BASIC SPANISH: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

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2 Describe what Mario and Lola have done today with the information provided (use the
perfect in Spanish):
1 They got up at 7.15.
2 Mario had a shower. Lola had a bath.
3 Mario went to work at 8.15.
4 Lola went to her school at 8.45.
5 Mario had two meetings this morning.
6 Lola came back home for lunch.
7 Mario had lunch with clients.
8 Lola went shopping in the afternoon.
9 They had dinner in a Chinese restaurant at 9.30.
10 They went to bed at 12.30.


3 ‘How did you make the paella?’ You have a list of infinitives below. Explain how you
cooked the paella to your guests using the perfect:
Example: Partir la cebolla.
He partido la cebolla.


1 Echar aceite en la sartén y freir el pollo, el tomate y el ajo.
2 Añadir el azafrán y el pimentón. Agregar el agua.
3 Pelar las judiás verdes y echarlas en el caldo.
4 Salarlo y dejarlo hervir un rato.
5 Medir el arroz y meterlo en el caldo.
6 Ponerlo a fuego lento durante 20 minutos.
7 Quitar la paella del fuego.
8 Cubrirla con papel de periódico.
9 Dejarla reposar cinco minutos.
10 Servirla con limones cortados.

4 Put the correct form of the verb in brackets in the pluperfect:


1 Nosotros _____ el informe a las seis. (terminar)
2 ¿_____ Ud. la carta? (escribir)
3 Juan y Marta _____ demasiado. (beber)
4 Vosotros no _____ un buen hotel. (encontrar)
5 Rocío _____ su apartamento. (vender)
6 Yo no _____ ese regalo. (comprar)
7 Lucía no _____ en esta ocasión. (mentir)
8 ¡Se me _____ el diccionario! (olvidar)
9 Pepe y yo _____ las llaves. (perder)
10 Mi madre me _____ la camisa. (coser)

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