Test your command of Spanish causative structures in this challenging C1-level crossword. From hacer + infinitive to dejar, mandar, and permitir, these constructions express having someone do something — or letting them do it. How well do you know the grammar, vocabulary, and nuances behind them? Let’s find out!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. Always, at all times without exception
- 4. Recently, just
- 6. I feel, first person sentir
- 8. To need something or someone
- 11. To provoke or cause something to happen
- 12. Soon
- 13. To achieve or get something done
Down
- 1. Written, irregular past participle
- 3. Participle form of a verb
- 5. Grammatical construction or structure
- 6. To request or ask for something
- 7. Order or command given to someone
- 9. Memory that stirs emotions
- 10. Time or weather in general
Answers
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Across
- 2. Always, at all times without exception → siempre
- 4. Recently, just → recien
- 6. I feel, first person sentir → siento
- 8. To need something or someone → necesitar
- 11. To provoke or cause something to happen → provocar
- 12. Soon → pronto
- 13. To achieve or get something done → conseguir
Down
- 1. Written, irregular past participle → escrito
- 3. Participle form of a verb → participio
- 5. Grammatical construction or structure → construccion
- 6. To request or ask for something → solicitar
- 7. Order or command given to someone → mandamiento
- 9. Memory that stirs emotions → recuerdo
- 10. Time or weather in general → tiempo
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