DELE B2 preparation

DELE B2 (Instituto Cervantes) covers B2 and is used for university admission and work permits.

About the exam

Run by	Instituto Cervantes
Levels	B2
Skills tested	Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Used for	university admission and work permits

What to study for DELE B2

Everything below is free in this guide, set out in the order that works best for a B2 exam.

Vocabulary: all levels

Grammar: all lessons

Basics

Noun Gender in SpanishEl género de los sustantivos Plural Forms in SpanishEl plural Definite and Indefinite ArticlesLos artículos Adjective Agreement in SpanishLa concordancia de los adjetivos

Verbs

Regular Present Tense VerbsEl presente de indicativo - verbos regulares Irregular Present Tense VerbsEl presente de indicativo - verbos irregulares Ser vs EstarSer vs Estar Reflexive VerbsLos verbos reflexivos

Sentence structure

Negation in SpanishLa negación Question Formation in SpanishLa formación de preguntas Object Pronouns in SpanishLos pronombres de complemento Preterite Tense in SpanishEl pretérito

Advanced reading: classic books in the original

La barraca
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
A powerful depiction of rural life, conflict, and injustice.

Los pazos de Ulloa
Emilia Pardo Bazán
A dark naturalist novel about decay, power, and tradition.

Marianela
Benito Pérez Galdós
A moving story of innocence, love, and social inequality.

Niebla
Miguel de Unamuno
A philosophical novel that blurs the line between fiction and reality.

Sonata de primavera
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
A lyrical and decadent reflection on youth, beauty, and desire.

How to prepare

Learn one vocabulary topic a day and listen to every word. Exam texts are built around everyday topics.
Work through the grammar lessons in order, and repeat each quiz until you get every question right.
Read a little every day at your exam's level. From B2 on, read the books in the original with the translation alongside.
In the final weeks, take the official sample tests from the organizer's website under real exam timing.

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