Conoces a una persona nueva. ¿Qué dices para saludar?
Based on: DELE A2: Expresión funcional (saludar y presentarse)
DELE A2 · Personal
DELE A2 Practice Questions: Información Personal (2026)
Información personal is the foundation topic of the DELE A2: introducing yourself (Me llamo Marta y soy de México), asking and giving age (¿Cuántos años tienes? Mi hermana tiene veinte años), naming family members (el hijo de mi tío es mi primo) and describing appearance and character (Carlos es alto y muy simpático). It matters doubly because the speaking test opens with a presentation about a personal topic, so this vocabulary is also your oral exam material. The grammar load centres on two contrasts the exam returns to constantly: ser vs estar, and tú vs usted.
Practice
Free practice questions
Rellena: "Me ___ Marta y soy de México."
Based on: DELE A2: Gramática (verbos reflexivos, presente)
¿Cómo preguntas la edad de otra persona?
Based on: DELE A2: Expresión funcional (pedir datos personales)
Rellena: "Mi hermana ___ veinte años."
Based on: DELE A2: Gramática (tener para la edad)
El hijo de mi tío es mi ___.
Based on: DELE A2: Léxico de la familia
Rellena: "Carlos ___ alto y muy simpático."
Based on: DELE A2: Gramática (ser / estar)
Rellena: "Hoy Ana ___ cansada porque ha trabajado mucho."
Based on: DELE A2: Gramática (ser / estar)
Una persona que habla mucho y hace amigos fácilmente es...
Based on: DELE A2: Léxico del carácter
Rellena: "Mis abuelos ___ en un pueblo pequeño."
Based on: DELE A2: Gramática (presente, concordancia)
¿Cómo preguntas la nacionalidad de alguien?
Based on: DELE A2: Expresión funcional (pedir datos personales)
Introducing yourself, family and the tú vs usted choice
The exam expects you to handle the basic social script without hesitation. Meeting someone new calls for "Hola, mucho gusto", while the evening farewell is "Buenas noches, hasta mañana"; mixing greetings and goodbyes is exactly the trap the multiple-choice options set. You ask where someone is from with "¿De dónde eres?", ask their job with "¿A qué te dedicas?" (Soy enfermero), and their age with "¿Cuántos años tienes?", remembering that Spanish uses tener for age, never ser. Family vocabulary is tested through relationships rather than lists: el padre de mi madre es mi abuelo, el hijo de mi tío es mi primo. Nationality adjectives agree in gender, so una persona de Francia es francesa. Then there is register. With a stranger, an official or an older person you switch to usted with third-person verb forms: "Buenos días. ¿Cómo está usted, señora García?". The exam checks that you match the pronoun to the verb form and the situation, and this same choice matters in the writing test, where a formal note takes usted and a message to a friend takes tú.
- Age uses tener: "Mi hermana tiene veinte años", never a form of ser.
- Greetings vs farewells: "mucho gusto" opens a first meeting; "hasta mañana" closes the day.
- Possessives stay short before a noun: "Este es mi teléfono".
Describing people: where ser and estar divide
Describing people is where the exam works the ser vs estar contrast hardest. Permanent traits and identity take ser: "Carlos es alto y muy simpático", "Nosotros somos estudiantes de español", "Somos hermanos, pero no somos nada iguales". Temporary states take estar: "Hoy Ana está cansada porque ha trabajado mucho", where hoy signals that tiredness is today's condition, not Ana's character. Physical description brings its own agreement rules: "Tengo el pelo rubio y los ojos verdes" uses tener with the body feature, and the adjective agrees with the noun, rubio with pelo, verdes with ojos. Character vocabulary is tested through definitions: a person who talks a lot and makes friends easily is sociable, while a reserved person who says little is tímida. Subject pronouns appear when you present someone: "Esta es mi amiga Lucía. Ella es profesora." Finally, watch verb agreement across the sentence: "Mis abuelos viven en un pueblo pequeño" needs the plural viven because the subject is plural, and the exam routinely offers the singular as a distractor. Master these patterns and both the reading test and the speaking presentation get noticeably easier.
| Point | Ser | Estar |
|---|---|---|
| What it expresses | Identity and permanent traits | Temporary states and conditions |
| Describing people | "Carlos es alto y muy simpático" | "Hoy Ana está cansada" |
| Profession / identity | "Ella es profesora", "Somos estudiantes" | Not used for profession at A2 |
| Typical signal words | Character adjectives: simpático, sociable, tímida | Today-words and states: hoy, cansado, enfermo |
| Classic exam trap | Using estar for character | Using ser for how someone feels today |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does the información personal topic cover on the DELE A2?
Introducing yourself, family relationships, physical appearance and character: greetings and farewells, asking someone's origin, age and job, naming relatives (primo, abuelo), and describing people (el pelo rubio, sociable, tímida). It is also the natural material for the speaking test's presentation task, so it repays early study.
When do I use ser and when estar to describe a person at A2?
Use ser for identity and lasting traits: "Carlos es alto y muy simpático", "Ella es profesora". Use estar for temporary states: "Hoy Ana está cansada porque ha trabajado mucho". A today-word like hoy is a strong signal for estar, while character adjectives like sociable or tímida go with ser.
When should I use usted instead of tú in the DELE A2?
Use usted with strangers, officials and older people, and match the verb to the third person: "¿Cómo está usted, señora García?". Use tú with friends and family. The exam tests the match between pronoun and verb form, and the same choice decides the register of your writing tasks.
How does Spanish ask and give someone's age?
With tener, not ser: "¿Cuántos años tienes?" and "Mi hermana tiene veinte años". Options built on ser are standard distractors in A2 exercises, so drill the tener pattern until it is automatic.
How many free personal information practice questions are on this page?
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