Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of Spanish
Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book is Spanish Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation of major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time.
Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need right away and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs, Spanish Verbs & Essentials of Grammar includes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced with the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book.
This book will give you:
An excellent introduction to the basics of Spanish if you are a beginner or a quick, thorough reference if you already have experience in the language Contemporary usage of verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and other grammar essentials Examples that reflect contemporary usage and real-life situations
By:
Ina Ramboz Imprint: McGraw Hill Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 224mm,
Width: 147mm,
Spine: 9mm
Weight: 201g ISBN:9780071498067 ISBN 10: 0071498060 Series:Verbs and Essentials of Grammar Series Publication Date:28 September 2007 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part One: Spanish Verbs 1. Pronunciation 2. Regular Verbs—Indicative Tenses 3. Perfect Tenses of the Indicative 4. Reflexive Verbs 5. Tenses of the Subjunctive Mood 6. Uses of the Subjunctive 7. Progressive Tenses 8. Irregular Verbs 9. Estar, Ser 10. Radical-Changing Verbs11. Orthographic-Changing Verbs 12. Commands (Imperatives) 13. Passive Construction 14. Impersonal Verbs 15. Idiomatic Verbs 16. Verbs Followed by a Preposition 17. The Article 18. Nouns 19. Adjectives and Adverbs 20. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 21. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 22. Object Pronouns 23. Relative Pronouns 24. Negatives 25. Interrogatives and Exclamations 26. Para and Por; Pero and Sino27. Practical Rules 28. Suffixes 29. Time 30. Numerals 31. Letters 32. Idioms 33. Vocabulary Lists 34. Verb Index
