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Choose between ser and estar when describing identity, characteristics, states, and locations.

Distinguish hay from estar when stating that something exists or specifying its location.

Maintain gender and number agreement within common noun phrases and descriptions.

Use reflexive and non-reflexive present-tense verbs accurately when describing daily routines.

Describe a typical day aloud using natural sequence connectors and frequency expressions.

Form the pretérito perfecto with haber and common regular and irregular past participles.

Choose between the pretérito perfecto and pretérito indefinido using time frames typical of Spain Spanish.

Conjugate high-frequency irregular verbs in the pretérito indefinido.

Form the imperfect tense of regular verbs and the irregular verbs ser, ir, and ver.

Choose between the pretérito indefinido and imperfecto to distinguish events from background or habitual actions.

Tell a two-minute anecdote that combines background details with a sequence of completed events.

Replace direct objects with lo, la, los, and las in spoken sentences.

Replace indirect objects with le and les and clarify the recipient with a plus a person when needed.

Choose por or para in common explanations involving cause, purpose, exchange, movement, and deadlines.

Use a, en, and de accurately in common expressions of movement, location, time, and possession.

State and support an opinion using connectors such as porque, pero, aunque, además, and por eso.

Choose appropriately between tú, vosotros, usted, and ustedes in common social situations in Spain.

Use present-tense vosotros forms in informal group conversation.

Express arrangements and intentions using the present tense and ir a plus infinitive.

Make polite requests with common conditional forms such as podría, querría, and me gustaría.

Give advice using deberías, tener que, and hay que.

Negotiate a simple shared plan by proposing options, responding to preferences, and reaching agreement.

Interpret common conversational markers used in Spain, including vale, pues, bueno, venga, and o sea.

Identify the main idea of a short conversation spoken at a natural but clear pace.

Extract key factual details from a short conversation spoken at a natural but clear pace.

Use shadowing to reproduce the rhythm, linking, and intonation of a short Spain Spanish recording.

Paraphrase an unknown word with familiar Spanish instead of switching languages.

Summarize another speaker’s main point and give a relevant spoken response.

Sustain a five-minute conversation that moves between present routines, past experiences, and future plans.