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Spanish B2.2 Listening Practice: Event Past For -er/-ir

Spanish B2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for event past for -er/-ir.

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Level

B2.2

Audio

Segmented audio

Transcript

21 segments

Lesson guide

What to notice while you listen

What you'll understand

Handle past-event shape, commands, possession, and mood entry points with flexible repair.

Use preterite -i and -io to build an original spoken Spanish answer.

New pattern

preterite -i and -io

comisaliovivio

Practice aloud after listening

Sali temprano.

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A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.

Unit 7: add preterite -i and -io to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.

Transcript

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1. Carmen · Teacher

Welcome to today's episode! I'm Carmen, and today we're mastering past events for -er and -ir verbs in Spanish. You'll hear key preterite forms like comí, salió, and vivió in natural conversation. Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía discuss a recent work update.

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2. Lucía · Native Speaker 2

Ayer hablé con Marcos y me dijo que vivió tres años en Madrid antes de mudarse a Valencia.

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3. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1

Ah, sí, yo comí con él la semana pasada y me contó que la reunión de ayer salió genial.

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4. Lucía · Native Speaker 2

Me alegro, porque el año pasado la presentación no correspondió a las expectativas de la empresa.

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5. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1

Es verdad, pero esta vez él asumió toda la responsabilidad y escribió una propuesta impecable.

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6. Lucía · Native Speaker 2

Por eso salí temprano del trabajo, para celebrarlo brevemente con el equipo antes del fin de semana.

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7. Carmen · Teacher

Let's break down those five sentences! First, Lucía said: 'Ayer hablé con Marcos y me dijo que vivió tres años en Madrid antes de mudarse a Valencia.' Notice the verb 'vivió' to show a completed state in the past.

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8. Diego · Student

I'm Diego. Does 'vivió' end in '-ió' because it refers to 'he' in a finished timeframe?

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9. Carmen · Teacher

Precisely, Diego! For third-person singular 'he', 'she', or 'it', regular -er and -ir verbs take the ending '-ió'.

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10. Carmen · Teacher

Next, Álvaro said: 'Ah, sí, yo comí con él la semana pasada y me contó que la reunión de ayer salió genial.' Here we have 'comí' for 'I ate' and 'salió' for 'it turned out'.

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11. Diego · Student

Why does 'salió' mean 'turned out' instead of 'left' here?

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12. Carmen · Teacher

In Spanish, 'salir bien' or 'salir genial' is an idiom meaning 'to turn out well or great'.

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13. Carmen · Teacher

In the third sentence, Lucía noted: 'Me alegro, porque el año pasado la presentación no correspondió a las expectativas de la empresa.' The verb 'correspondió' comes from 'corresponder'.

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14. Diego · Student

Should we always stress that final '-ió' syllable when speaking?

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15. Carmen · Teacher

Yes, the accent mark indicates vocal stress on the final syllable '-ió'.

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16. Carmen · Teacher

Then Álvaro said: 'Es verdad, pero esta vez él asumió toda la responsabilidad y escribió una propuesta impecable.' We see two more preterites: 'asumió' and 'escribió'.

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17. Diego · Student

Do both -er and -ir verbs share the exact same preterite endings?

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18. Carmen · Teacher

They do! Both -er and -ir categories share identical preterite endings, like '-í' and '-ió'.

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19. Carmen · Teacher

Finally, Lucía said: 'Por eso salí temprano del trabajo, para celebrarlo brevemente con el equipo antes del fin de semana.' Our challenge phrase is 'salí temprano', meaning 'I left early'.

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20. Diego · Student

So 'salí' uses the accented '-í' just like 'comí' for 'I'?

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21. Carmen · Teacher

Exactly, Diego. The 'yo' form for completed past events in -er and -ir verbs always ends in an accented '-í'. Fantastic job listening today!

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