Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish A Creative and Proven Approach

by Madrigal, Margarita; Warhol, Andy

• ISBN13: 9780385410953
• ISBN10: 0385410956
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-09-01
• Publisher: Crown

Summary

Anyone can read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks with this unique and proven method, which completely eliminates rote memorization and boring drills. Original B & W illustrations.

Author Biography

Margarita Madrigal was an American language teacher who wrote 25 books on seven languages, including the popular Madrigal's Magic Key to... and An Inviatation to... series.

Table of Contents

Preface
Leccion Numero Uno	p. 1
Words that are identical in Spanish and English
How to convert English words into Spanish words
How to form sentences
Lists of words that are similar or identical in Spanish and English
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "al," "ble," "ic," "ent," and "ant"
Basic differences in spelling between Spanish and English
Leccion Numero Dos	p. 14
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ist," "ous," and "ion"
The use of these words in sentences
Leccion Numero Tres	p. 23
How to convert nouns that end in "ion" into verbs
How to form questions
Leccion Numero Cuatro	p. 27
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ty"
Conversation using "tome" (I took) and "tomo" (you took)
Leccion Numero Cinco	p. 33
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ry" and "em"
Conversation using "visite" (I visited) and "invite" (I invited)
Leccion Numero Seis	p. 39
A simple way of converting English verbs into Spanish verbs
How to use these verbs in sentences
Leccion Numero Siete	p. 46
Conversation using "hable" (I spoke, talked)
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ce" and "cy"
Leccon Numero Ocho	p. 52
An easy way to convert Spanish nouns you know into verbs
How to form questions in the past tense
Leccion Numero Nueve	p. 62
How to greet people
Conversation using "Como esta?" (How are? How is?)
Leccion Numero Diez	p. 68
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "in" or "ine"
Conversation using "compre" (I bought) and "compro" (you bought)
Leccion Numero Once	p. 75
How to express future action
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ive"
Test Your Progress	p. 82
Leccion Numero Doce	p. 87
Further practice in expressing future action
Conversation using "trabajar" (to work)
The days of the week
Leccion Numero Trece	p. 95
Verbs that end in "er" and "ir"
Practice in expressing future action with these verbs
How to form adverbs
Leccion Numero Catorce	p. 101
How to form the past tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs
List of "er" and "ir" verbs that are similar to their English equivalents
How to form the plural of nouns
Leccion Numero Quince	p. 109
Conversation using "ver" (to see) and "trabajar" (to work)
How to use Spanish adjectives
Leccion Numero Diez y Seis	p. 115
Conversation using "leer" (to read)
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "cle" and "y"
Leccion Numero Diez y Siete	p. 121
How to form the past tense plural of "ar" verbs
Conversation using "pasar" (to pass, to spend time)
Leccion Numero Diez y Ocho	p. 129
Past tense plural of "er" and "ir" verbs
The months of the year
Leccion Numero Diez y Nueve	p. 138
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ct"
Conversation using "cantar" (to sing) and "oir" (to hear)
Leccion Numero Veinte	p. 146
Conversation using "estar" (to be)
How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ure" and "ute"
Test Your Progress	p. 153
Leccion Numero Veintiuno	p. 157
How to form the Spanish equivalents of English participles that end in "ing"--"singing," "working," etc.--and their use in conversation
Leccion Numero Veintidos	p. 164
How to form the present tense singular of "ar" verbs
Conversation using these verbs
Leccion Numero Veintitres	p. 173
How to form the present tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs
Conversation using these verbs
Further practice with Spanish adjectives
Leccion Numero Veinticuatro	p. 181
How to form the plural of the present tense
Leccion Numero Veinticinco	p. 191
A simple way to convert Spanish verbs into nouns
Conversation using "tuve" (I had) and "estuve" (I was)
Leccion Numero Veintiseis	p. 203
Use of "ir" (to go) in the present and past tenses
Conversation using "hice" (I did, made) and "vine" (I came)
Leccion Numero Veintisiete	p. 213
How to form the present perfect tense with the auxiliary "haber ..." (to have ...)
Conversation using these verbs
Leccion Numero Veintiocho	p. 224
Spelling changes in verbs
The numbers
Leccion Numero Veintinueve	p. 238
Complete review of the most useful and important tenses of verbs
Further practice in using these verbs
Leccion Numero Treinta	p. 245
Verbs that have slight changes in the stem
Test Your Progress	p. 256
Leccion Numero Treinta y Uno	p. 260
An easy way to learn irregular verbs
A list of the principal irregular verbs showing their similarity to each other
The present and past tenses of these verbs
Leccion Numero Treinta y Dos	p. 280
How to use him, her, and you in Spanish conversation
Leccion Numero Treinta y Tres	p. 290
Dialogues using him, her, and you
Leccion Numero Treinta y Cuatro	p. 300
How to use to him, to her, to you, and for him, for her, for you in Spanish conversation
Leccion Numero Treinta y Cinco	p. 308
Further practice in the use of to him, to her, to you
How to combine pronouns
Leccion Numero Treinta y Seis	p. 314
Practice using the irregular verbs in conversation
Leccion Numero Treinta y Siete	p. 327
Verbs which end in "cer"
How to use "me gusta" (I like) and "le gusta" (you like)
A menu vocabulary
Leccion Numero Treinta y Ocho	p. 341
How to use "me" (myself) and "se" (yourself)
Test Your Progress	p. 362
Leccion Numero Treinta y Nueve	p. 367
How to say I used to ... you used to ... in Spanish
Leccion Numero Cuarenta	p. 378
How to give commands in Spanish
List of frequently used commands
Test Your Progress	p. 390
Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Uno	p. 394
How to express hope, fear, doubt, and desire in Spanish
Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Dos	p. 411
How to express past hopes, fears, doubts, and desires in Spanish
How to say I would ... you would ... etc., in Spanish
Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Tres	p. 424
Stem-changing verbs I, II, III
Lists of all types of stemchanging verbs
Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cuatro	p. 436
Irregular past participles
Verbs that end in "uir"
Impersonal verbs
How to use the verb "deber" (should, ought, must)
Passive voice
Negatives and double negatives
Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cinco	p. 443
The familiar form of address
Possessives
Diminutives
Stresses and accents
Common Spanish Expressions	p. 451
Vocabulary	p. 457
Index	p. 493
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