Workbook in Everyday Spanish A Comprehensive Grammar Review

by Andujar, Julio I.; Dixson, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780131825147
• ISBN10: 0131825143
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-05-03
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Organized into one- or two-page worksheets that present a topic and provide practice, Workbook in Everyday Spanish is a tried and true approach to reviewing grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. It includes clear and concise explanations in English of key grammatical points followed by straightforward examples that guide users through the accompanying exercises. The topics are then reinforced in self-contained review sections, followed by a word game (Buscapalabras) that keeps readers' interest level high. For employees in organizations and businesses where a working knowledge of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure is necessary.

Table of Contents

Definite Article and Gender of Nouns

Indefinite Articles

Plural Nouns

Descriptive Adjectives

The Verb Ser

Subject Pronouns

Indefinite Articles with Modified Nouns

Buscapalabras

Present Tense of Regular Verbs

Possessive with De

Ser and Estar

Tener

Hay and Hay que

Tener que + Infinitive

Demonstrative Adjectives este, ese, aquel

Use of a Personal

Formation of adverbs

Irregular Verbs Decir, Oir, Venir, Querer

Auxiliary Verb Poder

Vocabulary Review

Preterite Tense, -ar, -er, -ir verbs

Personal Pronouns-Prepositional Forms

Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

Redundant Object Pronouns

The Verb Gustar

Arithmetic

Prepositions

Reflexive Verbs

Use of Infinitives

Preterite Tense of Ser, Ir

Preterite Tense of Irregular Verbs

Stem-changing Verbs

Imperfect Tense of -ar, -er, -ir verbs

Future Tense, Regular Verbs

Future Tense, Irregular Verbs

Shortened Articles (Apocope)

Vocabulary Check-up

Comparison of Adjectives

Verbs Ending in -cer, -cir

Conocer, Saber

Command Forms-Imperative Mood

Adjectives without -o ending

Use of Hace

Present Perfect (Preterito perfecto)

Passive Voice (Voz pasiva)

Present Participles

Past Progressive Tense

Present Perfect Progressive

Para and Por

Present of -uir verbs

Preterite/progressive of -uir verbs

Preterite, commands of -gar, -car verbs

Preterite, commands of -zar verbs

Opposites

Possessive Adjectives/Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Conditional Forms

Verbs requiring Prepositions

Prepositions, review

Subjunctive Mood-Present

Present Perfect Subjunctive

Corresponding Verb and Noun Forms

Corresponding Adjective and Noun Forms

Future Possible Conditions

Present Unreal Conditions

Past Unreal-Past Perfect Subjunctive

Quisiera

Subjunctives after relative pronouns

Corresponding Noun and Verb Forms

Reflexive Verbs-Special Meanings

Reciprocal Action Verbs

Que, quien

El cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales

Cuyo, cuya, cuyos cuyas

Deber de haber

Deber haber

Pero/sino/, y/e, o/u

o/o

Diminutives

Absolute Superlatives

Exclamations

Vocabulary Check-up

General Review

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Excerpts

Workbook in Everyday Spanishoffers a tried and true approach to reviewing grammar and vocabulary. It is intended as a supplement to your main classroom text, for homework assignments and self-study through a systematic, graded presentation and practice of Spanish grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure. As in previous editions, the fourth edition is organized into one-pageWorksheetsthat present a topic and provide practice of that topic. The presentations include clear and concise English explanations of key grammatical points followed by straightforward examples that guide students through the accompanying exercises. The topics are then reinforced in self-contained Review sections. After mostReviewsections is aBuscapalabras,or word game, that keeps student interest level high. The convenient format ofWorkbook in Everyday Spanishallows students to write directly in their books, tear out their worksheets, and submit them to their instructors for evaluation. A separate Answer Key is also available free of charge to instructors usingWorkbook in Everyday Spanishand for student purchase. TheFourth Editionhas been updated and enhanced by sequencing topics to correspond to the scope and sequence of most Spanish language texts. This makes theWorkbookin Everyday Spanishideal for use as a supplement to any Spanish language text.