Spanish · B2 · Milestone
B2 first milestone in Spanish
At the B2 level, you and your child can engage in more nuanced discussions. This milestone focuses on reviewing complex structures like passive voices, relative clauses, and counterfactuals to navigate school situations and social negotiations naturally.
What you'll learn
- Discuss school marks and corrections using passive voice.
- Formulate kindness and empathy using relative clauses.
- Reflect on past events using the past counterfactual conditional.
- Negotiate choices and explain reasoning with sophisticated connectors.
Spanish phrases for b2 first milestone
¿Ha sido corregida tu respuesta, o solo se ha marcado la ortografía?
Has your answer been corrected, or has only the spelling been marked?
Uses the present perfect passive to discuss recent events.
¿Ayudamos al niño cuya mochila tiene una correa rota?
Shall we help the boy whose school bag has a broken strap?
Uses the relative adjective 'cuyo/a' (whose) to specify which person is being discussed.
Si hubiéramos revisado el horario, no habríamos perdido el entrenamiento de fútbol.
If we had checked the timetable, we would not have missed football practice.
A past counterfactual using the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect.
No hace falta que lo empaques todo de nuevo; solo revisemos tu libro de lectura.
You don't need to pack everything again; let's just check your reading book.
Using 'no hace falta' as a natural alternative to 'no necesitas'.
Ese cómic es ciertamente caro, pero casi has ahorrado lo suficiente para comprarlo.
That comic is admittedly expensive, but you have almost saved enough for it.
Uses 'ciertamente... pero' to mirror the 'zwar... aber' structure of concession.
La tableta está cargada y la reproducción automática está desactivada.
The tablet is charged, and automatic playback is switched off.
Uses the resultative passive (estar + participle) to describe a state.
Parece como si ya supieras la respuesta, pero ¿lo comprobamos juntos?
It sounds as if you already knew the answer, but shall we check together?
Uses 'como si' followed by the imperfect subjunctive.
Incluso si tu amigo no está de acuerdo, aún puedes explicar tu idea con amabilidad.
Even if your friend disagrees, you can still explain your idea kindly.
Uses 'incluso si' to set up a conditional scenario.
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ortografía
spelling
Crucial for discussing schoolwork and writing.
horario
timetable / schedule
Refers to both school schedules and daily routines.
correa
strap / belt
Commonly used for bags, watches, or pet leashes.
desactivado
deactivated / switched off
Used for settings, alarms, or electronic features.
Past Counterfactuals (Conditional Type 3)
To talk about things that didn't happen in the past and their hypothetical consequences, use the Pluperfect Subjunctive in the 'if' clause and the Conditional Perfect in the result clause.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Si + hubiese/hubiera [participio], + habría [participio] | Si hubieras estudiado, habrías aprobado. |
Relative Clauses with 'Cuyo'
'Cuyo' (whose) functions as a relative adjective. It must agree in gender and number with the noun it precedes (the thing possessed), not the possessor.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine Singular | cuyo | El niño cuyo padre es médico. |
| Feminine Plural | cuyas | La niña cuyas manos están sucias. |
The Resultative Passive (Zustandspassiv)
While the process passive (ser + participle) describes an action, the resultative passive (estar + participle) focuses on the state resulting from that action.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Process | fue cargada | La tableta fue cargada por mamá. |
| Resulting State | está cargada | La tableta ya está cargada. |
More examples
Aunque es difícil, lo lograste.
Although it is difficult, you did it.
A simpler concession structure for daily encouragement.
¡Cuidado con la mochila, que está abierta!
Watch out for the backpack, it's open!
Example of a state resulting from an action (estar + participle).