Crossword puzzle : Negation in Spanish

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Negation in Spanish [A1] — VocaVerb

In Spanish, negation is wonderfully simple! To make a sentence negative, you usually just place no before the verb. But there are also other key negative words to know, like nunca, nada and nadie. Solve this crossword to practise the essential vocabulary and structures used to express negation in Spanish.

Grid

Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.

Clues

Across

  1. 1. New
  2. 4. To prohibit, to forbid
  3. 6. Opposite, opposed
  4. 7. To care for
  5. 9. Girlfriend or bride
  6. 10. To abstain, to refrain
  7. 11. Still, yet (in negative context)
  8. 12. Never
  9. 14. To prevent, to impede
  10. 16. Man
  11. 17. None, no one
  12. 18. Denied, negated
  13. 19. Before

Down

  1. 2. Old
  2. 3. Now
  3. 5. To reject, to refuse
  4. 8. Negation, denial
  5. 9. Denying, negating
  6. 13. Barely, hardly, scarcely
  7. 15. To think

Answers

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Across

  • 1. New → nuevo
  • 4. To prohibit, to forbid → prohibir
  • 6. Opposite, opposed → opuesto
  • 7. To care for → cuidar
  • 9. Girlfriend or bride → novia
  • 10. To abstain, to refrain → abstenerse
  • 11. Still, yet (in negative context) → todavia
  • 12. Never → nunca
  • 14. To prevent, to impede → impedir
  • 16. Man → hombre
  • 17. None, no one → ninguno
  • 18. Denied, negated → negado
  • 19. Before → antes

Down

  • 2. Old → viejo
  • 3. Now → ahora
  • 5. To reject, to refuse → rechazar
  • 8. Negation, denial → negacion
  • 9. Denying, negating → negando
  • 13. Barely, hardly, scarcely → apenas
  • 15. To think → pensar

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