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Filling in forms

You can already read forms. Now you fill them in yourself – for yourself or for someone else. Small things matter here: does the field want a country or a nationality? A number or a word? And does the ending match the person?

What is the field asking?

At reception or in an office you often hear the fields as questions – usually politely with usted: ¿Cómo se llama? → Nombre, ¿Cuántos años tiene? → Edad, ¿De dónde es? → Nacionalidad, ¿Dónde vive? → Dirección.

Country or nationality?

The field País wants the country: Alemania, Panamá. The field Nacionalidad wants the adjective – and in Spanish it is written with a small letter: alemán, mexicana.

The ending matches the person

Nationality, job and marital status agree with the person you are filling in the form for: a man is alemán, médico, soltero – a woman alemana, médica, soltera.

Examples

  • Nombre: Julia · Apellido: Weber
  • Nacionalidad: alemana · País: Alemania
  • Profesión: médica · Estado civil: soltera

Exercises

A1WritingFilling in forms

Exercise 1 of 4

At reception

Which field on the form does the question belong to?

The receptionist asks politely with usted and writes down your answers.

A1WritingFilling in forms

Exercise 2 of 4

Mistakes on the form

Select every entry that is wrong.

Ana García Ruiz is 34 years old, Mexican, lives in Colón, is a teacher and married. A colleague filled in her form.

A1WritingFilling in forms

Exercise 3 of 4

The form for Julia

Fill in the form for your colleague.

Julia Weber is 29 years old and German. She lives in Panama City, is a doctor and single.
Nombre:
Apellido:
Edad:
Nacionalidad:
País:
Profesión:
Estado civil:

A form only has key words. In a conversation you answer in short, complete sentences – the first step towards your own profile in the next topic.

A1WritingFilling in forms

Exercise 4 of 4

From the form to a sentence

Tom introduces himself. Write a short sentence for each entry.

Nombre: Tom →
Edad: 31 →
Nacionalidad: alemán →
Ciudad: Colón →
Profesión: profesor →