Spanish · B2 · Milestone
B2 first milestone in Spanish
At the B2 level, your communication becomes more sophisticated, allowing you to discuss complex family arrangements and reflect on past choices with nuance. This milestone focuses on using advanced structures like 'cuyo', conditional sentences, and passive constructions to express yourself clearly and thoughtfully.
What you'll learn
- Express possession within relative clauses using 'cuyo'.
- Hypothesize about past events using the third conditional.
- Describe states and actions using both 'ser' and 'estar' passive forms.
- Use 'como si' to describe hypothetical comparisons.
Spanish phrases for b2 first milestone
¿Se les ha explicado a todos el nuevo plazo de entrega?
Has the revised deadline been explained to everyone?
Uses the passive 'se' to focus on the action rather than the doer.
¿Es él el vecino cuyo hijo dirige el club de programación?
Is he the neighbour whose son runs the coding club?
'Cuyo' functions like 'whose' and must agree in gender/number with the noun following it (son).
Si hubiera entendido las consecuencias, habría elegido de otra manera.
If I'd understood the consequences, I'd have chosen differently.
A classic past counterfactual using the Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Compound.
No hace falta aceptar cada invitación para seguir siendo amigos.
You don't need to accept every invitation to stay friends.
'No hace falta' translates the sense of 'not needing' or 'no requirement'.
El acuerdo es ciertamente conveniente, pero no deja tardes libres.
The arrangement is admittedly convenient, but it leaves no free afternoons.
'Ciertamente... pero' captures the nuance of 'zwar... aber'.
El micrófono está silenciado, así que nadie puede oír nuestra discusión.
The microphone is muted, so nobody can hear our discussion.
A state passive (Zustandspassiv) using 'estar' + past participle.
Suena como si tu opinión fuera la única que importara.
It sounds as though your opinion were the only one that mattered.
'Como si' always triggers the Imperfect Subjunctive ('fuera').
Incluso si no podemos revertir la decisión, podemos aprender de ella.
Even if we can't reverse the decision, we can learn from it.
'Incluso si' is used here with the indicative to discuss a current reality/possibility.
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Plazo de entrega
Deadline
Commonly used in school or professional settings.
Cuyo/a
Whose
A formal relative pronoun that agrees with the object possessed, not the owner.
Hacer falta
To be necessary
Often used in the negative to mean 'no need to'.
Acuerdo
Arrangement/Agreement
Useful for discussing household rules or schedules.
Relative Possessives (Cuyo)
Unlike English 'whose', the Spanish 'cuyo' acts as an adjective and must match the gender and number of the noun it precedes.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | Cuyo | El autor cuyo libro leímos. |
| Feminine Plural | Cuyas | La madre cuyas hijas juegan aquí. |
The Third Conditional
Used to talk about imaginary situations in the past. It uses 'Si' + Pluperfect Subjunctive, followed by the Conditional Compound.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Si + hubiera + participio | Si hubieras venido... |
| Result | habría + participio | ...habríamos jugado. |
Hypothetical Comparisons (Como si)
The phrase 'como si' (as if / as though) is always followed by the Imperfect Subjunctive to indicate a situation that is not currently true.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | como si + Imperfecto Subj. | Habla como si fuera rico. |
More examples
Esta es la niña cuya madre es doctora.
This is the girl whose mother is a doctor.
'Cuya' agrees with 'madre' (feminine singular).
La puerta está cerrada con llave.
The door is locked.
Example of 'estar' + participle to show a finished state.
Incluso si llueve, iremos al parque.
Even if it rains, we will go to the park.
Expresses determination despite a condition.