Crossword : Modality markers in Spanish

Put your Spanish grammar skills to the test with this crossword focused on modality markers — the words and expressions that convey necessity, possibility, doubt, and permission in Spanish. From modal verbs like poder and deber to adverbial phrases, can you find them all? Perfect for consolidating your B2-level knowledge!

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Clues

Across

1. About, concerning
5. To want desire
8. Mood used for doubt and desire
10. Expression of possibility in language
12. Then, temporal connector
13. To call or name someone

Down

2. when indicating a time
3. Likelihood expressed through modal forms
4. Mood expressing facts and certainty
6. Conditional tense for hypothetical events
7. Expression of supposition or assumption
9. To seem
11. Always, at all times without exception

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Across

1. About, concerning → acerca
5. To want desire → querer
8. Mood used for doubt and desire → subjuntivo
10. Expression of possibility in language → posibilidad
12. Then, temporal connector → entonces
13. To call or name someone → llamar

Down

2. when indicating a time → cuando
3. Likelihood expressed through modal forms → probabilidad
4. Mood expressing facts and certainty → indicativo
6. Conditional tense for hypothetical events → condicional
7. Expression of supposition or assumption → suposicion
9. To seem → parecer
11. Always, at all times without exception → siempre

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