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A crazy day at the pool

"Un día loco en la piscina"
Spanish B1 writing exercise

Clara and her friends spend a hilarious, chaotic afternoon at the outdoor pool.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "public swimming pool", "packed/crowded", "whistle", "with hearty laughter", ""bottom (of a pool)" and "to melt."

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Píriz BA
Last updated: 2026-10-14

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Pretérito Indefinido, Verbos regulares -ar (presente), El Pretérito Imperfecto

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

Last Saturday, Clara and her friends went to the public pool. The pool was completely packed with people. Diego brought ice creams for everyone. Unfortunately, the ice creams melted. Pablo jumped into the pool without warning. He splashed the people nearby. Furious, Marta pushed him back into the water. Meanwhile, a stray dog jumped into the pool. The dog swam around happily. The lifeguard blew his whistle loudly. Clara laughed hysterically. She lost her sunglasses in the water. Diego found the sunglasses at the bottom. Everyone promised a rematch the following weekend.

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