Recursio
Lesson 80. Module 16 review and test
review: sequence, imperfecto, imperfecto vs indefinido
What module 16 covered
| Lesson | Topic | Key points |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Sequence | primero, después, luego, al final, por fin, de repente; antes de / después de + infinitive |
| 77 | Imperfecto | vivía, jugaba: habits and settings in the past; ya no |
| 78 | Era, iba, veía | the three irregular verbs; describing looks and personality |
| 79 | Background and event | Llovía cuando salí; mientras + imperfecto |
How the test works
Below are 12 tasks: they cover every lesson of the module, and one goes back to module 15. 10 correct answers on the first try means you’ve passed the module. If you make more mistakes, go back to the lessons where they happened:
- primero, después, antes de salir → lesson 76;
- vivía → lesson 77;
- íbamos → lesson 78;
- llovía cuando salí, mientras cenaba → lesson 79;
- el catorce de octubre → lesson 74.
Primero desayuné y luego fui al trabajo. — First I had breakfast and then I went to work.
De niño era muy travieso. — As a child I was very naughty.
Llovía cuando salí del trabajo. — It was raining when I left work.
Dialogue
Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.
Javier Nora, ¿qué tal el primer día en el hotel? Nora, how was your first day at the hotel?
Nora Bien. Al principio estaba muy nerviosa. Good. At first I was really nervous.
Javier Normal. ¿Y cómo eran tus compañeros? That's normal. And what were your colleagues like?
Nora Muy simpáticos. Mientras trabajábamos, hablábamos en español. Really nice. While we were working, we spoke Spanish.
Javier ¿Y luego? And then?
Nora Cuando salí, llovía mucho. ¡Y no tenía paraguas! When I left, it was pouring. And I didn't have an umbrella!
Javier En mi primer día en el bar, yo también estaba muy nervioso. On my first day at the bar, I was really nervous too.
Nora ¿Tú? Ahora siempre estás muy tranquilo. You? You're always so calm now.
Check yourself
Listen. What did you hear?
1. How do you say “First I had breakfast and then I went to class”?
2. How do you say “Before going out, I closed the door”?
3. Nora talks about herself. How does she say “I used to live in Dublin”?
4. How do you say “On Saturdays we used to go to the cinema” (as kids)?
5. How do you say “It was raining when I left work”?
6. How do you say “While I was having dinner, the phone rang”?
7. Module 15. How do you say “Today is October 14th”?
Match each word with its translation
Match each word with its translation
Build the sentence: “On Sundays we used to go to the countryside”
Build the sentence: “It was raining when I left work”
What you can do now
- Tell things in order: Primero desayuné y luego fui al trabajo.
- Talk about childhood: De niño era muy travieso.
- Set a scene and an event: Llovía cuando salí del trabajo.
- Say how you felt: Al principio estaba muy nerviosa.
Day 80 of 100. Next up: the following lesson.
Lesson 81. Every summer, and that one time →Go back to the lessons of this module and take the test again.
Back to the module's lessons →The course is the first step. Next comes the Recursio app: short daily practice with spaced review.