Outline of Grammar Focus of Spanish Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2 – Yr 3 – Units 1-6
Unit 1
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2nd person
singular informal
subject pronoun
‘tú’ and inverted
question mark
masculine and
feminine plural
adjectives in
greetings
use of ‘uno, un,
una’
2nd person
singular/plural
forms of ‘estar’
number pattern 1619
3rd person
singular/plural
forms of verb ‘ser’
Unit 2
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2nd person
singular/plural of
imperative form of
regular ‘ar’ verbs
use of verb ‘tener’
in 1st and 2nd
person singular
forms with age
cognates re
months
lower case initial
letters of months
number pattern 2131
cardinal numbers
used for the date
Unit 3
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1st person singular
forms of regular
‘ar’ verbs
the present tense
used to express
several English
equivalents
position of
descriptive
adjectives with
nouns
cardinal numbers
used for the date
of birthday
agreement of
colours with
singular masculine
and feminine
nouns
colours used as
nouns1
Unit 4
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Notes on use of
subject pronouns
singular masculine
and feminine
definite and
indefinite articles
singular/plural
masculine and
feminine definite
articles
agreement of
colours with nouns
– masculine and
feminine
singular/plural
colours that are the
exception to the
agreement rules
lower case initial
letters of days
Unit 5
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Colours used as
nouns2
the verb ‘gustar’
used in 3rd person
singular/plural
forms to express
‘like’
use of 1st person
singular pronoun
‘a mí’ to show
emphasis
Unit 6
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Order in which
whole date is said
possessive
adjective ‘my’
singular/plural
1st person singular
of verb ‘tener’ in
negative form
nouns that end in
‘o’ and ‘a’
conjugation of
‘tener’ in 1st, 2nd
and 3rd person
singular form
consolidation
Outline of Grammar Focus of Spanish Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2 – Yr 4– Units 7-12
Unit 7
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Prepositions ‘en’
and ‘a’ with
methods of
transport
1st and 2nd person
singular forms of
verb ‘ir’
preposition ‘a’
when followed by
destination
verbs ‘estar’ and
‘hacer’ are used in
the 3rd person
singular form and
the impersonal
verb ‘haber’ to
describe weather
difference between
saying a day and
‘on’ a particular
day
prepositions ‘en’
and ‘de’ with
compass points
followed by place
Unit 8
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Verbs ‘gustar’ and
‘encantar’ require
an indirect object
pronoun
verbs ‘odiar’ and
‘preferir’ do not
require an indirect
object pronoun
1st person singular
of verb ‘preferir’
the verb ‘jugar’ is
a regular ‘ar’ verb
with an irregular
1st person singular
form
Unit 9
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Reminder that
nouns in Spanish
are either
masculine or
feminine
reminder that
adjectives in
Spanish agree with
the gender/number
of the noun
past tense forms of
verbs for
recognition only in
story
pattern of numbers
in 10s
rules of usage of
verbs ‘ofrecer’ and
‘encontrar’ for
recognition only in
story
a new pronoun and
two adverbs for
recognition only in
story
Unit 10
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Use of ‘jugar’ and
‘practicar’ with
sports
use of ‘gusta’ or
‘gustan’
reminder of 2nd
person
singular/plural
form of the
imperative
reminder of days
and how to say
‘on’ a particular
day
1st person singular
of verbs
‘beber’/‘comer’
question re sport
elicts both ‘juego’
and ‘practico’
replies
Unit 11
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Reminder of the
gender of nouns
new descriptive
adjectives of which
3 are invariable
singular/plural of
time on the hour
further information
about use of
personal pronouns
before a verb
rules on the
position of
adjectives after the
noun
inverted
exclamation mark
reminder of the
verb ‘tener’ being
used for age
rules about the
plural of nouns
Unit 12
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Two other ways of
saying the weather re
snow and rain
past tense used in
song for recognition
only
versatility of the verb
‘hacer’
classroom commands
that are nouns
verbs in the fable in
the past tense are for
recognition only
‘cuándo’(accent) as a
question word and
‘cuando’ (no accent)
as a connective
difference between
the verbs ‘to be’ –
‘estar’ and ‘ser’
verbs in the past
tense in the poem are
for recognition only.
Outline of Grammar Focus of Spanish Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2 – Yr 5– Units 13-18
Unit 13
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Use of the
indefinite article masculine and
feminine singular
forms
use of definite
articles –
masculine and
feminine
singular/plural
forms
adjectival
agreement –
masculine and
feminine
singular/plural
forms
the past (preterite)
tense – 1st and 2nd
person singular
forms with
‘comer’/‘beber’
3rd person singular
form of
‘comer’/‘beber’
combining past
(preterite) and
present tenses with
activity verbs
Unit 14
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Verb ‘gustar’
requires an
indirect object
pronoun
difference between
‘tocar’ and ‘jugar’
adjectival
agreement
use of personal
pronouns for
emphasis
1st person singular
conditional form
of ‘gustar’
imperative form of
regular ‘ar’ verbs
Unit 15
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Use of 1st person
plural form of verb
‘ir’
use of a reflexive
verb in 3rd person
singular form
masculine and
feminine forms of
‘this is + place’
verb ‘estar’ used
for location
1st and 2nd person
singular of verb
‘vivir’
masculine and
feminine nouns
Unit 16
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All masculine and
feminine indefinite
and definite
articles –
singular/plural
colours in Spanish
have to agree with
noun they are
describing with
some exceptions
six verbs in 3rd
person
singular/plural
forms
2nd person
singular/plural
forms of
imperative of
‘describir’
relative pronoun
‘who’
Unit 17
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Definite articles of
seasons – el x 2
and la x 2
definite article
omitted after the
preposition ‘en’
nouns, adjectives,
verbs, including
recognition of past
tense (preterite)
nouns, adjectival
agreements,
connectives,
adverbs,
prepositions,
verbs
rhyming words
nouns, adjectives,
verbs
consolidation
Unit 18
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No definite article
for the new nouns
apart from sun,
moon and earth
most of the planets
are cognates
position and
agreement of
adjectives
prepositions and
adverbs
prepositions,
adverbs and
connectives.
Outline of Grammar Focus of Spanish Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2 – Yr 6– Units 19-22
Unit 19
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Quarter to and
past/half past re
time
3rd person singular
of ‘estar’ to ask
and answer where
a place is situated
definite articles
masculine and
feminine
singular/plural
1st person singular
and 2nd person
singular (informal)
past tense
(preterite) forms of
activity verbs
time phrases
Unit 20
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Cognates
3rd person singular
of ‘estar’ to ask
and answer in
which continent a
river is situated
superlatives with
adjectives
immediate future
tense of weather
use of 3rd person
singular forms of
‘estar’ and ‘ser’
Unit 21
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Indefinite article
masculine and
feminine singular
and cognates
1st and 2nd person
singular past
(preterite) tense
forms of
‘comer’/‘beber’
1st, 2nd and 3rd
person singular
past (preterite)
tense forms of
verb ‘nacer’
3rd person singular
past (preterite)
tense form of
‘comer’/ ‘beber’
1st person singular
past (preterite)
tense forms of
activity verbs for
diary
1st and 2nd person
singular form of
verb ‘querer’
2nd person singular
imperative form of
verbs
Unit 22
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Gender of nouns –
singular and plural
Adjectives and
adjectival
agreements
Verbs expressing
likes and dislikes
and simple
opinions
Opinions with
reasons with use of
connective
‘porque’
Adverbs
Preliminary
introduction to
conditional tense
of ‘gustar’ with
‘me gustaría’ + ser
General revisiting
of prior learning
and knowledge
throughout KS2