This B2 test checks when Spanish uses the subjunctive and when it uses the indicative. It covers wishes, emotions, doubt and opinion, time and purpose clauses, relative clauses, conditional sentences and sequence of tenses. It suits upper-intermediate learners who want to check their accuracy, and teachers who need a ready-made assessment.
Choose the correct option (A–D) for each question. Only one answer is correct. Choose your answers, then press “Check my answers”.
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About this test
This B2 test checks when Spanish uses the subjunctive and when it uses the indicative. It covers wishes, emotions, doubt and opinion, time and purpose clauses, relative clauses, conditional sentences and sequence of tenses. It suits upper-intermediate learners who want to check their accuracy, and teachers who need a ready-made assessment.
Topics covered
Subjunctive vs indicativeWishes, emotions and doubtNegated opinion verbsTime and purpose clausesRelative clausesSi-clausesSequence of tensesError correction
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Notes for teachers
Part 1 tests noun clauses, Part 2 adverbial and relative clauses, and Part 3 tense sequence, conditionals and error spotting. The test targets common errors such as using the indicative after negated opinion verbs, putting the future after 'cuando', and using the present subjunctive after a past main verb. Ask students to explain the trigger in each sentence. As a follow-up, they can write their own contrasting pairs, such as 'Creo que…' and 'No creo que…', or 'Busco a una persona que…' and 'Conozco a una persona que…'.
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