Spanish · B1 · Milestone
B1 graduation chest in Spanish
This guide focuses on celebrating your child's independence using advanced B1 Spanish structures. It covers hypothetical situations, past perfect actions, relative clauses with prepositions, and coordinated comparisons.
What you'll learn
- Master the use of the Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto) to describe completed past actions.
- Formulate hypothetical 'if-then' statements using the Imperfect Subjunctive and Conditional.
- Utilize relative pronouns with prepositions for more descriptive speech.
- Apply the passive voice and correlative conjunctions in everyday contexts.
Spanish phrases for b1 graduation chest
Cuando eras más joven, siempre te ayudaba cada vez que un proyecto era difícil.
When you were younger, I always helped you whenever a project was difficult.
Uses the Imperfect tense to describe ongoing past states and repeated habits.
Si tuvieras más tiempo, podrías probar el club para el cual encontramos un folleto.
If you had more time, you could try the club for which we found a leaflet.
A hypothetical 'Si' clause using the Imperfect Subjunctive (tuvieras) and Conditional (podrías).
Mañana pondré la caja azul sobre el escritorio para que puedas encontrar los materiales de tu proyecto.
Tomorrow I will put the blue box on the desk so that you can find your project materials.
Combines the Future tense with 'para que' followed by the Present Subjunctive (puedas).
Las notas que habías escrito ya estaban en el escritorio cuando llegamos a casa.
The notes that you had written were already lying on the desk when we got home.
Uses the Past Perfect (habías escrito) to show an action happened before another past event.
Deberías intentar terminar tus tareas antes de que lleguen tus amigos.
You should try to finish your chores before your friends arrive.
'Antes de que' always triggers the Subjunctive (lleguen) in Spanish.
Ni tu nombre ni tu foto pueden ser compartidos en el grupo.
Neither your name nor your photo may be shared in the group.
Features 'Ni... ni' (neither/nor) and the passive voice (ser compartidos).
Cuanto más cuidadosamente planees tu semana, más fácil será encontrar tiempo para los pasatiempos.
The more carefully you plan your week, the easier it is to find time for hobbies.
Uses the 'Cuanto más... más' structure to show a proportional relationship.
Tus maquetas están expuestas en la biblioteca porque la clase está orgullosa de tu trabajo creativo.
Your models are displayed in the library because the class is proud of your creative work.
Uses 'estar' + participle to describe a state (resultant passive).
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
Folleto
Leaflet / Brochure
Commonly used for information about clubs or events.
Tareas
Chores / Homework
In a household context, this refers to chores.
Maquetas
Models / Scale models
Specific term for school projects or construction models.
Pasatiempos
Hobbies
Interchangeable with 'hobbies' in modern Spanish.
Hypothetical Situations (Conditional Type II)
To talk about unlikely or hypothetical present situations, use 'Si' + Imperfect Subjunctive, followed by the Conditional.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Si + [tuvieras/fueras/hicieras] | Si fueras al parque... |
| Conditional | [verías/podrías/irías] | ...verías a tus amigos. |
Relative Clauses with Prepositions
When a relative clause follows a preposition, we use 'el cual/la cual' or 'el que/la que' to refer back to the noun.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | el cual / el que | El club para el cual trabajo. |
| Feminine Singular | la cual / la que | La caja en la que puse las fotos. |
Proportional Comparisons
Spanish uses 'Cuanto más... (tanto) más' to express 'The more... the more'.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Cuanto más [verb/adj], más [verb/adj] | Cuanto más estudies, más aprenderás. |
More examples
Habíamos terminado la cena cuando sonó el teléfono.
We had finished dinner when the phone rang.
Example of Past Perfect (Pluscuamperfecto) with the Preterite.
Este es el lápiz con el que dibujaste el mapa.
This is the pencil with which you drew the map.
Relative clause using a preposition (con) and 'el que'.
No puedes salir hasta que hayas recogido tu cuarto.
You cannot go out until you have tidied your room.
Temporal clause using the Present Perfect Subjunctive.