{"id":8217,"date":"2020-06-30T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:39:11","slug":"la-noche-de-las-velas-de-pedraza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/la-noche-de-las-velas-de-pedraza\/","title":{"rendered":"La noche de las velas de Pedraza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spanish online reading and listening practice &#8211; level A2<\/h2>\n<p>Visit this picturesque Segovian village by candlelight!<\/p>\n<p>This reading and listening exercise can help you practise <a href=\"\/revision\/glossary\/verb-tense-mood\/preterito-indefinido\">El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido<\/a> and <a href=\"\/revision\/glossary\/verb-tense-mood\/preterito-imperfecto\">El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Exercise: La noche de las velas de Pedraza<\/h3>\n<p>Listen to the audio, then read the transcript. 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