Mini stand-up: ayer, hoy y bloqueos

Mini-quiz de daily stand-up: elige las mejores frases para decir lo de ayer, hoy y los bloqueos.

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Programming Productivity Tenses Adverbs

Keywords:

ayer hoy mañana estuve voy a bloqueo terminaré

Elige la mejor frase para hablar de AYER:

Correct: 0/8

Hints for this Quiz

Think: "ayer" = a closed, finished day in the past → you need a completed past tense (indefinido).

"Ayer" refers to a finished, completed period of time, so we use Pretérito Indefinido: "estuve trabajando". The Indefinido describes finished events in the past ("El sábado fuimos…").

Look for a form that expresses a "plan for today": the construction "ir a + infinitivo" usually sounds natural.

For near-future plans in spoken language, "ir a + infinitivo" is very common → "Hoy voy a…". The simple future ("terminaré") sounds more formal or like a prediction. And "hoy actualicé" is less typical (in Spain, with "hoy" they often use Pretérito Perfecto). For more on the difference between "ir a" and Futuro simple, see the explanation: futuro próximo vs. futuro simple; example "Mañana yo voy a viajar" — model for the structure "ir a + infinitivo".

Choose the one-word future tense form (futuro simple).

To talk about the future, it’s convenient to use Futuro simple: "terminaré". In conversation, "voy a + infinitivo" is also very frequent for near-future plans, but here the exercise specifically requires Futuro simple.

"Tengo un …" — what naturally follows is a noun (what do you have?).

Here you need a noun: "un bloqueo" (= a blocker/obstacle). Typical phrases in stand-ups: "tengo un bloqueo con…", "no tengo bloqueos".

Check the pairing "ayer/indefinido" and "hoy/plan with ir a + inf.". Then make sure you have the noun "bloqueos".

The correct sequence is: "ayer" + Indefinido ("estuve"), "hoy" + plan ("voy a revisar"), and the noun "bloqueos". The option with "ayer he estado" is incorrect: Pretérito Perfecto does not go with the closed period "ayer" (Perfecto is used with "hoy/en esta semana…").

First comes yesterday’s finished result, then today’s plan.

Logically: "ayer" + Indefinido ("terminé") for a completed past action, and "hoy voy a…" for today’s plan (the construction "ir a + infinitivo").

Look for the option that directly talks about today’s plan.

The question is about "HOY", so it’s natural to choose a plan for today: "Hoy voy a…" (the construction "ir a + infinitivo" for a near-future intention).

In stand-ups people usually say "tengo un bloqueo …". Use the noun "bloqueo".

The set phrase is: "tengo un bloqueo (con …)". The forms "estoy bloqueo/estoy bloqueando" are incorrect in this context.