Problems at the hotel

"Problemas en el hotel"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Practise El Pretérito Indefinido, El Pretérito Imperfecto and the position of pronouns.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "towel" and "toilet paper".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2023-03-29

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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Pretérito Imperfecto, El Pretérito Indefinido, Verbos regulares -ar (presente)

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We stayed in a five-star hotel in Malaga a week ago. Everything looked fantastic from the outside but when we arrived in our room we realised that the light didn't work and the bed was very dirty. What's more, there were neither towels nor toilet paper in the bathroom. What a disaster! We immediately called reception and they looked after us really well. We were able to change rooms quickly and so we enjoyed our holiday in Spain.

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