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This worksheet practises Spanish verbal periphrases (perífrasis verbales) at C1 level. It covers their form, meaning and use, including negatives and questions. Learners work with aspectual, modal and phase periphrases such as llevar + gerundio, llevar sin + infinitivo, volver a, echarse a, romper a, deber de and tener + participio. It is aimed at advanced learners who want to sound more precise and natural.
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C1 Spanish worksheet on verbal periphrases: llevar + gerundio, volver a, dejar de, deber de, tener + participio and more. Printable with answers.
Start by eliciting the meaning of each periphrasis (beginning, repetition, duration, probability, etc.) before learners attempt the controlled exercises. Typical mistakes are wrong or missing prepositions (*soler a, *dejar fumar), and the use of the participle instead of the gerund after llevar. Other frequent errors are forgetting participle agreement with tener + participio (tengo escritos tres capítulos) and confusing deber (obligation) with deber de (probability). As a follow-up, ask learners to write a short paragraph about changes in their life using at least six different periphrases.