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9780669242867

Basic Spanish Grammar

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  • ISBN13:

    9780669242867

  • ISBN10:

    0669242861

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-01-01
  • Publisher: HM HEATH
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This highly successful program offers a flexible, concise introduction to grammar and communication for students and professionals seeking a working knowledge of the Spanish language. Designed for one- or two-semester courses in Introductory Spanish, Basic Spanish Grammar offers a wealth of features and components that also make it ideal for college extension courses, adult and continuing education courses, and Spanish courses for professionals or special purposes. In six correlated manuals, students apply the structures presented in Basic Spanish Grammar to practical contexts and develop vocabulary for specific purposes.

Table of Contents

Leccion preliminar I
Greetings and farewells
Cardinal numbers 0-39
The alphabet
Personal information
Days of the week
Months of the year
Colors En el laboratorio Leccion preliminar II
Gender and number
The definite and indefinite articles
Subject pronouns
The present indicative of ser
Uses of hay
Cardinal numbers 40-299 En el laboratorio Leccion 1
The present indicative of regular -ar verbs
Interrogative and negative sentences
Forms and position of adjectives
Telling time
Cardinal numbers 300-1,000 En el laboratorio Leccion 2
Agreement of articles, nouns, and adjectives
The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs
Possession with de
Possessive adjectives
The personal a En el laboratorio Leccion 3
The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar
Ir a + infinitive
Uses of the verbs ser and estar
Contractions En el laboratorio Leccion 4
The irregular verbs tener and venir
Expressions with tener
Comparative forms
Irregular comparative forms En el laboratorio Leccion 5
Stem-changing verbs (e:ie)
Some uses of the definite article
The present progressive
Ordinal numbers En el laboratorio iquest;Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 1-5 Leccion 6
Stem-changing verbs (o:ue)
Affirmative and negative expressions
Pronouns as object of a preposition
Direct object pronouns En el laboratorio Leccion 7
Stem-changing verbs (e:i)
Irregular first-person forms
Saber contrasted with conocer
Indirect object pronouns En el laboratorio Leccion 8
Pedir contrasted with preguntar
Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Direct and indirect object pronouns used together En el laboratorio Leccion 9
Possessive pronouns
Reflexive constructions
Command forms (Ud. and Uds.)
Uses of object pronouns with command forms En el laboratorio Leccion 10
The preterit of regular verbs
The preterit of ser, ir, and dar
Uses of por and para
Seasons of the year and weather expressions En el laboratorio iquest;Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10 Leccion 11
Time expressions with hacer
Irregular preterits
The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u)
Command forms (tu) En el laboratorio Leccion 12
En and a as equivalents of at
The imperfect tense
The past progressive
The preterit contrasted with the imperfect En el laboratorio Leccion 13
Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer, saber, and querer
Hace meaning ago
Uses of se
iquest;Que? and iquest;cual? used with ser En el laboratorio Leccion 14
The past participle
The present perfect tense
The past perfect (pluperfect) tense En el laboratorio Leccion 15
The future tense
The conditional tense
Some uses of the prepositions a, de, and en En el laboratorio iquest;Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10 Leccion 16
The present subjunctive
The subjunctive with verbs of volition
The absolute superlative En el laboratorio Leccion 17
The subjunctive to express emotion
The subjunctive with some impersonal expressions
Formation of adverbs En el laboratorio Leccion 18
The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial
The subjunctive to express indefiniteness and nonexistence
Diminutive suffixes En el laboratorio Leccion 19
The subjunctive after certain conjunctions
The present perfect subjunctive
Uses of the present perfect subjunctive En el laboratorio Leccion 20
The imperfect subjunctive
Uses of the imperfect subjunctive
If clauses En el laboratorio iquest;Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 16-20
Appendixes
Spanish Pronunciation
Verbs
Careers and Occupations
Answer Key to iquest;Cuanto sabe usted ahora?
Sections Spanish-English Vocabulary
English-Spanish Vocabulary
Index
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