AQA's GCSE Spanish (8692) is the most popular Spanish GCSE in England. It is examined entirely at the end of the course in four papers covering listening, speaking, reading and writing, each worth 25% of the final grade. All assessment content comes from three themes and one published vocabulary list.
Practice the verbs free →All four skills are assessed at the end of the course, in Foundation tier (grades 1-5) or Higher tier (grades 4-9). Every paper is worth 25% of the final grade, so balanced preparation across listening, speaking, reading and writing is essential.
| Paper | Foundation tier | Higher tier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | 35 minutes, 40 marks | 45 minutes, 50 marks | 25% |
| Speaking | 7-9 minutes, 50 marks (+15 min prep) | 10-12 minutes, 50 marks (+15 min prep) | 25% |
| Reading | 45 minutes, 50 marks | 1 hour, 50 marks | 25% |
| Writing | 1 hr 10 min, 50 marks | 1 hr 15 min, 50 marks | 25% |
Assessment content is drawn from these 3 broad theme(s). Questions sample the same vocabulary and grammar across all of them, so learning high-frequency words once pays off everywhere.
Students must know 1,200 lexical items at Foundation tier and 1,700 at Higher tier (the Foundation list plus a further 500). At least 85% of the list is drawn from the 2,000 most frequent words in the language (Davies and Davies, Routledge frequency dictionary) — which is why the high-frequency verbs below are such a safe revision investment.
These 118 verbs from our 128-verb library appear on the AQA Foundation and Higher vocabulary list. Each links to a full conjugation table for all 13 tenses, with example sentences, common mistakes and free typed practice. If you learn the conjugations of these, the writing and speaking papers get dramatically easier.
Reading tables builds recognition, not recall, and exam questions demand recall. On Practicar Verbos you type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback — the fastest way to make verb endings automatic before the exam.
Free typed conjugation practice across 13 tenses, built for GCSE recall. No card, no premium tier.
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Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.