Which specification are you on? AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas — each has its own papers, themes and vocabulary list. Here's what to know for yours, and the verbs that are safe to learn for any of them.
See the most important verbs →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 pa…
Pearson Edexcel's GCSE Spanish (1SP1, 2024 spec) is a four-paper qualification taken at the end of Year 11, with each skill assess…
WJEC Eduqas's GCSE Spanish is a linear four-component qualification. The speaking test is a non-examination assessment (NEA) condu…
All four skills — listening, speaking, reading and writing — are assessed at the end of the course, each worth 25%. Every specification is tiered (Foundation grades 1-5, Higher grades 4-9) and built on a frequency-based vocabulary list of 1,200 items at Foundation tier and 1,700 at Higher tier. Get the high-frequency verbs right and you have the backbone of every paper, whichever board you sit.
OCR's GCSE Spanish also assesses all four skills at the end of the course. Its vocabulary list is drawn from the same high-frequency core, so the verbs in our library and the guides below apply just as well to OCR students. Use the full verb library, the most-important-verbs list, and the speaking and writing guides.
Start with the most important verbs, then practise them from memory. Once the endings are automatic, move to scenario practice so you can use the vocabulary in real GCSE-style situations.
Typed recall drills across 13 tenses, built for GCSE. No card, no premium tier.
Start practising →Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.