just a few of the many foodstuffs that have different names depending on which country you are from! This B2 exercise can help you practise the differences in food vocabulary between different Spanish-speaking countries, the use of cualquier, the position of pronouns, impersonal sentences with se, the passive se and the use of the apóstrofo.
- El desorden que dejas
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoPronombrePronombre relativoOración subordinada modalFilm & TV
View the trailer of the Netflix series is El desorden que dejas, known in English as «The Mess You Leave Behind». This C1 exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions.
- El español en Filipinas
Tiempo compuestoEl Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de SubjuntivoParticipioAdjetivoEl Pretérito Perfecto SubjuntivoPolitics, History & EconomicsLanguage & Education
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive voice, El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo and using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas.
- El Guernica, símbolo de una historia
AdjetivoPronombre relativoParticipioModo indicativoModo subjuntivoArt & DesignPolitics, History & Economics
Pablo Ruiz Picasso is probably Spain’s best-known artist and 2023 is the 50th anniversary of his death. To participate in this special moment, we look more closely at one of his most emblematic and political works, the massive painting of Guernica. This exercise can help you practise forming the passive voice with ser + participle, using the present to narrate past events and using the gerund to say “by doing something”.
- El mensaje de Margarita Salas para las niñas que quieren ser científicas
InfinitivoGerundio/Spanish present participleAdjetivoModo subjuntivoOración subordinada causalTechnology & Science
Read and listen to this interview with Margarita Salas, a renowned Spanish scientist and advocate for women in science.
- El origen del Black Friday
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaModo indicativoEl Pretérito ImperfectoPronombre relativoModo subjuntivoCelebrations & Important Dates
Black Friday has become a date to watch for many bargain-hunters around the world. But what’s the origin of this mega-shopping day? This C1 exercise can help you practise passive voice with ser + participle and idiomatic expressions.
- El Valle del Jerte y la Picota: una cereza única
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaWritten accents in SpanishAdjetivoGénero femeninoVerbe irrégulierFood & Drink
There is an area in Spain that grows a very special kind of cherry. This C1 exercise can help you practise la pasiva refleja, the position of adjectives, and verbal structures and relative pronouns using the subjunctive or the indicative.
- El veraneo
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaInfinitivoPerífrasis verbalVerbos pronominalesArtículo neutroMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Have you ever wondered how the concept of summer holidays came about? This exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions.
- Ensalada de verano
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaOración subordinada causalWritten accents in SpanishVerbos pronominalesOración impersonalFood & Drink
Enjoy a refreshing and unusual salad while practising using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas and relative clauses.
- Felipe II
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoVerbo irregularAdjetivoParticipioPolitics, History & Economics
Practise El Presente Historico.
- Flotadores muy originales
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPor or Para?El ImperativoÓrdenes y peticionesEl Presente de SubjuntivoMonuments, Tourism & Vacations
Practise using El Pluscuamperfecto Subjuntivo in hypothetical clauses, idioms with ser, and relatives.
- Janucá
El Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoEl Pretérito IndefinidoVerbo modalJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaCelebrations & Important Dates
Hanukkah Sameach! This reading and listening exercise discusses the story behind the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah.
- La Constitución española de 1978
Pronombre relativoEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombreGerundio/Spanish present participlePolitics, History & EconomicsImmigration & Citizenship
Learn about how the Spanish Constitution was established in 1978 following the transition to democracy after years of dictatorship. This C1 exercise can help you practise legal vocabulary, relative pronouns and passive forms.
- La Erizada
Pronombre relativoVerbos pronominalesEl Futuro SimpleVoz pasivaVerbo modalFood & Drink
Sea urchins are an important part of the carnival celebrations of Cádiz and they play the starring role in the gastronomic feast known as La Erizada.
- La guía definitiva para salir de cañas por España
PronombrePronombre relativoInfinitivoModo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaFood & Drink
Ever been confused about how to order a beer in Spain? This exercise can help you practise using the «se aspectual» and «lo» + possessive pronouns.
- La nacionalidad española por residencia
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalPronombre relativoPronombre de complemento indirectoOración subordinada temporalImmigration & Citizenship
Discover how long you need to be resident in Spain before you can apply for Spanish nationality. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise the different uses of the verb quedar, llevar with past participle, llevar with present participle, and the construction al + infinitive.
- La Pepa
PluralVerbo irregularAdjetivoEl PresenteNombrePolitics, History & Economics
On 6 December Spain celebrates El Día de la Constitución. This reading and listening exercise discusses the Spanish constitution and explains why it is fondly referred to as La Pepa. You will also practise passive progressive tenses.
- Las posadas
Participe passéAdjetivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVoz pasivaPronombre de complemento indirectoCelebrations & Important Dates
Learn about these traditional Christmas parties that are celebrated throughout Latin America from the 16th till the 24th of December. This C1 exercise can help you practise the pasiva refleja and El Imperfecto vs El indefinido.
- Las rebajas de enero
Voz pasivaTiempo compuestoEl Pretérito Perfecto SubjuntivoVerbos regulares -er (presente)El Infinitivo CompuestoCelebrations & Important Dates
The January sales have started! This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise the passive voice in both simple and compound tenses.
- Los antiguos viajes a la playa — Eva Hache
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbos pronominalesConjunciónEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoEl Pretérito ImperfectoFilm & TV
This reading and listening exercise is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomatic expressions.
- Los otros héroes
Verbos pronominalesInfinitivoConjunción subordinanteAdjetivoPronombre de complemento indirectoFamily & Relationships
A look at the ordinary people making sure that there is food on the shelves, cleaning the streets and collenting the trash during the pandemic lockdown.
- Los zumos — Eva Hache
El Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoParticipioGerundio/Spanish present participleOración negativaFilm & TV
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise idiomatic expressions with «ni» and «ya». It is suitable for level C1 Spanish students because of the pace of speech and the number of idiomatic expressions.
- Más vale sola que mal acompañada
Tilde diacríticaModo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaWritten accents in SpanishPalabras agudasFamily & Relationships
When your love life is in tatters, who are you gonna call? Your best friend of course! This exercise can help you practise using «se aspectual», «if» clauses and adverbial clauses.
- México lindo y querido
El Presente de SubjuntivoPronombre de complemento indirectoModo subjuntivoVerbos con cambio ortográfico e>ie (presente subjuntivo)Verbos yo-go (presente subjuntivo)Music
Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer and a best-selling Latin music artist; study one of his songs and practise «que + El Presente de Subjuntivo» to express a wish/command.
- Mujeres
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalPor or Para?Expressing need and obligation (deber, tener que, haber que, necesitar [que])Pronombre de complemento directoCelebrations & Important Dates
Every year on 8 March we celebrate International Women’s Day. This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise relative pronouns and idiomatic expressions.
- Museo del Prado
El Pretérito IndefinidoAdjetivoGerundio/Spanish present participleParticipioVoz pasivaArt & Design
El Museo Nacional del Prado, located in Madrid, is Spain’s most important museum with a magnificent collection of European art. This C1 exercise can help you practise using El Presente to narrate past events, the passive voice and past tenses generally.
- Pajarillo
Tilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishModo subjuntivoPronombre de complemento indirectoPronombre tónicoMusic
The traditional Venezuelan song «Pajarillo» is a «joropo», a typically Venezuelan style of music and dance. This exercise can help you practise particularly poetic uses of El Imperfecto Subjuntivo.
- Pase lo que pase, yo estoy a tu lado
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoVerbos pronominalesModo subjuntivoFilm & TV
Sometimes when things go wrong pizza is the only answer! Practise using ir + y to introduce something unexpected and sudden, special uses of the conjunction «que» and El Presente to make requests.
- Poema XX: Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche
Modo subjuntivoJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoModo indicativoInfinitivoLiterature, Poetry, Theatre
The poem was published when Pablo Neruda was just 19 years old. This C1 exercise can help you practise the perfect infinitive, using el de/la de/los de/las de and using Qué + noun/adjective/adverb + que + subjunctive to express feelings.
- Preparando la Nochevieja
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaVerbos pronominalesAdverbioArtículo neutroOración subordinada causalCelebrations & Important Dates
Having guests over for New Year’s Eve can be rather stressful. Catch up with our host as she prepares for the big night when everyone eats 12 grapes at midnight! This C1 exercise can help you practise idioms with the word uva, pronominal verbs and pensar + infinitive to express intention.
- Ropa de invierno
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaConjunción subordinanteConjunción coordinanteExpressing need and obligation (deber, tener que, haber que, necesitar [que])Perífrasis verbalSports & Leisure
C1 Spanish interactive reading article
- Rosalía, song by Juan Luis Guerra
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito Imperfecto SubjuntivoGerundio/Spanish present participleFormalExpressing desire (querer, gustar)Music
Juan Luis Guerra is a best-selling singer-songwriter from the Dominican Republic. This C1 exercise can help you practise using El Imperfecto vs El indefinido, subordinate clauses with para que, uses of mira/oye and the position of pronouns.
- SEMINCI: Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
Modo subjuntivoVerbos pronominalesPerífrasis verbalModo indicativoOración subordinada temporalFilm & TV
This week-long film festival held in Valladolid every year is considered by many as the most important festival for independent cinema.
- Signos de interrogación y de exclamación
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoPronombre relativoEl Presente de SubjuntivoLanguage & Education
¿Have you ever wondered about the upside-down punctuation marks used in Spanish? ¡Watch this video and read the transcript to learn more! This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Pretérito Indefinido, El Pretérito Imperfecto, forming the imperative for usted/ustedes/nosotros/nosotras, time clauses.
- Tacones rojos — Sebastián Yatra
PronombreExpressing ability (poder, saber)Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaInfinitivoGerundio/Spanish present participleMusic
Sebastián Yatra is a Colombian singer-songwriter originally known for his ballads but with a breakout success in fusion reggaeton. This C1 exercise can help you practise relative pronouns, se aspectual, use of the apostrophe and omission of the final -s in plural words.
- Teotihuacán vive el equinoccio de primavera
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaTilde diacríticaWritten accents in SpanishVerbos pronominalesOración impersonalMonuments, Tourism & VacationsCelebrations & Important Dates
Not far from Mexico City is the important Aztec site of Teotihuacán.
- Trabajos de voluntariado
PronombrePronombre relativoArtículo neutroPor or Para?Employment
Practise relative pronouns while learning about volunteer work.
- Un mal amigo
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaEl Condicional PerfectoEl Pretérito ImperfectoEl Pretérito IndefinidoModo subjuntivoLanguage & EducationFamily & Relationships
What would you do if you discovered your best friend was deceiving you? This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise idioms with the word mano.
- Un viaje a la España despoblada
Jerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPronombreEl Presente de SubjuntivoModo subjuntivoPerífrasis verbalPolitics, History & Economics
This C1 reading and listening exercise can help you practise the repetition of words to give emphasis and difference between «por mí» and «para mí.»
- Una fiesta en Algemesí
Verbos pronominalesWritten accents in SpanishAdjetivoGerundio/Spanish present participleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaCelebrations & Important Dates
Learn about the fabulous fiesta of La Mare de Déu de la Salut that takes place every year in Algemesí, in Valencia, Spain. This C1 exercise can help you practise pronominal verbs, the passive voice and position of adjectives for emphasis.
- Yeísmo
InfinitivoGerundio/Spanish present participleJerga/ Expresión idiomáticaPerífrasis verbalVerbos pronominalesLanguage & Education
Watch this video and read the transcript to understand more about the unique way Argentinos and Uruguayos pronounce the letters «y» and «ll».
You can exercise these rights at any time.
Puede usar estos derechos en cualquier momento…
I’m very fat because I don’t exercise at all. (m)
Estoy muy gordo porque no hago nada de ejercicio.
The doctor advised her to exercise.
El doctor le aconsejó que hiciera ejercicios.
exercise
el ejercicio
You should take more exercise.
Deberías hacer más ejercicio.
Do a little exercise every day.
Haga usted un poco de ejercicio todos los días.
This is an exercise.
Esto es un ejercicio.
These are games created specifically to exercise your brain.
Son juegos creados específicamente para ejercitar tu cerebro.
The exercise (The lesson) is easy.
El ejercicio (La lección) es fácil.
Do you know how to exercise the abdominal muscles?
¿Sabes cómo ejercitar los músculos abdominales?
You are a little fat. Exercise!
Estás un poco gordo, ¡haz ejercicio!
Last night, we didn’t do one exercise. We did it today just before class.
Anoche nos faltó resolver un ejercicio. Lo hicimos hoy antes de la clase.
Report to the yard for exercise.
Preséntese al patio para hacer ejercicio.
Last night, we still had one exercise to do when you came.
Anoche nos faltaba resolver un ejercicio cuando tú llegaste.
They ask us to exercise more.
Nos piden que hagamos más ejercicio.
to write in an exercise book
Escribir en un cuaderno
I hope that you exercise more this week.
Espero que hagas más ejercicio esta semana.
We hope to exercise more this week.
Esperamos hacer más ejercicio esta semana.
Maybe exercise will alleviate my arthritis.
Quizás el ejercicio me alivie la artritis.
I take a bath after I exercise.
Me baño después de hacer ejercicios.
That is the purpose of the exercise.
Ése es precisamente el objetivo del ejercicio.
It was a fascinating exercise.
Ha sido un ejercicio fascinante.
This is a huge exercise.
Es una operación de gran envergadura.
That is not what the whole exercise is all about.
No es ese el propósito de todo este procedimiento.
This is not an exercise in sympathy.
No es un concurso de simpatías.
It is a simple exercise.
Es algo muy sencillo.
If we believe an exercise will work, we will pursue that exercise.
Si creemos que un ejercicio funcionará, nos dedicaremos a él.
This would be a marvellous exercise in supervision!
¡Sería un excelente control!
We are again going to have to go through the same sort of exercise.
Deberemos volver a realizar esas mismas labores de rastreo.
This truly would be an enabling exercise.
Esto sería un verdadero ejercicio de capacitación.
Perhaps that is what this whole exercise demands.
Quizás es el propio ejercicio el que así lo quiere.
We are all convinced of the usefulness of this exercise, of course.
Evidentemente, todos estamos convencidos de su utilidad.
This is a tidying-up exercise.
Ésta es una operación de aliño.
This seems a very enjoyable exercise.
Me parece muy placentero.
That would have made the exercise easier.
Esto habría facilitado las cosas.
This in itself has proved to be a difficult exercise.
Este ejercicio ha resultado ser difícil.
It has an influence over the Palestinians and it should exercise that influence.
La Unión Europea tiene influencia sobre los palestinos y debería ejercer dicha influencia.
We should at least exercise some caution here.
Al menos habría que proceder con cautela.
It is up to you, of course, whether you exercise it.
Naturalmente, está abierta para usted.
We reject this pointless exercise.
Rechazamos ese ejercicio inútil.
This custody he could never exercise.
El Sr. Comet no pudo llegar a ejercerla.
One has to exercise excessive caution.
Tenemos que actuar con grandísima cautela.
This should be seen as just one exercise.
Este vuelo debería verse como un único uso del espacio aéreo.
That strikes me as a futile exercise.
Me parece un ejercicio fútil.
Parliament is able to exercise that influence.
El Parlamento puede influir en ello.
Setting up the committee has been a worthwhile exercise.
La constitución de la comisión mereció la pena.
They have taken it on board and they exercise it.
Lo han interiorizado y lo ejercen.
We are unable to exercise parliamentary control.
No tenemos capacidad para ejercer el control parlamentario.
We trust you also with this exercise.
Confiamos también en usted para esta labor.
I believe that would be a good exercise.
Creo que es un buen ejercicio.
He is determined to focus all his attention on that exercise.
Está decidido a dedicar toda su atención a ese ejercicio.
This is an exercise in transparency, no more, no less.
Este es un ejercicio de transparencia, ni más ni menos.
They should be able to exercise their right to choose.
Los consumidores deben poder ejercer su derecho de elección.
This proved to be a very useful exercise.
Esto ha demostrado ser un ejercicio muy útil.
It is that the Commission should exercise special vigilance.
El remedio es que la Comisión ejerza una especial vigilancia.
This is a massive recruitment and training exercise.
Eso supone un ejercicio masivo de contratación y de formación.
Time is at a premium, but this is a worthwhile exercise.
El tiempo es escaso pero el ejercicio merece la pena.
It is my responsibility and I shall exercise that responsibility.
La responsabilidad es mía y me propongo ejercerla.
The key aim of the exercise has not been achieved.
No se ha conseguido el principal objetivo del ejercicio.
It cannot be a unilateral exercise, however.
Sin embargo, no puede ser un ejercicio unilateral.
This is a tidying-up exercise.
Se trata de un ejercicio de ordenación.
This is a fact-finding exercise.
Se trata de un ejercicio de constatación de hechos.
I was pleased to hear that we have had a simulation exercise.
Me ha complacido saber que hemos llevado a cabo un simulacro.
This is why we had the exercise: to identify the weaknesses.
Por eso hicimos el simulacro: para identificar las deficiencias.
It is truly a highly political exercise.
Se trata de un ejercicio de gran calado político.
This is an exercise with which we can have no truck.
Es un ejercicio que no podemos consentir.
All he did was exercise his human rights.
Todo lo que hizo fue ejercer sus derechos humanos.
This will be a serious, rigorous exercise.
Será un ejercicio serio, riguroso.
All sides must exercise restraint.
Todas las partes deben mostrar contención.
He or she is entitled to exercise that choice.
Esta persona tiene derecho a realizar dicha elección.
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