Infinitive constructions Practice 1
Suelo + infinitive I usually… i. I usually do my
Intento + infinitive I try to… homework in the
Trato de + infinitive I try to… evening
Debo + infinitive I must… ii. I try to eat healthily
Tengo que + infinitive I have to… iii. I have to help at home
Puedo + infinitive I can… iv. I avoid wasting
Quiero + infinitive I want… electricity
Espero + infinitive I hope… v. I hate spending time
Tengo ganas de + infinitive I feel like… with my brother
Evito + infinitive I avoid… vi. I intend to go Spain
Logro + infinitive I manage… with my friends
Prefiero + infinitive I prefer to… vii. One can get to the
Odio/Detesto + infinitive I hate… beach easily
Tengo la intención de + I intend to… viii. I decided to have a
infinitive I am making an effort healthy diet from now
Me esfuerzo para + infinitive to… on
Ayudo a + infinitive I help to… ix. I am making an effort
Tengo derecho a + infinitive I have the right to…. to pass my Spanish
Se puede + infinitive One can… exams
Sueño con + infinitive I dream of… x. I dream of becoming
Sé + infinitive I know how to… an astronaut in the
Decidí + infinitive I decided to future
Opinion phrases Practice 2
Me gusta(n) I like… i. I do not like smoking
Me encanta(n) I love… ii. I enjoy playing football
Me mola(n) I am crazy about… iii. I am fascinated by
Me chiflan(n) I really really like… history
Me divierte(n) I enjoy… iv. I get bored watching
Me interesa(n) I am interested in… TV
Me fascina(n) I am fascinated by… v. I am scared by horror
Me apasiona(n) I am passionate about… films
Me entusiama(n) I am enthusiastic about… vi. Comedies make me
Me preocupa(n) I am worried about… laugh
Me molesta(n) I get annoyed by… vii. The problem of traffic
Me fastidia(n) I get annoyed by… in my town irritates
Me irrita(n) I get irritated by… me
Me aburre(n) I get bored by…
Me enfada(n) I get angry by…
Me da(n) miedo I am scared by…
Me da(n) risa I find… funny
Obligation Practice 3
Tengo que + infinitive I have to… i. One must wear a
Hay que + infinitive One must… uniform
Debo + infinitive I must ii. It is important to eat
Se debe + infinitive One must… fruit everyday
Se debería + infinitive One should… iii. I must study a lot
Es importante + infinitive It is important to… iv. It is compulsory to
Es esencial + infinitive It is essential to… study languages
Es imprescindible + infinitive It is essential to… v. It is essential to do
Es obligatorio + infinitive It is compulsory to… exercise
Conditional sentences Practice 4
Si fuera rico, me gustaría… If I were rich, I’d like to… i. If I were rich, I would
Si tuviera mucho dinero, me If I had a lot of money, buy a car
gustaría… I’d like to… ii. If it were possible, I
Si fuera posible, me gustaría… If it were possible, I’d like would go to university
to… iii. If I could, I would
Si tuviera la oportunidad, me If I had the opportunity, I travel to Spain
gustaría… would like to…
Si pudiera, me gustaría… If I could, I’d like to…
Subjuntive phrases Practice 5
Cuando sea mayor… When I am older… i. If I had money, I would
Si tuviera… If I had… buy a new phone
Si pudiera… If I could… ii. I would like to become
Si fuera posible… If it was possible… a doctor
Quisiera… I would like/want… iii. I don’t think it is the
Cuando tenga tiempo… When I have time… most important
No creo que sea… I don’t think it is… problem
Cuando pueda…/Tan pronto As soon as I can.. iv. I will clean when I
como pueda… have time
Connectives Sentence Starters Time phrases & sequencers
No solo … si no también (not Afortunadamente Antes de + infinitive (before
only….but also…) (fortunately) doing…)
Ni … ni (neither … nor…) Desafotunadamente Después de + infinitive
Quizás/Tal vez (maybe) (unfortunately) (after doing…)
No obstante (nonetheless) Personalmente Desde hace 5 años (For 5
Lo bueno/mejor/malo/peor (personally) years)
es que (the Probablemente Hace 3 meses (3 moths ago)
good/best/bad/worst thing is (probably)
that…)
