Sport (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Sport
To give and understand information about sports, you should be able to:
say what sports you watch, do or play, using the correct verbs
say what sports you have watched, done or played recently
give more information about a sport or activity, e.g. who you play with or against
use a range of verbs to give your opinion of different sports
Sport: vocabulary
The verbs jugar (to play) and hacer (to do, to make) are very important to talk about sports:
Use jugar for sports involving a ball, e.g. juego al fútbol (I play football)
Use hacer for all other sports and activities, e.g. hago ejercicio (I do exercise)
Hacer generally means ‘to make’ or ‘to do’
It can also mean ‘go’ when used with sports, e.g. hago la natación (I go swimming)
Jugar and hacer both have irregular forms in the present tense, so need learning carefully:
jugar | hacer | |
I | juego | hago |
you (singular, informal) | juegas | haces |
he / she | juega | hace |
we | jugamos | hacemos |
you (plural, informal) | jugáis | hacéis |
they | juegan | hacen |
These verbs are also irregular in the preterite (past) tense
Jugar is used with the preposition a when talking about sports, e.g. juego al balconcesto
Some useful words and phrases to talk about sports are:
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Sports, physical activities and exercise | activo/a | adj | active |
deportivo/a | adj | sporty | |
actividad | n (f) | activity | |
baile | n (m) | dance | |
baloncesto | n (m) | basketball | |
bicicleta, bici | n (m) | bike, bicycle | |
carrera | n (m) | race | |
deporte | n (m) | sport | |
equipo | n (m) | team | |
ejercicio | n (m) | exercise | |
estadio | n (m) | stadium | |
fútbol | n (m) | football | |
juego | n (m) | game | |
jugador | n (m) | player | |
gimnasio | n (m) | gym | |
partido | n (m) | match, game | |
bailar | v | to dance | |
correr | v | to run | |
ganar | v | to win | |
nadar | v | to swim | |
participar (en) | v | to participate (in) | |
perder | v | to lose | |
ver | v | to watch | |
contra | prep | against |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
aficionado | n (m) | fan | Soy aficionado de los videojuegos. | I am a fan of video games. |
torneo | n (m) | tournament | Nuestro equipo ganó el torneo. | Our team won the tournament. |
natación | n (f) | swimming | La natación es buena para la salud. | Swimming is good for your health. |
velocidad | n (f) | speed | Necesito mejorar mi velocidad. | I need to improve my speed. |
entrenar | v | to train | Entreno todos los días después del colegio. | I train every day after school. |
practicar | v | to practise | Me gusta practicar con mis amigos. | I like to practise with my friends. |
Examiner Tips and Tricks
It is important to learn key words for the exam, but you can also add your own personal vocabulary so you can express yourself better.
If you play a sport and might want to talk or write about it, look up the Spanish word and make a note of it - many are cognates, e.g. el tenis, el boxeo, el atletismo.
Say some sentences about your sport(s), making sure you use jugar or hacer correctly.
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