Daily Spanish Phrases - LEVEL: D - Sample

LEVEL: D - Sample Lesson - Topic: To Meet People
NIVEL: D - Lección de muestra - Tema: Conocer a Gente

Note: Welcome to Level D! This sample lesson is an example of what your future lessons will be like. As a warm-up we start each lesson with a vocabulary game followed by your 15 phrases. SCROLL DOWN!!

Learning to use verbs in the subjunctive can be a challenge. We have specially designed Level D lessons to help you learn this important part of the Spanish language, step by step.

When you begin your lesson, you'll see that the same verb appears in different tenses in phrases 7 and 8 and again in phrases 14 and 15. As you progress through level D, comparing these tenses will help you understand how they are used.

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1.	If they were invited to the cocktail party, I'm sure they would go. (CLICK on icon for audio-->) Si fueran invitados al coctel estoy seguro/a de que irían.
2.	I should have worn my red, backless dress for such a romantic date. Debería haberme puesto mi vestido rojo con escote detrás para una cita tan romántica.
3.	We were so sorry that we had to cancel the dinner; it would have been such a pleasure to meet you. Sentimos haber tenido que cancelar la cena; habría sido un placer conocerlos.
4.	Of course I would have given him my phone number and email address if he had asked for them. Claro que le habría dado mi número de teléfono y dirección de email si me los hubiera pedido.
5.	Please introduce me to your good looking friend; I've wanted to meet him for a long time. Por favor preséntame a tu amigo tan guapo; quería conocerle desde hace mucho tiempo.
6.	Really, last night could not have been more enjoyable! Thank you for such a wonderful time. ¡De verdad, anoche no podría haber sido más divertida! Gracias por una velada tan agradable. Note: *Velada* means evening or time when referring to a party, concert, etc. taking place during the evening or night.
7.	The evening would be perfect if he danced at least one dance with me. La velada sería perfecta si bailara por lo menos un baile conmigo. Note: *Por lo menos* is literally through that which is least or at least.
8.	The evening would have been perfect if he had danced at least one dance with me. La velada habría sido perfecta si hubiera bailado por lo menos un baile conmigo.
9.	If I hadn't divorced her, we would have been married for 25 years today. Si no me hubiera divorciado de ella, llevaríamos casados hoy 25 años.
10.	If I had met you last summer, I would surely have invited you to my birthday party. Si te hubiera conocido el verano pasado, seguramente te habría invitado a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
11.	You see, if we had left home earlier, we would not have missed the opening speech. Ves, si hubiéramos salido de casa más temprano, no habríamos perdido el discurso de inauguración.
12.	Don't be silly; if she were not really in love with you, she would not show up tonight. No seas tonto; si realmente no estuviera enamorada de ti, no aparecería esta noche.
13.	If I hadn't met you I would not have gotten married. Si no te hubiera conocido no me habría casado.
14.	If I spent more time on studying Spanish, I would already know how to write this. Si dedicara más tiempo a estudiar español, ya sabría escribir esto.
15.	If I had dedicated more time on studying, I would have known how to say many things in Spanish by now. Si hubiera dedicado más tiempo a estudiar, ya habría sabido decir muchas cosas en español.

Verb Conjugation


SER		TO BE	Phrase #1
yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, ustedes	fuera fueras fuera fuéramos fueráis fueran	I you he, she, it we you (plural) they	were were were were were were


ESTAR		TO BE	Phrase #12
yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, ustedes	estuviera estuvieras estuviera estuviéramos estuvieráis estuvieran	I you he, she, it we you (plural) they	were were were were were were

Quick Grammar Note

Here are two examples of the subjunctive when talking about hypothetical situations. It's important to remember that the actions being described are potential occurences, and therefore not real. In these cases, we use a combination of the past subjunctive and would:

If I had taken the elevator in the hotel, I would not have lost my small suitcase.
Si hubiera cogido el ascensor en el hotel, no habría perdido mi maleta pequeña.

If it had not rained yesterday, we would have gone on a tour.
Si no hubiera llovido ayer, habríamos ido de excursión.

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Exercise

ATTENTION: Fill in all the gaps, then press on the Check Answers button below to check your answers. If you need help with the missing word, use the Get Hint button below to see the first letter of the correct answer. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints. You can use the special character buttons below to write any letters you can't make with your keyboard.

1. I should have worn my red, backless dress for such a romantic date.
Debería haberme mi vestido rojo con escote detrás para una cita tan romántica.

2. Really, last night could not have been more enjoyable! Thank you for such a wonderful time.
¡De verdad, anoche no podría haber más divertida! Gracias por una velada tan agradable.

3. If I had met you last summer, I would surely have invited you to my birthday party.
Si te hubiera conocido el verano pasado, seguramente te habría a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.

4. If I spent more time on studying Spanish, I would already know how to write this.
Si dedicara más tiempo a estudiar español, ya escribir esto.

5. If I had dedicated more time on studying, by now I would have known how to say many things in Spanish.
Si dedicado más tiempo a estudiar, ya habría sabido decir muchas cosas en español.

Vocabulary Game

In this lesson you will come across the following vocabulary. Enjoy the game!