A2.29: At the real estate agent

En la inmobiliaria

Vocabulary (13)

 El anuncio: The announcement (Spanish)

El anuncio

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The announcement Show

 La publicidad: The advertising (Spanish)

La publicidad

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The advertising Show

 El barrio: The neighbourhood (Spanish)

El barrio

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The neighbourhood Show

 Vivir de alquiler: Renting a home (Spanish)

Vivir de alquiler

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Renting a home Show

 Buscar piso: To look for a flat (Spanish)

Buscar piso

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To look for a flat Show

 Cambiarse de casa: Moving house (Spanish)

Cambiarse de casa

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Moving house Show

 La inmobiliaria: The real estate agency (Spanish)

La inmobiliaria

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The real estate agency Show

 Reformar (to renovate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Reformar

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To renovate Show

 Firmar una hipoteca: To sign a mortgage (Spanish)

Firmar una hipoteca

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To sign a mortgage Show

 El contrato de alquiler: The tenancy agreement (Spanish)

El contrato de alquiler

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The tenancy agreement Show

 Ambueblado: Furnished (Spanish)

Ambueblado

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Furnished Show

 Los gastos de comunidad: Community fees (Spanish)

Los gastos de comunidad

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Community fees Show

 La residencia temporal: The temporary residence (Spanish)

La residencia temporal

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The temporary residence Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Alquilas el apartamento o la casa donde vives o la compraste? (Do you rent the appartment or house where you live or did you buy it?)
  2. ¿Tuviste que renovar tu casa? ¿Cuánto tiempo tardó eso? (Did you have to renovate your home? How long did that take?)
  3. ¿Estaba tu casa amueblada o vacía cuando te mudaste? (Was your home furnished or empty when you moved in?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Alquilo mi piso. Pero pronto compraré una casa.

I rent my appartment. But I will soon buy a house.

Compré nuestra casa hace 2 años junto con mi pareja.

I bought our house 2 years ago together with my partner.

Tuvimos que renovar casi toda la casa. Nos llevó más de un año.

We had to renovate almost the whole house. It took us over a year.

Mi piso estaba recién renovado cuando lo compré y me mudé.

My appartment was freshly renovated when I bought it and moved in.

El piso estaba completamente amueblado cuando me mudé.

The appartment was fully furnished when I moved in.

Algunas habitaciones de la casa estaban amuebladas, otras no.

Some rooms in the house were furnished, others weren't.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Si buscas un piso (If you are looking for a flat)
Firmaría el contrato (I would sign the contract)
La inmobiliaria me dijo (The estate agent told me)
Si cambias de casa, (If you move house,)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras en dos categorías según si están relacionadas con comprar o alquilar una vivienda.

Palabras relacionadas con la compra de vivienda

Palabras relacionadas con el alquiler de vivienda

Exercise 5: El condicional simple

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: El condicional simple

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compraría, elegirían, reformarían, vivirían, buscaría, buscaríamos, firmaríamos, buscarías

1. Buscar:
: Yo ... un piso cerca del centro.
(I would look for a flat near the centre.)
2. Comprar:
: Yo ... un anuncio en el periódico.
(I would buy an advert in the newspaper.)
3. Elegir:
: Ellas ... una residencia temporal.
(They would choose a temporary residence.)
4.
Firmar : Nosotros ... el contrato esta semana.
(Sign: We would sign the contract this week.)
5. Vivir:
: Ellos ... en un barrio más tranquilo.
(They would live in a quieter neighbourhood.)
6. Reformar:
: Mis padres ... la cocina primero.
(My parents would renovate the kitchen first.)
7. Buscar:
¿Tú ... algo con menos gastos de comunidad?
(Would you look for something with lower service charges?)
8. Buscar:
: Nosotros ... con la ayuda de la inmobiliaria.
(We would look with the help of the estate agent.)

Grammar

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A2.29.1 Gramática

El condicional simple

El condicional simple


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Alquilar to rent

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) alquilaría I would rent
(tú) alquilarías You would rent
(él/ella) alquilaría he would rent/she would rent
(nosotros/nosotras) alquilaríamos we would rent
(vosotros/vosotras) alquilaríais You would rent
(ellos/ellas) alquilarían they would rent

Exercises and examples phrases

Buscar to search

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) buscaría I would search
(tú) buscarías You would search
(él/ella) buscaría he would search/she would search
(nosotros/nosotras) buscaríamos we would search
(vosotros/vosotras) buscaríais You would search
(ellos/ellas) buscarían they would search

Exercises and examples phrases

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