Appendix S1. List of verbs.
Supuran
g
o Translatio
n
avanza
r
To eat
comenta
r
To run
g
usta
r
To do push-ups
lava
r
To lau
g
h
etene
r
To drin
encende
r
To kic
k
dole
r
To liste
n
pone
r
To sleep
deprimi
r
To call
impedi
r
To coo
k
dormi
r
To
j
ump rope
parti
r
To dance
dominas To write
camenzas To plow
costas To throw darts
montas To clea
n
detenes To rea
d
devolves To shop
metes To cut
b
ebes To wash
definis To wal
k
recibis To smoke
venis To stretch
sentis To cou
g
h
Appendix S2. Test items in the generalization test.
During Training sessions (Test 1, Test 2A, Test 2B, Test 3A, Test 3B, Test 4A): 12 test items
Verb Cate
g
or
y
Test 1 Test 2A Test 2B Test 3A Test 3B Test 4A
A
R
dodapa
r
podana
r
so
g
umar
b
osapa
r
sasuma
r
b
o
g
una
r
A
R
posa
r
poda
r
b
ena
r
pasa
r
sesa
r
b
osa
r
E
R
sabeze
r
apeze
r
satebe
r
uranbe
r
esepe
r
b
eranze
r
E
R
pase
r
dose
r
b
aze
r
eze
r
ose
r
b
ope
r
I
R
nesapi
r
b
esani
r
abenpi
r
tepasi
r
serabi
r
sasibi
r
I
R
g
osi
r
sabi
r
g
asi
r
soni
r
tapi
r
zapi
r
AS domibas monipas rodasas somamas moradas pomipas
AS somas
g
opas
b
odas ropas pomas dodas
ES mezedes
b
ebofes semazes fenodes nepepes sebapes
ES sefes fedes mezes sedes memes medes
IS pebizis
b
esamis sepazis sesamis sebisis tesamis
IS zesis tesis pepis
b
eris pezis
b
epis
After Training sessions (Test 4B, Test 5, Test 6): 24 test items
Verb Cate
g
or
y
Test 4B, 5, 6 Verb Cate
g
or
y
Test 4B, 5, 6
A
R
b
apena
r
AS pomadas
A
R
esenma
r
AS romibas
A
R
daba
r
AS
b
opas
A
R
nopa
r
AS
g
omas
E
R
opebe
r
ES sendapes
E
R
urape
r
ES femonzes
E
R
b
oze
r
ES remes
E
R
paze
r
ES nefes
I
R
peseni
r
IS pesopis
I
R
epanpi
r
IS tedesis
I
R
rabi
r
IS
b
ezis
I
R
zorsi
r
IS mefis
Appendix S3. Explicit Grammatical Information Sheet.
(English translation version)
How do you express present progressive? (be – ing)
Youneedtoconjugateaverbtoformthepresent‐progressive.
How to form present-progressive form
Insupurango,therearesixcategoriesofverbs.Dependingontheverbtype,the
presentprogressiveformchanges.Let’scheckthetablebelow.
Verb
Category
Uninflectedform(to
do)
Changedform(be‐ing)
ARverb lav‐ar(tolaugh) lav‐iando(laughing)
ERverb pon‐er(tosleep) pon‐iendo(sleeping)
IRverb part‐ir(todance) part‐iondo(dancing)
ASverb mont‐as(toclean) mant‐iando(cleaning)
ESverb deten‐es(toread) diten‐iendo(reading)
ISverb recib‐is(tosmoke) rocib‐iondo(smoking)
NotethatAS,ES,andISverbsinvolvetwochanges(thefirstvowelandtheverb
ending).
You can refer to this sheet any time during the training session.
Appendix S4. Correlation Coefficients of Outcome Tests Scores with LAA, WMC, RMA, and MRRA
LAA
WMC
RMA
MRRA
Shorter-
spaced
Longer-
spaced
Shorter-
spaced
Longer-
spaced
Shorter-
spaced
Longer-
spaced
Shorter-
spaced
Longer-
spaced
r p r p r p r p r p r p r p r p
Rule
Test 1 .23 .22
.00 .98
.49 .01
.11 .59
.20 .29
.25 .19
.26 .17
.19 .32
Test 2A -.03 .89
.24 .21
.31 .14
-.06 .74
.34 .07
.44 .02
.24 .20
.43 .02
Test 2B .38 .04
.26 .16
.33 .10
.17 .37
.43 .02
.36 .05
.50 .00
.38 .04
Test 3A .15 .43
.36 .05
.22 .28
.04 .85
.03 .88
.38 .04
.09 .63
.43 .02
Test 3B .18 .35
.30 .11
.22 .28
-.06 .76
.15 .44
.40 .03
.19 .30
.42 .02
Test 4A .28 .14
.39 .03
.30 .14
-.01 .95
.23 .21
.44 .01
.31 .10
.49 .01
Test 4B .08 .67
.36 .05
.10 .64
-.12 .53
.09 .62
.42 .02
.11 .57
.47 .01
Test 5 .37 .05
.17 .38
.45 .02
-.15 .45
.36 .05
.43 .02
.44 .01
.39 .04
Test 6 .26 .17
.21 .26
.26 .20
-.13 .50
.15 .44
.42 .02
.23 .21
.40 .03
PP
Test 1 .05 .78
.36 .05
.24 .25
.13 .51
.48 .01
.55 .00
.38 .04
.56 .00
Test 2A .03 .89
.18 .35
.33 .11
-.01 .96
.22 .24
.51 .00
.18 .35
.45 .01
Test 2B .37 .04
.54 .00
.33 .10
.28 .14
.63 .00
.50 .00
.65 .00
.60 .00
Test 3A .20 .29
.29 .11
.38 .06
.11 .56
.48 .01
.56 .00
.46 .01
.54 .00
Test 3B .41 .02
.39 .03
.35 .09
.27 .15
.53 .00
.63 .00
.59 .00
.63 .00
Test 4A .30 .10
.39 .04
.32 .12
.07 .73
.42 .02
.58 .00
.46 .01
.59 .00
Test 4B .44 .02
.33 .08
.23 .27
.36 .06
.45 .01
.51 .00
.54 .00
.51 .00
Test 5 .32 .08
.31 .11
.53 .01
.18 .35
.40 .03
.56 .00
.46 .01
.55 .00
Test 6 .27 .15 .46 .01 .34 .10 .31 .11 .48 .01 .67 .00 .49 .01 .69 .00
Appendix S5. Results of Multiple Regression Analyses of MRRA and WMC as Predictors.
Shorter-spaced

Longer-spaced
R
2
Adjusted R
2
F df1 df2 p

R
2
Adjusted R
2
F df1 df2 p
Rule
Test 1 .24 .17 3.51 2 22 .05
.04 -.04 0.52 2 26 .60
Test 2A .10 .02 1.23 2 22 .31
.22 .16 3.63 2 26 .04
Test 2B .26 .19 3.77 2 22 .04
.15 .08 2.29 2 26 .12
Test 3A .05 -.03 0.60 2 22 .56
.19 .13 3.09 2 26 .06
Test 3B .06 -.03 0.66 2 22 .53
.21 .15 3.54 2 26 .04
Test 4A .12 .04 1.47 2 22 .25
.26 .21 4.66 2 26 .02
Test 4B .01 -.08 0.15 2 22 .86
.29 .23 5.21 2 26 .01
Test 5 .26 .19 3.81 2 22 .04
.23 .16 3.63 2 25 .04
Test 6 .08 .00 0.96 2 22 .40
.23 .17 3.78 2 26 .04
PP
Test 1 .15 .07 1.90 2 22 .17
.32 .27 6.09 2 26 .01
Test 2A .11 .03 1.31 2 22 .29
.23 .17 3.83 2 26 .03
Test 2B .42 .37 8.05 2 22 .00
.37 .32 7.62 2 26 .00
Test 3A .23 .16 3.30 2 22 .06
.30 .24 5.52 2 26 .01
Test 3B .35 .29 5.98 2 22 .01
.41 .36 9.00 2 26 .00
Test 4A .22 .15 3.05 2 22 .07
.36 .31 7.28 2 26 .00
Test 4B .31 .24 4.85 2 22 .02
.31 .26 5.96 2 26 .01
Test 5 .32 .25 5.09 2 22 .02
.30 .25 5.38 2 25 .01
Test 6 .24 .17 3.51 2 22 .05

.49 .45 12.58 2 26 .00
Appendix S6. Results of T-Tests for Aptitude Scores.
Shorter-spaced Longer-spaced
95% CI
of
Difference
N M SD N M SD t df p LL UL
Ospan 25 58.04 7.51
29 53.72 10.36 1.73 52 .09 -0.70 9.33
LLAMA-F 30 28.27 4.27
30 27.07 4.46 1.06 58 .29 -1.06 3.46
LLAMA-B 30 13.50 3.42
30 11.93 4.31 1.56 58 .12 -0.45 3.58
LABJ-PA 30 19.53 3.70
30 18.13 4.40 1.33 58 .19 -0.70 3.50
RMA 30 0.18 0.77
30 -0.18 0.96 1.65 58 .11 -0.08 0.82
MRRA 30 0.17 0.68 30 -0.17 0.85 1.70 58 .09 -0.06 0.74
Note. CI = Confidence Interval