PiXL Independence:

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PiXL Independence:

MFL - Student Booklet

KS4

Spanish

Contents:

I. Beginner Level – 20 credits per question

II. Advanced Beginner Level – 30 credits per question

III. Intermediate Level – 40 credits per question

IV. Proficient Level – 60 credits per question

V. Advanced Level – 70 credits each

VI. Expert Level – 80 credits each

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I. Beginner Level. Nivel Básico

20 credits per question

Definite and Indefinite Articles

1. Write the 4 forms of the definite article in the table below.

masc. singular

fem. singular

masc. plural

fem. plural

the

2. Give 5 examples of singular masculine nouns using the correct definite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

3. Give 5 examples of singular feminine nouns using the correct definite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

4. Give 5 examples of masculine plural nouns using the correct definite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

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5. Give 5 examples of feminine plural nouns using the correct definite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-use-definite-articles-3079100

https://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/grammar/spanish-definite-and-indefinite-articles

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/indefinite-articles-in-spanish

6. Write down four instances when a definite article is used in Spanish but not in English.

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7. Write the 4 forms of the indefinite article in the table below.

masc. singular

fem. singular

masc. plural

fem. plural

a/an

some

8. Give 5 examples of singular masculine nouns using the correct indefinite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

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9. Give 5 examples of singular feminine nouns using the correct indefinite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

10. Give 5 examples of masculine plural nouns using the correct indefinite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

11. Give 5 examples of feminine plural nouns using the correct indefinite article.

Definite article

Noun

English meaning

12. State three instances when the indefinite article is not used in Spanish when it is in

English.

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13. Fill in the gaps in these sentences which describe masculine and feminine nouns.

a. Generally, nouns which end in ____ are masculine and nouns which end in ___ are

feminine. However, there are some exceptions.

List some in the box below.

b. Words that end in -or, -ón and és are generally ______________.

c. Words that end in -ción, -dad and -tad are generally _____________.

14. Fill in the gaps in these sentences about plural nouns.

a. To form the plural of nouns you normally add _____ to words ending in a

____________ and _____ to words ending in a consonant.

b. Nouns which end in z in the singular, end in _______ in the plural.

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Subject Pronouns and Object Pronouns

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/subpro

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/dopro1

https://www.thoughtco.com/using-subject-pronouns-spanish-3079374

https://www.thoughtco.com/whats-the-object-pronouns-3078137

15. Read the sentences below and say whether they are true or false.

a) Pronouns are used in place of the verb, to avoid repeating it.

b) Pronouns are used in place of the noun, to avoid repeating it.

c) The pronoun must agree with the noun it is replacing.

d) Subject pronouns are always used in Spanish.

e) Subject pronouns are often only used for emphasis as the verb ending tells us the

person who is the subject of the verb.

f) Object pronouns can be direct or indirect.

16. a) Memorise the subject pronouns below and their meanings.

1. yo - I

2. tú – you (singular familiar)

3. usted — you (singular formal)

4. él, ella — he, she

5. nosotros, nosotras — we

6. vosotros, vosotras — you (plural familiar)

7. ustedes — you (plural formal)

8. ellos, ellas — they

b) Re-write them below from memory.

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Check out the

websites listed

below if you

need some help.

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17. a) Memorise the direct and indirect object pronouns.

Direct object pronouns Indirect object pronouns

b) Cover them and write them below.

c) Read the three statements below about object pronouns. Memorise them thoroughly.

Cover them and re-write them below from memory.

• Object pronouns normally go before the verb.

• Object pronouns go after the negative word.

• Object pronouns are attached to the end or before the near future tense and the

present continuous.

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me

te

lo/la

nos

os

los/las

me - me

te - you

le – him, her, it, you (sing, formal)

nos - us

os - you

les – them, you (plural, formal)

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18. Rewrite the sentences below using direct object pronouns.

• Quiero la falda más corta. _________________________________________________________

• Tengo la regla. _________________________________________________________

• No hago el alpinismo. _________________________________________________________

• Quiere un coche menos caro. _________________________________________________________

• Tenemos un libro. _________________________________________________________

19. Rewrite the sentences below using direct and indirect object pronouns.

• Da el boli a Carlos. _________________________________________________________

• Escucha a mi madre. _________________________________________________________

• Voy a escribir a mi padre. _________________________________________________________

• Nadie tiene el gato. _________________________________________________________

• Compré un regalo para María. _________________________________________________________

• Mi profesor me enseña a hablar español. _________________________________________________________

20. Translate these sentences into Spanish.

• I write to her every month. _________________________________________________________

• I bought him a present. _________________________________________________________

• I don’t have it. _________________________________________________________

• I sent him an email. _________________________________________________________

• I am going to do it. _________________________________________________________

• I have made it. _________________________________________________________

• He gave her some money. _________________________________________________________

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II. Advanced Beginner Level - Nivel Básico + 1

30 credits per question

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/adj1

http://www.spanishlanguageguide.com/grammar/adjective.asp

https://www.thoughtco.com/using-malo-mal-and-related-words-3079105

http://www.learn-spanish-amigos.com/adjectives-in-spanish.html

Adjectives

1. Complete the following sentences about adjectives by filling in the gaps.

Adjectives are _____________ words. In Spanish, adjectives usually come ____________

the noun they are describing. Adjectives must __________ with the _________ they

describe. Ends of adjectives may _____________ depending on the _______________ of the

noun they are describing and depending on whether the noun they are describing

is____________ or singular.

2. Some adjectives always come before the noun. Make a list of them in the box below.

Do some

revision on

Spanish

adjectives

before you

begin.

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3. Fill in the table with examples of adjectives ending in o, e, or and in a consonant, in their

different forms.

Adjectives

ending in

Masculine

singular

Feminine

singular

Masculine

plural

Feminine plural

-o/-a

-e

-or/ora

in a consonant

4. Do some research and make a list of those adjectives that never change in the box

below.

5. Some adjectives are shortened when they come before a masculine singular noun.

bueno → buen

malo → mal

primero → primer

tercero → tercer

alguno → algún

ninguno → ningún

a. Learn them and re-write them from memory in the box below with their meanings.

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b. Translate the following sentences.

• Un buen amigo. _________________________________________________________

• Hace mal tiempo. _________________________________________________________

• El primer día. _________________________________________________________

• El Tercer Mundo. _________________________________________________________

• ¿Tienes algún libro? _________________________________________________________

• No tengo ningún interés en hacerlo. _________________________________________________________

6. What do you notice about gran in these sentences?

Tengo una gran familia católica irlandesa.

Me gustaría un gran piso.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Some nationalities do not end in -o and follow a different pattern. List some examples

below. https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/nationalities-in-spanish

Ending in -s

Masculine

singular

Feminine

singular

Masculine

plural

Feminine plural

Ending in -

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8. Translate the following sentences. Remember Spanish word order and adjectival

agreement!

a) A small house.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) A black dog.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) I live in a big house.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) My mother is very nice.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) For school, I have to wear a black jacket.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) The hotel is an impressive building.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) I don’t have much money.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

h) I have blond hair and blue eyes.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

i) My parents are divorced.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

j) I don’t have any pens.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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k) The Spanish girls.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

l) There are a lot of historical buildings.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

m) The big beautiful church.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

n) I think Maths is fun.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

o) I wear a light blue shirt.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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9. Translate the paragraph into English.

Vivo en España en Madrid donde hay mucha contaminación pero es una ciudad bastante

histórica también. Hay muchas iglesias antiguas y muchas calles pequeñas. Lo bueno es que

tenemos unos espacios verdes y bonitos en la ciudad.

Vivo en Madrid con mi familia. Mi madre tiene cuarenta y ocho años y es divertida, bonita y

bastante alta. Mi padre tiene el pelo rubio y corto y los ojos verdes. No es muy tímido porque

es hablador y es muy trabajador. Además, tengo un perro blanco y negro que se llama Coco.

Me encantan los perros pero odio los gatos porque pienso que son muy perezosos. En mi

familia somos muy altos. Todos tenemos los ojos verdes también, menos mi hermano que

tiene los ojos azules.

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10. Cover the original paragraph and use your translation to put it back into Spanish.

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11. In your own words write about what you have learned about Spanish adjectives.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives.

https://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/grammar/spanish-comparatives-superlatives

12. Complete the sentence about comparatives by filling in the gaps with the correct word.

Comparative adjectives ___________________ two things by saying that one thing is

better or bigger or worse etc. than the _________________.

The comparative is formed by using the correct form of the adjective with the following

constructions.

Más + adjective + que

Menos + adjective + que

Tan + adjective + como

13. Translate the following sentences.

a) Mi padre es más guapo que tu padre.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) José es menos inteligente que María.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Mi madre es tan simpática como mi padre.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Madrid es más pequeña que Londres.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) Pienso que la ciudad es menos aburrida que el campo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do some revision

on Spanish

comparatives and

superlatives

before you begin.

Learn these

constructions.

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14. Make up 5 Spanish sentences of your own to practise comparatives.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Learn these irregular ones off by heart.

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Bueno (good)

mejor (better)

el/la mejor los/las mejores (the best)

malo (bad)

peor (worse)

el/la peor los/las peores (the worst)

Cover the table above and complete it from memory.

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

(good)

(better)

(the best)

(bad)

(worse)

(the worst)

16. Complete the sentence about superlatives by filling in the gaps with the correct word.

Superlative adjectives ____________________ two or more things, saying one is the

best or worst or biggest etc.

The superlative is formed by using the correct form of the adjective with the following

construction:

el/la/los/las + más/menos + adjective

Learn this

construction!

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17. Translate the following sentences.

a) Mi perro es el mejor.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Mi coche es el más rápido.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Tu hermano es el menos alto.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Esta película es la peor.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) Los libros son los mejores.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) Mi amiga es la más deportista.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Translate these sentences into Spanish.

a) The maths teacher is less boring than the English teacher.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) This car is the newest.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Maria is my best friend.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) The restaurant is the best in the town.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) Your house is the biggest in the street.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) His team are the worst.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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19. Make up 10 sentences containing a mixture of comparatives and superlatives in Spanish.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. In one sentence, describe how you will remember the most difficult grammar point you

have learned in stage 2.

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III. Intermediate Level - Nivel intermedio

40 credits per question

Subject pronouns

http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Subject-Pronouns.asp

1. What are the 6 subject pronouns in Spanish?

Singular

Plural

First Person

Second person

Third person

In what circumstances would you use these pronouns?

Tú

Usted

Vosotros

Ustedes

Infinitives

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/infinitives-in-spanish

2. In your own words, describe what an infinitive is.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Research the

infinitive and its

uses. Follow the

link below.

Do some research

on subject

pronouns. Follow

the link below.

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3. Put a cross next to the four statements that are true about infinitives.

You cannot find an infinitive in a dictionary.

Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive.

Verbs expressing like, dislike are followed by the infinitive.

Verbs expressing future intentions or wish are never followed by the infinitive.

Infinitives always end in –ar in Spanish.

The infinitive is used after antes de.

When two verbs follow each other in a sentence, the second verb is always in

the infinitive.

Verbs expressing preferring are not followed by the infinitive.

Correct all the false statements.

4. Highlight the infinitives in the sentences below and put a cross next to the four that DO

NOT contain a mistake.

Mañana voy a comprar un regalo para mi abuela.

Me gusta como una hamburguesa.

No puedo salgo con mis amigos.

Tengo que llamar a mis padres.

No quiere hace sus deberes.

Antes de salir tengo que fregar los platos.

Suelo ir al colegio en autobús.

No me gusta voy al cine.

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Correct the four sentences that contain a mistake.

The Present Tense

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justar

5. Highlight the statements that are true.

a) You use the present tense to describe what is taking place now.

b) You use the present tense to describe what will happen in the distant future.

c) You use the present tense to describe something that happened yesterday.

d) You use the present tense to describe something that happens regularly.

e) Present tense verb endings change depending on who is doing the verb/action.

6. Fill in the gaps below to form a correct description about how to formulate the present

tense of regular -ar verbs.

Take the ____________________ form of an –ar verb. Remove the

____________________ from the infinitive to form the ____________________ and

then add the correct verb ending.

7. List the endings for regular –ar verbs

Subject pronouns

Endings –ar verbs

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

Do some research on

–ar verbs in the

present tense. Follow

the link below.

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8. Follow the link below and practise conjugating regular –ar verbs.

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/random-quiz/justar

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/juster

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-forms

9. List the endings for regular –er verbs

Subject pronouns

Endings –er verbs

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

10. Follow the link below and practise conjugating regular –er verbs.

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/random-quiz/juster

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/juster

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-forms

11. List the endings for regular – ir verbs

Subject pronouns

Endings –ir verbs

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

Do some

research on – er

verbs in Spanish.

Follow the links

below.

Do some research

on – ir verbs in

Spanish. Follow

the links below.

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12. Follow the link below and practise conjugating regular –ir verbs.

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/random-quiz/justir

https://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/piei

13. In your own words, explain what a stem-changing verb is.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Write out the full conjugations of these verbs in the present tense.

tener

ser

ir

hacer

Learn them, cover them and write them from memory in the table below.

tener

ser

ir

hacer

Find out more

about stem-

changing present

tense verbs in

Spanish.

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https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/reflexive-verbs-and-reflexive-pronouns

15. List the reflexive pronouns.

Singular

Plural

First Person

Second person

Third person

16. Write out the full conjugations of what you think are the five most useful reflexive verbs

in Spanish.

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

17. Write a description of your daily routine on a school day. Use as many reflexive verbs as

you can.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do some

research on

reflexive

verbs

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18. Now change the description of your daily routine into the third person singular.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

https://quizlet.com/218258128/spanish-gcse-modal-key-verbs-flash-cards/18.

19. Put a cross next to the five sentences that contain modal verbs and underline the modal

verb.

Los sábados voy al cine con mis amigos.

Quiero tomar una siesta porque estoy cansada.

No puedo salir esta noche por que no hice mis deberes.

Mis abuelos viven en Salamanca.

En el pasado solía llevar uniforme escolar.

No me gustan las películas de guerra por qué son demasiado largas.

¿Puedes ir conmigo?

No debes comer la comida rápida porque es malsana.

Familiarise yourself

with the main

modal verbs

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20. Write out the full conjugation of what you think are the five most useful modal verbs.

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

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IV. Proficient Level - Nivel competente

60 credits per question

The Preterite Tense

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-preterite-tense-forms

1. Fill in the gaps.

The preterite ........................... uses just one ............................. to describe a single

completed ............................................ The .......................... tense is often used with time

...................................... To conjugate .......................... verbs in the preterite tense, start

with an ........................... and then take off the ending to leave the ............................ Then

add the correct ending.

2. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of the verb preparar in the preterite

tense.

Trabajar

To work

preparar

To prepare

Yo trabajé

I worked

I prepared

tú trabajaste

You worked

Él/ella trabajó

He/she worked

Nosotros trabajamos

We worked

Vosotros trabajasteis

You worked

Ellos/ellas

trabajaron

They worked

Research the

uses and

formation of

the preterite

tense.

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3. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of the verb comer in the preterite

tense.

aprender

To learn

comer

To eat

Yo aprendí

I learnt

I ate

tú aprendiste

You learnt

Él/ella aprendió

He/she learnt

Nosotros

aprendimos

We learnt

Vosotros

aprendisteis

You learnt

Ellos/ellas

aprendieron

They learnt

4. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of the verb recibir in the preterite

tense.

salir

To go out

recibir

To live

yo salí

I went out

I received

tú saliste

you went out

Él/ella salió

he/she went out

Nosotros salimos

we went out

Vosotros salisteis

you went out

Ellos/ellas salieron

they went out

5. Look up the full conjugations of these verbs that are irregular in the preterite tense.

Complete the table below and learn them.

Estar

Hacer

Ir + ser

poner

tener

ser

yo

tú

Él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos/ellas

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6. Cover the table above and write the verbs from memory in the table below.

Estar

Hacer

Ir + ser

poner

tener

ser

yo

tú

Él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

Ellos/ellas

7. Translate the following sentences into the preterite tense.

a) I ate an apple.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) The day before yesterday he went out with his friends.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) They decided to go to the cinema.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) We received a letter yesterday.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) We did our homework last night.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) We spoke on the telephone two days ago.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) Last year she bought a car.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

h) I went to Spain last year.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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i) They called at one.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

j) I arrived at 7.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

k) Then they prepared dinner.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

l) Yesterday I wrote three letters.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

m) At that moment, he began to cry.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

n) Yesterday afternoon we went to Seville.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

o) She sent a letter.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

p) Where were you born?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

q) Last year Elena and Juan got married.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

r) I lived in Barcelona for three months.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

s) They drank the coffee.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

t) It rained at 3 o’clock.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

u) I ate a sandwich.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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v) We went to bed at 7 o clock.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

w) She decided to go out.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

x) Did he read the book?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

y) Did you do your homework?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

z) He lived there for five years.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Perfect Tense

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-perfect-indicative

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/presperfect

8. Fill in the gaps.

The perfect _______________________________ is a compound verb used to describe a single, completed

_______________________________ in the immediate _______________________________, one which has just or

recently _______________________________ or which is still relevant to the ongoing

_______________________________ To form the _______________________________ _______________________________ you need

the auxiliary verb _______________________________ in the present tense and a past ____________________________

9. Fill in the table with the present tense of haber.

haber = to have

yo

nosotros

tú

vosotros

él/ella

ellos/ellas

Research the uses

and formation of

the perfect tense.

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10. Change these infinitives into past participles.

Infinitive

Past participle

comprar

vivir

comer

hablar

reducir

11. Look up 5 infinitives that have irregular past participles.

Infinitive

Past participle

12. Translate the following sentences into the perfect tense.

a) I have eaten an apple.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) He has made a mistake.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) They have learnt Spanish.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) You have written a letter.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) We have watched the film.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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f) We have done our homework.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) She has worked in a restaurant.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

h) I have read the book.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

i) She has spoken with my mother.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

j) They have asked the teacher.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

k) Maite has played football.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

l) Ana has studied French.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

m) Have you been to Portugal?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

n) They have bought a car.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

o) He has drunk the wine.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

p) Juan and Maria have travelled to Spain.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

q) Have you seen my phone?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

r) We haven’t eaten.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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s) We have visited Madrid.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

t) Has he eaten lunch?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

u) What have you done?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

v) Have you tried paella?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

w) I have given the student a book.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

x) I have called my parents.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

y) I have finished the book

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

z) Has he spoken to them?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Imperfect Tense

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish/grammar/sp_verbs_higher.shtml

13. Explain the three main uses of the imperfect tense.

a) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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14. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of estar in the imperfect tense.

hablar

To speak

estar

To be

yo hablaba

I used to speak

tú hablabas

You used to speak

Él/ella hablaba

He/she used to speak

Nosotros hablábamos

We used to speak

Vosotros hablabais

You used to speak

Ellos/ellas hablaban

They used to speak

15. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of comer in the imperfect tense.

beber

To drink

comer

To eat

yo bebía

I used to drink

tú bebías

You used to drink

Él/ella bebía

He/she used to drink

Nosotros bebíamos

We used to drink

Vosotros bebíais

You used to drink

Ellos/ellas bebían

They used to drink

16. Using the example, write out the full conjugation of vivr in the imperfect tense.

venir

To come

vivir

to live

yo venía

I used to come

tú venías

You used to come

Él/ella venía

He/she used to come

Nosotros veníamos

We used to come

Vosotros veníais

You used to come

Ellos/ellas venían

They used to come

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17. Look up these common verbs in the imperfect tense and complete the table.

Ser – to be

Ir – to go

Ver – to see

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

18. Learn them, cover them and write them from memory in the table below.

Ser – to be

Ir – to go

Ver – to see

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

19. Translate the following sentences into the perfect tense.

a) I used to know Sergio.

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b) He used to have a car.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) They used to study Spanish.

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d) You used to play hockey.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) At that time, I was working in Madrid.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) When I was young, I used to hate vegetables.

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g) I used to go to the cinema every Saturday.

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h) It was cloudy when I left the house.

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i) She was hard working.

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j) They used to wear school uniform.

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k) I was working in a restaurant.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

l) Ana used to eat meat.

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m) Every year, we used to go on holiday to Portugal.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

n) Every Saturday, the family could go shopping.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

o) We used to prepare a special dinner.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

p) We used to have fun.

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q) She used to help.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

r) She didn’t used to do her homework.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

s) When we worked in Spain we used to have a siesta.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

t) We used to be sad.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

u) When I was 11 years old I used to live in France.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

v) My town was old and dirty.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

w) Isabel was ten years old.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

x) I went fishing every morning.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

y) Rosa was doing her homework at 5pm.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

z) He usually arrived early.

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20. Put the time expressions into the correct column depending on whether they can be

used with the preterite or imperfect tense or both tenses.

21.

Time expressions

Ayer siempre a veces el otro día todos los días a menudo

anoche frecuentemente hace tres años anteayer la semana pasada

Preterite

Both tenses

Imperfect

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V. Advanced Level - Nivel avanzado

70 credits per question

The Immediate Future Tense

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/ira

1. Write down when the immediate future is used in Spanish.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the table with the present tense of ir.

ir = to go

yo

nosotros

tú

vosotros

él/ella

ellos/ellas

3. Explain how to formulate the immediate future tense.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do some research

on the use and

formation of the

immediate future

tense. Follow the

link below

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4. Translate the following into Spanish:

a) Tomorrow I am going to go out.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Next weekend I am going to watch a football match.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) My father is going to go shopping.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Miguel and Ricardo are going to do their homework.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) She is going to carry on working until the age of 65.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) I am not going to lie.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) We are going to watch a film on my laptop.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

h) Beatriz is going to call.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

i) Are you going to eat with us?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

j) Sara is going to work as a waitress.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Future Tense

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/simple-future-regular-forms-and-tenses

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/future

Do some research

on the use and

formation of the

future tense.

Follow the links

below.

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5. Write down when the future tense is used in Spanish.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Use the model to write out the full conjugation of the verbs in the future tense

estudiar

To study

trabajar

To work

yo estudiaré

I will study

tú estudiarás

You will study

Él/ella estudiará

He/she will study

Nosotros

estudiaremos

We will study

Vosotros estudiareis

You will study

Ellos/ellas estudiarán

They will study

seguir

To carry on

descubrir

To discover

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7. Look up the stem for the following verbs that are irregular in the future tense. Write the

verb in the first person. Learn them*.

Infinitive

Stem

First person form

decir

hacer

poder

poner

querer

tener

saber

* NB: These are the same stems that are used in the formation of the conditional tense.

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8. Translate this paragraph into English. Underline all of the verbs in the future and

immediate future tenses.

El año próximo iré a Barcelona en España por dos semanas con mi novia. Viajaremos en

avión desde el aeropuerto de Luton porque es más rápido que viajar en tren o en barco. Mi

novia no puede viajar en tren durante largos periodos porque le dan mareos sin embargo

viajar en avión puede ser caro. Vamos a visitar los monumentos como la Sagrada Familia y

quizás algunos museos. Además veremos un partido de fútbol en el Camp Nou. Durante la

noche, caminaremos por la ciudad y comeremos comida típica de la región, por ejemplo

paella, gambas al ajillo o feves a la catalana. Podríamos intentar ir a algunos bares o clubes

en un par de noches si tenemos suficiente dinero. Iremos en invierno así que me voy a

ahorrar 800€ con suerte. Aunque iremos en febrero, espero que el clima sea agradable.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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9. Cover up the Spanish paragraph in question 8. Using your English translation, translate

the paragraph back into Spanish.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Write a paragraph about what you plan to do next weekend. Use as many verbs as

possible in the immediate future and future tenses.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Conditional Tense

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/conditional-tense

https://studyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/conditional

Do some research

about the conditional

tense. Follow the

links below.

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11. In your own words, explain the difference between the future tense and the conditional

tense.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Fill in the gaps

To formulate the conditional tense, take the _______________________________tense stem and add the

conditional_______________________________. These are exactly the same as the ______________________ and

______________________ endings for _______________________________ verbs in the _______________________________ tense.

13. Write out the full conjugation of the verbs using the model. Translate them into English.

Learn the conditional endings.

viajar

To study

estudiar

To study

yo viajaría

I would travel

tú viajarías

You would travel

Él/ella viajaría

He/she would

travel

Nosotros estudiaríamos

We would travel

Vosotros estudíais

You would travel

Ellos/ellas estudiarían

They would travel

ver

To see

conducir

To drive

Cover up the table above and try and write out full conjugations of the three verbs from

memory.

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estudiar

ver

conducir

yo

tú

él/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

14. Translate these sentences containing modal verbs in the conditional tense.

a) Se debería utilizar el transporte público para proteger el medio ambiente.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Querría ayudar a las personas desfavorecidas porque a mí me parece que tenemos

que ser solidarios.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Podríamos donar más dinero a las organizaciones benéficas.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Creo que valdría la pena hacer preguntas.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) Tendríamos que construir más viviendas.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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15. Adapt and extend the sentences above.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Write a paragraph about your dream holidays using as many verbs as possible in the

conditional tense.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Passive

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/active-vs-passive-voice

Familiarise yourself with

the differences between

the passive and active

voice. Follow the link

below.

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17. In your own words, explain the difference between the active voice and the passive

voice.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Put a cross next to the four sentences that are written in the passive voice.

Se hizo este pastel con mantequilla.

En México se celebra el diez de mayo con fiestas para madres.

Mi padre trabaja como contable en un despacho en el centro de la ciudad.

David escribe un libro policial.

Se venden periódicos.

Yo hice el pastel con miel.

El colegio fue construido en 1824.

Normalmente se levanta a las siete y media.

19. Translate these sentences into English.

a) Se venden varios coches.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Las colonias fueron establecidas hace 200 años.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Mi secreto no fue revelado hasta ayer.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Todos ellos fueron interrogados.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) La pizza fue cocida en el horno.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) Nuestra casa fue construida en 1999.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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20. What has been the most difficult aspect of grammar to learn in this booklet? Explain

why and how you made sense of it. How could you become more confident with this

aspect of Spanish grammar?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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VI. Nivel expert - Expert Level

80 credits per question

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/past-perfect-forms-and-uses

The Pluperfect Tense

1. Write a step-by-step explanation of how the pluperfect tense is formed.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write out the full conjugation of the verb haber in the imperfect tense.

haber = to have

yo

nosotros

tú

vosotros

Él/ella

Ellos/ellas

3. Circle the past participles.

A

viajaba

viajó

viajaró

viajado

B

decidir

decidido

decide

decidiría

C

dar

dio

dado

daré

D

casarse

casaba

casado

Se casó

E

hago

hacer

hizo

hecho

F

oir

oído

oyó

oiga

G

cambiado

cambiaría

cambió

cambiando

H

murió

muerto

muere

morirá

Do some research

on the pluperfect.

Follow the link

below.

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4. Complete the quiz on the pluperfect tense. Follow the link below.

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/past-perfect-forms-and-uses

5. Translate these sentences that contain the pluperfect tense.

a) Ella había comido antes de ir al cine.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Había visto ya la película.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Yo había cerrado la puerta.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Isabel y Elena habían ahorrado mucho dinero para ir de vacaciones.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) Paco no le había dado la trajeta a su amigo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) Nos habíamos sentado cuando el tren salió.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Write 7 sentences of your own in the pluperfect tense.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Future Perfect

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-future-perfect-indicative

7. Fill in the gaps.

The future perfect is used to say what will have _____________ before another event or by

a certain time in the future. To form the ____________ ______________ you need the

__________tense of __________ and a past _____________

8. Complete the table with the full conjugation of haber in the future tense.

haber = to have

yo

nosotros

tú

vosotros

él/ella

ellos/ellas

9. Write an explanation of how to form the future perfect tense.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Research the

future perfect

tense. Follow the

link below.

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10. Translate these sentences.

a) Habremos vuleto de Argentina para el doce de marzo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) José le habrá dado el regalo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Cuando llegues ya habré salido.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Yo habré terminado mi trabajo para diciembre.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) No habremos aprendido nada.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) El juego habrá terminado cuando llegues.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) No habrás terminado tus deberes para mañana.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cover the originals and translate the sentences back into Spanish.

a) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Conditional Perfect

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/conditional-perfect-forms-and-uses

11. In your own words, explain:

a) How the conditional perfect is formed.

b) How it is different to the future perfect tense.

a) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Change these sentences into the conditional perfect tense.

a) Habremos vuelto de Argentina para el doce de marzo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) José le habrá dado el regalo.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Cuando llegues ya habré salido.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Yo habré terminado mi trabajo para diciembre.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) No habremos aprendido nada.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) El juego habrá terminado cuando llegues.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

g) No habrás terminado tus deberes para mañana.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Research the

conditional perfect

tense. Follow the

link below.

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The Subjunctive Mood

https://www.thoughtco.com/when-to-use-the-subjunctive-mood-3079851

https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/verb/subjunctive-uc.html

13. Fill in the gaps.

The subjunctive is a ___________ of the verb, not a __________. It is used to convey the

speaker’s attitude to the action described. It is used when statements are not to be taken as

pure fact, but more as a matter of judgement or attitude. The ____________ _________ is

nearly always used in a subordinate clause, i.e. the second part of a ___________________

introduced by que.

Research the

subjunctive in

Spanish. Follow

these links.

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14. Look up the expressions below that are followed by the subjunctive mood.

Conjunctions

Meaning in English

on the condition that

unless

before

provided that

in case

hopefully

so that

for fear that

provided that

without

Conjunctions of time

English meaning

as soon as

when

after

as soon as

until

Conjunctions of uncertainty

English meaning

although

how

so that

perhaps

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15. Look up these verbs in the subjunctive tense. Learn them and ensure you know what

they mean.

ser

estar

poder

tener

hacer

decir

yo

tu

el/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

ir

ver

dar

saber

querer

yo

tu

el/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

Cover the completed table and write the full conjugations of the verbs from memory in the

table below.

ser

estar

poder

tener

hacer

decir

yo

tu

el/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

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ir

ver

dar

saber

querer

yo

tu

el/ella

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/ellas

16. Put a cross next to each of the five sentences that contain the subjunctive. In the right-

hand column explain why the sentence contains the subjunctive mood.

A Tengo miedo que me estén mirando.

B Es cierto que ella viene.

C Quiero que vengas aquí.

D Cuando llegue vamos a cenar.

E No es cierto que ella salga.

F Debemos llamar mi abuela.

G Dudo que tengas el gripe.

H No tengo ganas de ir al cine esta

noche.

17. Write 10 sentences using the subjunctive mood. Try to write sentences on the topic(s)

you are currently studying.

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The Imperative

https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-imperative-mood

18. Fill in the gaps.

• The imperative is used to give __________________________; these can either be affirmative or

__________________________ To form affirmative commands with regular verbs use the __________

form of the verb but without the final __________________________

• For the vosotros form, remove the final __________________________ from the end of the

__________________________ and replace it with __________________________

• For Usted and ustedes use the __________________________ person of the present

__________________________

• To form negative commands with regular verbs always use the negative word plus

the present __________________________

19. Write these verbs in the imperative.

Comer

Escuchar

Hablar

Escribir

tú

vosotros

usted

ustedes

Research the

imperative in

Spanish. Follow

the link.

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20. Make these commands negative

a) ¡Habla español!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) ¡Comes la comida rápida!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) ¡Escucha!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) ¡Ven aquí!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e) ¡Dime la verdad!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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