Spanish Duration Listening | Reading Comprehension Test

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Trabajo en este hotel desde hace dos años.

1. How long has the speaker worked at the hotel?

Six months Three years Two years Since 2023

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Vivo en Valencia desde 2023.

2. What starting point is stated?

January Two years ago 2023 Six months ago

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Llevo seis meses estudiando español.

3. What activity has continued for six months?

Working in a hotel Living in Valencia Studying Spanish Waiting in an office

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Sigo trabajando en la misma oficina.

4. What can you identify from this sentence?

An exact duration of two years A starting date in 2023 The work continues, but no exact duration is stated. The work has ended.

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Empecé este trabajo hace tres años.

5. What does the sentence tell you directly?

The speaker definitely still has the job. The starting event happened three years ago. The speaker worked for exactly three years and stopped today. The job began in January.

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Trabajo aquí desde hace tres años.

6. What does this sentence present as true now?

The work ended three years ago. The speaker still works here and the duration is three years. The speaker will start in three years. No duration is given.

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Empecé a trabajar aquí hace cuatro años y sigo trabajando aquí.

7. Which part explicitly confirms continuation?

Empecé hace cuatro años y sigo trabajando aquí trabajar aquí

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Ana lleva dos meses estudiando y Carlos lleva dos años trabajando.

8. Which duration belongs to Ana?

Two years Two months Eight weeks Three years

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Ana lleva dos meses estudiando y Carlos lleva dos años trabajando.

9. Which duration belongs to Carlos?

Two months Six months Two years Four years

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Vivo aquí desde enero.

10. What kind of time information does “desde enero” give?

A completed event two months ago A measured duration A starting point for a situation that continues An ending point

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Hace dos meses empecé un curso.

11. What happened two months ago?

The speaker finished a course. The speaker started a course. The speaker moved to Valencia. The speaker stopped studying.

Reading passage

Trabajé allí dos años, pero ya no trabajo allí.

12. Does the work continue now?

Yes, definitely. The sentence does not mention current status. No, the speaker says they no longer work there. Only on weekends.

Spanish Duration Listening Quiz

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