Dictado para nivel superior — Higher Dictation
📚 Dictado para nivel superior — Higher Dictation
| Clue heard | Tense | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -ía ending | Could be conditional OR imperfect | hablaría (cond.) / hablaba (imp. -AR) |
| -ía after -er/-ir stem | Imperfect -ER/-IR (accent on í!) | comía, bebía, vivía |
| -ería / -iría | Definitely conditional | comería, viviría |
| -ara / -iera | Imperfect subjunctive | tuviera, pudiera |
| sin embargo / a pesar de | Complex connective | contrast/concession clause coming |
In Higher dictation, accent errors cost marks. These four patterns appear most often.
Earn the mark scheme marks
⚠️ Errores frecuentes — Common Higher Dictation Errors
These four errors appear in Higher dictation scripts every year. Each one costs a mark.
❌ Error 1: estudiaria
✅ Correcto: estudiaría
Why it costs marks: Conditional tense: accent on í — missing accent = wrong word = −1 mark.
❌ Error 2: comiamos
✅ Correcto: comíamos
Why it costs marks: Imperfect -ER nosotros: accent on í required in every form of -ER/-IR imperfect.
❌ Error 3: hablabamos
✅ Correcto: hablábamos
Why it costs marks: Imperfect -AR nosotros: accent on á required. The other five -AR imperfect forms have no accent.
❌ Error 4: Si tuviera... habría
✅ Correcto: Si tuviera... tendría
Why it costs marks: Si + imperfect subjunctive → conditional. NEVER use si + habría — si-clauses cannot contain conditional forms.
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