Spot the tense

Spanish has a wide variety of tenses, spot if the word is in present, preterite, imperfect, conditional, or future tense.

Instructions for Spot the tense

Spanish has a variety of tenses, each conveying different aspects of time and action. The present tense (presente) describes current or habitual actions, like "hablo" (I speak). The preterite tense (pretérito) refers to completed past actions, like "hablé" (I spoke). The imperfect tense (imperfecto) is used for ongoing or habitual past actions, like "hablaba" (I was speaking). The conditional tense (condicional) expresses hypothetical actions or polite requests, like "hablaría" (I would speak). The future tense (futuro) describes actions that will happen, like "hablaré" (I will speak). Each tense helps convey the timing and nature of the action.

1. Present vs. Preterite (Link up)

Link up - The level consists of 5 questions and all are practiced every game round. The player's task is to link the 5 questions in the colored boxes with the most appropriate answers in the white boxes. Each colored box can only be linked to one white box and vice versa. The student receives feedback on the links before submission and has 3 attempts to get all the links right. Questions have speech synthesis in Spanish. Answers have speech synthesis in English. There is no time limit. When the student has linked all the boxes correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then the correct links are displayed - and then try to complete the level again.

2. Present vs. Preterite (Memory)

Memory - The level consists of 5 pairs (consisting of words paired with other words), but a maximum of 3 pairs are practiced per game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 3 pairs of cards have been found and the memory has no cards left. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and then try to complete the level again.

3. Preterite or Future (Link up)

Link up - The level consists of 4 questions and all are practiced every game round. The player's task is to link the 4 questions in the colored boxes with the most appropriate answers in the white boxes. Each colored box can only be linked to one white box and vice versa. The student receives feedback on the links before submission and has 3 attempts to get all the links right. Questions have speech synthesis in Spanish. Answers have speech synthesis in English. There is no time limit. When the student has linked all the boxes correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then the correct links are displayed - and then try to complete the level again.

4. Preterite or Future (Memory)

Memory - The level consists of 4 pairs (consisting of words paired with other words), but a maximum of 3 pairs are practiced per game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 3 pairs of cards have been found and the memory has no cards left. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and then try to complete the level again.

5. Imperfect or Conditional (Link up)

Link up - The level consists of 4 questions and all are practiced every game round. The player's task is to link the 4 questions in the colored boxes with the most appropriate answers in the white boxes. Each colored box can only be linked to one white box and vice versa. The student receives feedback on the links before submission and has 3 attempts to get all the links right. Questions have speech synthesis in Spanish. Answers have speech synthesis in English. There is no time limit. When the student has linked all the boxes correctly, the game round is completed. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then the correct links are displayed - and then try to complete the level again.

6. Imperfect or Conditional (Memory)

Memory - The level consists of 4 pairs (consisting of words paired with other words), but a maximum of 3 pairs are practiced per game round. The student's task is to find two cards that match. If two matching cards are found, they are removed from the board. The game is finished when all 3 pairs of cards have been found and the memory has no cards left. There is no time limit. If it is too difficult, the player can click the button named Cancel - then it will show which pairs of cards match - and then try to complete the level again.

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