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9780669273892

Foundation Course in Spanish

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    9780669273892

  • ISBN10:

    0669273899

  • Edition: 8th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-06-01
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Table of Contents

Leccion preliminar
Saludos y despedidas
The Spanish alphabet
Division of words into syllables
Word stress and use of the written accent
The sounds of Spanish vowels Diphthongs
The sounds of Spanish consonants Leccion
¿Habla usted espanol? Sounds of Spanish c (and z), qu, and k Breath groups and linking
Present indicative of regular -ar verbs
Subject pronouns
Definite articles
Gender and number of nouns
Interrogative and negative sentences Leccion
En una universidad norteamericana Sounds of Spanish d Linking
Present indicative of regular -er verbs
Present indicative of the irregular verbs ser and tener
Hay (There is, there are)
Tener que + infinitive
Indefinite articles
Omission of the indefinite article
Forms and agreement of adjectives Leccion
Temprano por la manana Spanish p Sounds of Spanish b and v
Present indicative of regular -ir verbs
Present indicative of the irregular verb ir Ir a + infinitive to express future time
Cardinal numbers 1–32
Time of day Prepositions and contractions: a, al; de, del
Days of the week Leccion
En la libreria de libros extranjeros Spanish h Sounds of Spanish g and j
Present indicative of the irregular verbs venir, querer, and saber
Familiar singular tu commands
Possessive adjectives
Position of adjectives
Phrases with de + noun
Summary of uses of ser Leccion
Maria llega de Buenos Aires
The diphthongs ie and ei (ey) Sounds of Spanish r and rr
Present indicative of the irregular verbs estar and conocer
Uses of estar
The Spanish -ndo form and the present progressive
The personal a Meanings of saber and conocer
The months and seasons of the year Repaso I Lectura 1 Noticias de Espana Leccion
Conversaciones importantes entre jovenes Spanish ch, y, ll, and n
The diphthongs ai (ay) and oi (oy) Present indicative of the irregular verbs poder, salir, traer, and ver
Direct object pronouns Demonstrative adjectives
The use of prepositions with certain verbs
The infinitive after a preposition
Cardinal numbers 30–90 Leccion
De compras en Tijuana
The diphthongs ua and au Sounds of Spanish s
Present indicative of the irregular verbs dar and decir Indirect object pronouns
The verb gustar Use of ¿que? and ¿cual(es)?
Adjectives used as nouns Comparisons of inequality Leccion
En busca de un companero de viaje Spanish m Sounds of Spanish n
The diphthongs ue and eu Present indicative of the irregular verbs hacer and poner Present indicative of the stem-changing verbs pensar and volver
Reflexive pronouns Reflexive verbs Position of object and reflexive pronouns with an infinitive
Other uses of the definite article Lectura 2 Noticias de Mexico Leccion
Jorge pasa las vacaciones en Madrid Sounds of Spanish x and i
Triphthongs Preterit indicative of regular verbs
Preterit of the irregular verbs dar, ir, and ser
Use of the preterit
Indefinite and negative words
The definite article with time expressions
Conversacion 1 En un cafe de Madrid Leccion
Recuerdos de ninez The pronunciation of y, and
The imperfect indicative Use of the imperfect indicative
The preterit and the imperfect contrasted
Hacer and haber in impersonal expressions Repaso 2 Leccion
Una fiesta de cumpleanos Formal commands
Position of object and reflexive pronouns in commands
Possessive adjectives: Emphatic forms
Idiomatic expressions with tener
Spanish equivalents for the English word time Leccion
Viajando por Espana Irregular verbs having i-stem preterits
Irregular forms and uses of the -ndo form
Position of object and reflexive pronouns with the -ndo form Se + verb for the English passive voice Se used as an indefinite subject
Forms and uses of prepositional pronouns
Cardinal numbers 100–1,000,000
Ordinal numbers Dates Lectura 3 Noticias de la America Central y del Caribe Leccion
Regalos para todos Irregular verbs having u-stem preterits
Verbs with spelling changes in the preterit and in formal commands
Direct and indirect object pronouns used together
Demonstrative pronouns
Uses of volver and devolver
Acabar de + infinitive
Preterit indicative of traer
Conversacion 2 En un restaurante espanol Leccion
Unas vacaciones fantasticas
The past participle
The present perfect and pluperfect indicative
The past participle used as an adjective
Summary of other uses of haber
Hace meaning ago, since Forms of oir Lectura 4
Noticias de la America del Sur Leccion
La Copa Mundial de Futbol
The future indicative
The conditional indicative
Verbs irregular in the future and conditional
Uses of the future
Uses of the conditional
The future and conditional to express probability or conjecture
The future perfect and conditional perfect
Forms of jugar Repaso 3 Leccion
En el hospital de la universidad Stem-changing -ir verbs
More familiar singular (tu) command forms
Comparisons of inequality: Irregular comparative adjectives
Comparisons of inequality: Regular and irregular comparative adverbs
Comparisons of equality
The absolute superlative
Conversacion 3 Viajando por Mexico Leccion
Slivia y Alberto se casan
The present subjunctive of regular verbs
The present subjunctive of stem-changing verbs
The present subjunctive of irregular verbs and of verbs with special stem forms Indicative vs. subjunctive mood
The subjunctive used with verbs expressing wish, or volition, preference, advice, permission, request, or implied command
Indicative or subjunctive in noun clauses: Reporting information or implied command Leccion
Un accidente de trafico
The present subjunctive of verbs with spelling changes
The subjunctive in noun clauses with verbs expressing emotion
The subjunctive in noun clauses with verbs expressing doubt, or uncertainty
The expressions tal vez and quiza (or quizas)
The infinitive or subjunctive after some verbs of persuasion
Indirect commands and nosotros commands
The present perfect subjunctive
Lectura 5 Noticias de las Americas y de sus culturas Leccion
Miguel se gradua y busca trabajo
Forms of verbs ending in -ducir
The subjunctive in noun clauses after impersonal expressions
Adjective clauses and relative pronouns
Subjunctive or indicative in adjective clauses
Hacer in time clauses
Spanish equivalents for to become or to get
The infinitive after verbs of perception Repaso 4 Leccion
Luna de miel en Suramerica Forms of verbs ending in -ger, -gir, and -iar, -uar
Subjunctive or indicative in adverbial clauses
Possessive pronouns
The definite article as a demonstrative p<$$$>
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