Spanish grammar

Every Spanish grammar topic, in one place

Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalogue covers the full set of Spanish grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.

Studying for AQA GCSE Spanish? See every grammar structure the specification prescribes, and where each one is taught. Start with the Spanish alphabet. Every letter, its sound and how to type it, before the grammar.
  1. Beginner (A1-A2)

    -ar Verbs

    Spanish -ar verbs in the present tense: the six regular endings in one chart, the stem-changers like pensar and jugar, and the two irregulars, estar and dar.

  2. Beginner (A1-A2)

    -er Verbs

    Spanish -er verbs in the present tense: the regular endings in one chart, the stem-changers like poder, and the odd yo forms tengo, sé and veo.

  3. Beginner (A1-A2)

    -ir Verbs

    Spanish -ir verbs in the present: the regular endings in one chart, the e>i, e>ie and o>ue stem-changers, and the irregulars ir, decir, venir, salir, oír.

  4. Intermediate (B1-B2)

    Accent Rules

    When a Spanish word takes a written accent: agudas, llanas and esdrújulas on one table, why café and rápido carry one, what plurals do, and drills.

  5. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Adjective Agreement

    Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun. The four endings, the invariable -e adjectives, the position rules, and the BAGS forms.

  6. Intermediate (B1-B2)

    Adjective Suffixes

    -oso means full of (peligroso), -able can be done (aceptable), -ante doing (sorprendente), -al relating to (cultural). One table of Spanish adjective suffixes.

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Intermediate (B1-B2)

Advanced (C1-C2)