Welcome to a playful evening on the scenic shores of Marbella, where two friends, Lucía and Miguel, engage in a light-hearted game of “Truth or Dare.” This role-play scenario presents an opportunity to practice the Spanish pretérito perfecto and pretérito perfecto negativo tenses. As they share truths about their personal experiences, the dialogue focuses on past actions and unrealized adventures, allowing you to enhance your understanding of how to express completed actions and missed opportunities in Spanish.
Setting: A cozy living room where two friends, Lucía and Miguel, are having a fun evening playing a game of “Truth or Dare.” The game takes a twist as they choose to share truths about what they have and haven’t done in their lives using the Spanish pretérito perfecto and negativo tenses to discuss past experiences.
Objective: Use the pretérito perfecto to talk about experiences they’ve had and pretérito perfecto negativo to discuss experiences they haven’t had.
Two friends in Marbella play Truth or Dare Game
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Lucía: ¡Tu turno, Miguel! ¿Verdad o reto? | Your turn, Miguel! Truth or dare? |
| Miguel: Elijo verdad. | I choose truth. |
| Lucía: Bien, dime algo que nunca has hecho. | Okay, tell me something you have never done. |
| Miguel: Nunca he saltado en paracaídas. Siempre he querido intentarlo, pero no he tenido la oportunidad. | I have never gone skydiving. I’ve always wanted to try it, but haven’t had the chance. |
| Lucía: ¡Eso suena emocionante! Bueno, yo nunca he montado en un elefante. | That sounds exciting! Well, I have never ridden an elephant. |
| Miguel: Ahora es mi turno de preguntar. ¿Qué es lo más aventurero que has hecho? | Now it’s my turn to ask. What’s the most adventurous thing you have done? |
| Lucía: He buceado en la Gran Barrera de Coral en Australia. Fue increíble ver todo ese mundo submarino. | I have scuba dived in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It was amazing to see all that underwater world. |
| Miguel: Wow, eso debe haber sido impresionante. En cuanto a mí, he escalado el Monte Kilimanjaro. Fue una de las experiencias más desafiantes y gratificantes de mi vida. | Wow, that must have been impressive. As for me, I have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. It was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life. |
| Lucía: ¡Vaya! Siempre he querido hacer eso. Ahora, algo más ligero, ¿has cocinado alguna vez algo realmente complicado? | Wow! I’ve always wanted to do that. Now, something lighter, have you ever cooked something really complicated? |
| Miguel: Sí, una vez intenté hacer un soufflé de chocolate. No salió perfecto, pero estaba bastante bueno. | Yes, I once tried making a chocolate souffle. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty good. |
| Lucía: ¡Eso suena delicioso! Bueno, confieso que nunca he aprendido a tocar ningún instrumento musical. Siempre me ha faltado la paciencia. | That sounds delicious! Well, I confess I have never learned to play any musical instrument. I’ve always lacked the patience. |
| Miguel: Deberíamos intentar algo nuevo juntos algún día. ¿Qué tal si la próxima vez vamos a una clase de cocina o de música? | We should try something new together someday. How about next time we go to a cooking class or a music class? |
| Lucía: ¡Me encanta esa idea! Hagámoslo. | I love that idea! Let’s do it. |