Spanish · B1 · Milestone
B1 graduation chest in Spanish
This B1 Graduation Chest celebrates your ability to narrate complex childhood stories and baby routines using sophisticated Spanish grammar. You are now moving beyond simple descriptions to explaining causes, conditions, and relative relationships.
What you'll learn
- Mastering the use of 'cuanto más... más' for proportional statements.
- Using relative pronouns with prepositions to describe objects precisely.
- Constructing hypothetical 'if' sentences using the conditional and imperfect subjunctive.
- Combining past tenses (Pluscuamperfecto and Indefinido) to sequence events.
Spanish phrases for b1 graduation chest
Cuando eras un recién nacido, querías que te sostuvieran cada vez que estabas cansado.
When you were a newborn, you wanted to be held whenever you were tired.
Uses 'cuando' for habitual past actions and the passive 'que te sostuvieran'.
Cuando tienes sueño, ni las luces brillantes ni los juguetes ruidosos te ayudan a calmarte.
When you are sleepy, neither bright lights nor noisy toys help you settle.
Demonstrates paired coordination 'ni... ni' (neither... nor).
Pondré la manta suave que la abuela te hizo en el cochecito.
I will put the soft blanket that Grandma made for you into the pram.
Uses the future tense 'pondré' and a simple relative clause with 'que'.
Esta es la tacita de la cual bebiste agua después de tu almuerzo.
This is the little cup from which you drank water after your lunch.
Uses a prepositional relative clause 'de la cual' for specific objects.
Deberíamos acordarnos de comprobar si este juguete puede lavarse en agua tibia.
We should remember to check whether this toy can be washed in warm water.
Uses 'deberíamos' (sollte) and a passive reflexive 'puede lavarse'.
Si todavía tuvieras hambre, te ofrecería un poco más de gachas.
If you were still hungry, I would offer you a little more porridge.
A classic B1 hypothetical: 'Si' + Imperfect Subjunctive + Conditional.
Cuanto más tranquilos sigamos tu rutina para dormir, más fácilmente te dormirás.
The more calmly we follow your bedtime routine, the more easily you fall asleep.
Uses the 'cuanto más... más' structure to show a proportional relationship.
Ya había preparado tu biberón cuando te despertaste, así que no tuviste que esperar.
I had already prepared your bottle when you woke up, so you did not have to wait.
Uses Pluscuamperfecto (había preparado) to show an action completed before another past action.
Hear these phrases and practise them
Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.
Try it free for 7 daysKey words
Recién nacido
Newborn
Literally 'recently born'.
Cochecito
Pram / Stroller
The diminutive of 'coche' (car).
Gachas
Porridge / Mush
Commonly used for baby cereal or soft food.
Biberón
Baby bottle
Used specifically for feeding bottles.
Proportional Comparisons (Je... Desto)
In Spanish, to say 'the more... the more', we use 'cuanto más [adjective/adverb], más [result]'.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The more... the more | Cuanto más + [X], más + [Y] | Cuanto más juegas, más te cansas. |
Relative Clauses with Prepositions
When referring to an object after a preposition (from which, in which), Spanish uses 'el/la cual' or 'el/la que' preceded by the preposition.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| From which | de la cual / del cual | La silla en la cual te sientas. |
The Past Before the Past (Pluscuamperfecto)
Used to describe an action that happened before another point in the past.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I had eaten | Había + Participio | Ya habías comido cuando llegué. |
More examples
Si no tuvieras sueño, no llorarías.
If you weren't sleepy, you wouldn't cry.
Hypothetical condition in the present.
Ni el chupete ni el oso de peluche están aquí.
Neither the pacifier nor the teddy bear are here.
Negative paired coordination.