WorksheetsWhat do you know so far... Grammar style?
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
All infinitives in Spanish end in....
AR
ER
RE
IR
What is an infinitive in English?
Verb that ends in 'ed'
The form of the verb you find in the dictionary.
The verb form in English "to..."
The verb that ends 'ing'
The infinitive tells you what the action is but NOT who is doing it.
True
False
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: Normalmente juego al baloncesto después del colegio.
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Conditional
Why was the present tense used in the sentence: Normalmente juego al baloncesto después del colegio.
Because it is a habit
Because it is something which is happening right now.
Because it is a description
Because it is a fact.
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: El año pasado fui a Majorca durante el verano.
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Conditional
Why was the preterite tense used in this sentence: El año pasado fui a Majorca durante el verano.
Because it was a completed action.
Because it happened at a time in the past which has no connection to now.
Because it has a definite beginning and end in the past.
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: Cuando era más joven, practicaba la natation con un equipo local.
Present
Future
Imperfect
Conditional
Why was the imperfect tense used in this sentence: Cuando era más joven, practicaba la natation con un equipo local.
It was a habit in the past.
It was a description in the past.
There was no definite beginning or end to the action in the past.
It was a continuous action in the past.
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: Me gustaría tomarme un año sabático cuando termine mis estudios en la universidad.
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Conditional
Why was the conditional tense used in this sentence: Me gustaría tomarme un año sabático cuando termine mis estudios en la universidad.
The action is based upon the condition of something else happening.
It is not definite in the future.
It is a hypothetical situation.
It is a polite request.
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: He mejorado mi español un montón durante mi estancia.
Present
Perfect
Preterite
Conditional
Why was the perfect tense used in this sentence: He mejorado mi español un montón durante mi estancia.
It is a description of an action with a pinpointed end point.
It was a repeated action.
It refers to the state of something now in relation to a past action.
It is a completed action.
Choose which tense this sentence is written in: En el futuro, iré a la universidad para estudiar las lenguas.
Present
Perfect
Conditional
Future
Why is the future tense used in this sentence: En el futuro, iré a la universidad para estudiar las lenguas.
It is something which might happen.
The speaker is feeling definite about this in the future.
It is describing something which may be happening in the present.
It is describing what will happen.
How confident do you feel in conjugating the verbs in the different tenses?
Very confident
Quite confident- there is only one or two tenses I need to look at notes for
Somewhat confident- I might struggle with some.
Not really confident- I can recognise them but not do it myself.
