La Pepa

"La Pepa" has been shared to the blog from the Spanish reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills. This article also has audio for you to practice your Spanish listening skills; you can find many more listening activities in the Spanish listening practice section.


Spanish online reading and listening practice – level B2-C1

Today, 6 of December, is when Spain celebrates El Día de la Constitución. This reading and listening exercise discusses the Spanish constitution and explains why it is fondly referred to as La Pepa. It can help you practise passive progressive tenses. It is suitable for level B2-C1 Spanish students.

Exercise: La Pepa

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Text and audio by our Spanish expert Inma Sánchez.

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Shui Ng González

Shui is Kwiziq's Content and Language Manager and Head of Spanish. She is an experienced technical writer, translator and project manager. Shui grew up bilingual English-Spanish in the UK, completing her studies in London, Madrid and Paris where she now lives. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. Her love of languages and technical knowledge make her a perfect fit for Kwiziq.

Comments: 2

Jen

"que estaria siendo representado..." Is it possible to say instead "que seria representado..." ? What would be the difference between the two? (Sorry for the lack of accents).

Hola Jen
You could also say "que sería representado" and the meaning won't change much. But using the progressive tense would emphasise the progression of the action; that would be the nuance. In our lesson about using passive with progressive tenses, we add a note by the end of the lesson where we explain that in some cases some progressive tenses don't have an equivalent in English. This would be one of those cases. Have a look: Forming the passive voice with progressive tenses (passive voice)
I hope this helps.
Inma