Spanish A2.34: Family plans

Planes familiares

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (18)

 Casarse (to marry) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él se casa con su pareja.

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He is getting married to his partner. Show

Casarse

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To marry Show

 Divorciarse (to divorce) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él se divorcia con el deseo de empezar de nuevo.

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He is getting divorced with the desire to start anew. Show

Divorciarse

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To divorce Show

 Morir (to die) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo muero de ganas de casarme.

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I am dying to get married. Show

Morir

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To die Show

 Esperar (to wait) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos esperan plantarse en la competición.

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They hope to make a stand in the competition. Show

Esperar

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To wait Show

 Caber (to fit) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos caben en la habitación doble.

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They fit in the double room. Show

Caber

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To fit Show

 Crear (to create) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos crean una fotografía muy bonita.

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They create a very beautiful photograph. Show

Crear

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To create Show

 Desear (to desire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Deseo realizar una canción.

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I wish to create a song. Show

Desear

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To desire Show

El adolescente

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The teenager Show

El adulto

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The adult Show

 Formar una familia: To start a family (Spanish)

Me gustaría formar una familia en el futuro cercano.

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I would like to start a family in the near future. Show

Formar una familia

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To start a family Show

 El deseo: The desire (Spanish)

Me gustaría saber cuál es el deseo de tu vida.

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I would like to know what your life's wish is. Show

El deseo

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The desire Show

 Problemático: Problematic (Spanish)

Querría evitar cualquier problematiquita en la boda.

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I would like to avoid any little trouble at the wedding. Show

Problemático

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Problematic Show

 La mascota: The pet (Spanish)

Me gustaría tener una mascota en el futuro.

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I would like to have a pet in the future. Show

La mascota

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The pet Show

 La pareja: The couple (Spanish)

Me gustaría que la pareja se casara pronto.

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I would like the couple to get married soon. Show

La pareja

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The couple Show

 Tener un hijo: To have a child (Spanish)

Nos gustaría planificar tener un hijo en el futuro cercano.

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We would like to plan to have a child in the near future. Show

Tener un hijo

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To have a child Show

 El ex marido: The ex-husband (Spanish)

Mi consejo es que hables con el ex marido sobre el futuro.

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My advice is to talk to the ex-husband about the future. Show

El ex marido

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The ex-husband Show

 Vivir juntos: Living together (Spanish)

Me gustaría que pudiéramos vivir juntos en el futuro cercano.

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I would like us to be able to live together in the near future. Show

Vivir juntos

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Living together Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Cuál es el próximo gran paso que (tu pareja y) tú queréis dar? (What is the next big step (your partner and) you want to take?)
  2. ¿Te gustaría formar una familia? (Would you like to start a family?)
  3. ¿Te gustaría tener mascotas? ¿Por qué o por qué no? (Would you like to have pets? Why or why not?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Mi pareja y yo nos casamos en junio.

My partner and I are getting married in June.

No tengo pareja, pero mi mejor amigo y yo nos acabamos de mudar juntos.

I don't have a partner but my best friend and I just moved in together.

Me gustaría formar una familia pronto. Me encantaría tener 3 hijos.

I would like to start a family soon. I would love to have 3 children.

No quiero tener hijos en el futuro. Mi pareja y yo somos muy felices sin ellos.

I don't want to have children in the future. My partner and I are very happy without them.

Me gustaría tener un perro y dos gatos más adelante. Crecí con mascotas y me gustaría lo mismo para mis hijos.

I would like to have a dog and two cats later. I grew up with pets and I would like the same for my children.

Una mascota supone mucha responsabilidad y con nuestro trabajo y dos hijos no tenemos suficiente tiempo para cuidar de una mascota.

A pet is a lot of responsibility and with our work and two children we do not have enough time to care for a pet.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
deseos. | planificar sin | saber sus | Es problemático
Es problemático planificar sin saber sus deseos.
(It is challenging to plan without knowing their wishes.)
2.
un hijo | Nos gustaría | futuro cercano. | planificar tener | en el
Nos gustaría planificar tener un hijo en el futuro cercano.
(We would like to plan to have a child in the near future.)
3.
a tiempo. | para completar | un plan | Nosotros crearíamos | el proyecto
Nosotros crearíamos un plan para completar el proyecto a tiempo.
(We would create a plan to complete the project on time.)
4.
en el | amor. | Me casaría | si creo
Me casaría si creo en el amor.
(I would get married if I believed in love.)
5.
en el | Me gustaría | futuro cercano. | que pudiéramos | vivir juntos
Me gustaría que pudiéramos vivir juntos en el futuro cercano.
(I would like us to be able to live together in the near future.)
6.
el futuro. | tener una | Me gustaría | mascota en
Me gustaría tener una mascota en el futuro.
(I would like to have a pet in the future.)
7.
plan | juntos. | desearíamos | realizar | Nosotras | el
Nosotras desearíamos realizar el plan juntos.
(We would like to carry out the plan together.)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Casarse


To marry

2

Problemático


Problematic

3

El adolescente


The teenager

4

Morir


To die

5

El ex marido


The ex-husband

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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vivirías, viviríais, vivirían, gustaría, soñaríamos, soñaría, soñarían

1.
... con vivir juntos en el campo
(We would dream of living together in the countryside)
2.
Ellos ... con una mascota si no fuera problemático.
(They would live with a pet if it weren't problematic.)
3.
... con crear un hogar feliz
(They would dream of creating a happy home)
4.
... con tener una mascota cariñosa
(I would dream of having a loving pet)
5.
Tú ... cerca de tus padres para ayudarlos.
(You would live near your parents to help them.)
6.
A mí me ... tener una mascota.
(I would like to have a pet.)
7.
Vosotros no ... lejos de la familia.
(You would not live far from the family.)
8.
... con formar una familia grande
(I would dream of having a large family)

Exercise 5: Expresar deseos, cortesía y sugerencias: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Expressing wishes, politeness, and suggestions: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"

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deberías, gustaría, Querría, deberían, debería

1. Consejo:
Tú ... hablar con tu pareja antes de decidir.
(You should talk to your partner before deciding.)
2. Cortesía (yo):
... saber si tienen planes familiares pronto.
(I would like to know if you have any family plans soon.)
3. Consejo:
Yo ... esperar antes de formar una familia.
(I should wait before starting a family.)
4. Deseo:
A él le ... vivir juntos con su mascota.
(He would like to live together with his pet.)
5. Deseo:
A mi pareja le ... formar una familia pronto.
(My partner would like to start a family soon.)
6. Consejo:
Tú ... pensar en tu familia.
(You should think about your family.)
7. Consejo:
Ellos ... pensar bien si quieren tener un hijo.
(They should think carefully if they want to have a child.)
8. Deseo:
Nos ... tener un hijo el próximo año.
(We would like to have a child next year.)

Exercise 6: Dar consejos con el condicional simple

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Giving advice with the condicional simple

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En tu lugar, Deberías, Si fuera tú, Podrías, Yo en tu lugar, Mi consejo es, Yo recomendaría

1. Consejo + infinitivo:
... ahorrar antes de formar una familia.
(You should save money before starting a family.)
2. Consejo en condicional + infinitivo:
... vivir juntos antes de casarte.
(You could live together before getting married.)
3. Consejo en condicional + infinitivo:
... pensar bien antes de tener un hijo.
(I would recommend thinking carefully before having a child.)
4. Consejo + infinitivo:
... tener una conversación familiar.
(My advice is to have a family conversation.)
5. Consejo + condicional:
... esperaría un poco más.
(If I were you, I would wait a little longer.)
6. Consejo + condicional:
... empezaría a ahorrar desde ya.
(If I were you, I would start saving right away.)
7. Consejo + condicional:
... hablaría con la familia sobre el futuro.
(If I were you, I would talk to the family about the future.)
8. Consejo + infinitivo:
... hablar con tu pareja.
(My advice is to talk to your partner.)

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A2.34.4 Gramática

Expresar deseos, cortesía y sugerencias: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"

Expressing wishes, politeness, and suggestions: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"


A2.34.5 Gramática

Dar consejos con el condicional simple

Giving advice with the condicional simple


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Soñar to dream

Condicional simple

Spanish English
yo soñaría I would dream
tú soñarías You would dream
él/ella soñaría he would dream
nosotros/nosotras soñaríamos We would dream
vosotros/vosotras soñaríais You all would dream
ellos/ellas soñarían They would dream

Exercises and examples phrases

Vivir to live

Condicional simple

Spanish English
yo viviría I would live
tú vivirías You would live
él/ella viviría he would live
nosotros/nosotras viviríamos we would live
vosotros/vosotras viviríais You all would live
ellos/ellas vivirían they would live

Exercises and examples phrases

Gustar to like

Condicional simple

Spanish English
yo gustaría I would like
tú gustarías You would like
él/ella gustaría He would like
nosotros/nosotras gustaríamos We would like
vosotros/vosotras gustaríais You would like
ellos/ellas gustarían They would like

Exercises and examples phrases

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