Written by qualified Spanish expert Inma Sánchez BA
Last updated: 2020-04-20
Learn about the seven basic types of sentences in Spanish:
1. Statements & declarations (oraciones enunciativas)
These are sentences that simply declare, inform about something both in an affirmative or negative way.
2. Questions & Interrogatives (oraciones interrogativas)
These are sentences that are asking something and an answer from the listener is expected.
3. Commands, Orders,Imperatives, Directives (oraciones imperativas)
These are sentences that express an order, a command, a request.
4. Exclamations (oraciones exclamativas)
These are sentences that express a feeling, for example, being sad, happy, surprised, etc
5. Doubts (oraciones dubitativas)
These are sentences that express doubt or probability.
6. Wish (oraciones desiderativas)
These are sentences that express a wish.
7. Hypotheticals (conditional & subjunctive) (oraciones condicionales)
These are sentences that express a condition.
Sentence Types
| Estilo indirecto | Indirect or reported speech (1 lessons) |
| Oración condicional con si | Conditional sentences with if (8 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada causal | Subordinate causal clauses (7 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada concesiva | Concessive clause (2 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada condicional | Subordinate clauses of condition (8 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada consecutiva | Subordinate clause of result (0 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada de finalidad | Subordinate clauses of purpose (3 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada modal | Subordinate clauses of manner (6 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada relativa | Relative clauses (3 lessons) |
| Oración subordinada temporal | Time clauses (17 lessons) |
| Órdenes y peticiones | Making commands and requests in Spanish (10 lessons) |
