This free GCSE / IGCSE Spanish writing support sheet provides students with a set of essential “non-negotiable” phrases and structures that help them succeed in Spanish writing tasks and extended responses.

The resource includes a clear list of high-frequency Spanish writing phrases alongside their English meanings, helping students confidently include key grammatical structures in their work. It is ideal for reinforcing the core language students should regularly use in exam writing tasks, translation practice and extended answers.

Perfect for revision, classroom displays, writing scaffolds, or exam preparation, this sheet helps students build more sophisticated responses while ensuring they include a range of tenses, opinions and complex structures.

Key language included:

Essential opinion phrases (e.g. en mi opinión, pienso que)

Core verbs and structures (quiero, tengo, voy, fui)

Time expressions and past habits (solía + infinitive)

Useful connectors (para + infinitive)

Opinion and evaluation structures (lo bueno es que, lo malo es que)

High-frequency exam phrases (hay muchas cosas que hacer, lo pasé bien)

Ideal for:

GCSE Spanish

IGCSE Spanish

Writing revision

Translation practice

Sentence builder support

Classroom reference sheets

Students can use this list as a checklist when writing, ensuring they include a range of structures to achieve higher marks in Spanish exams.