Spanish C1 · Day 7
Day 7: Gentrificación y sus efectos urbanos — Phase periphrases: acabar de, volver a and cesar (part 1)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Phase periphrases: acabar de, volver a and cesar (part 1)
- Reading: La gentrificación urbana: Entre renovación y desarraigo
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Grammar point: Phase periphrases: acabar de, volver a and cesar (part 1)
At the C1 level, Spanish marks the phase of an action with verbal periphrases, beyond simple adverbs like «ya», «otra vez» or «aún». Three central constructions are «acabar de + infinitivo», «volver a + infinitivo» and «cesar de + infinitivo». While all three combine a conjugated auxiliary with an infinitive, they locate the event differently: just completed, repeated, or stopped.
Key vocabulary (8 of 31 words)
- el proceso de desplazamiento – displacement process
- la revalorización – upgrading, revaluation (of an area)
- la contención de rentas – rent control/cap
- el incentivo a la inversión – investment incentive
- la disparidad socioeconómica – socioeconomic disparity
- la segregación – segregation
- la reestructuración – restructuring, reorganization
- codiciado – sought-after, desirable
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