Basic Spanish Grammar

by Jarvis, Ana C.; Lebredo, Raquel; Mena-Ayllon, Francisco

• ISBN13: 9780669354515
• ISBN10: 0669354511
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College

Summary

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

Maps of the Spanish-speaking World	xi
Leccion preliminar	1	(340)
Greetings and farewells	2	(1)
Cardinal numbers 0--39	3	(1)
Personal information	4	(2)
Days of the week	6	(1)
Months and seasons of the year	7	(2)
Colors	9	(5)
En el laboratorio	11	(3)
Leccion preliminar II
The alphabet	14	(1)
Gender and number	15	(2)
The definite article	17	(1)
The indefinite article	18	(1)
Uses of hay	19	(1)
Cardinal numbers 40-299	19	(3)
En el laboratorio	20	(2)
Leccion 1
Subject pronouns	22	(2)
The present indicative of regular-ar verbs	24	(2)
Interrogative and negative sentences	26	(2)
Cardinal numbers 300-1,000	28	(1)
Telling time	29	(8)
En el laboratorio	32	(5)
Leccion 2
Position of adjectives	37	(1)
Forms of adjectives	37	(2)
Agreement of articles, nouns, and adjectives	39	(1)
The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs	40	(1)
The present indicative of ser	41	(6)
En el laboratorio	42	(5)
Leccion 3
Possession with de	47	(1)
Possessive adjectives	47	(2)
The personal a	49	(2)
The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar	51	(1)
Uses of the verbs ser and estar	52	(7)
En el laboratorio	54	(5)
Leccion 4
The irregular verbs tener and venir	59	(1)
Use of tener que and hay que	60	(1)
Contractions	61	(2)
Comparative forms	63	(2)
Irregular comparative forms	65	(6)
En el laboratorio	66	(5)
Leccion 5
Expressions with tener	71	(2)
Stem-changing verbs (e:ie)	73	(2)
Ir a + infinitive	75	(1)
Some uses of the definite article	76	(2)
Ordinal numbers	78	(12)
En el laboratorio	79	(2)
¿Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 1-5	81	(9)
Leccion 6
Stem-changing verbs (o:ue)	90	(2)
Affirmative and negative expressions	92	(2)
Pronouns as object of a preposition	94	(2)
Uses of se	96	(1)
The present progressive	97	(5)
En el laboratorio	98	(4)
Leccion 7
Stem-changing verbs (e:i)	102	(3)
Irregular first person forms	105	(1)
Saber contrasted with conocer	106	(1)
Direct object pronouns	107	(7)
En el laboratorio	110	(4)
Leccion 8
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns	114	(3)
Indirect object pronouns	117	(3)
Pedir contrasted with preguntar	120	(1)
Direct and indirect object pronouns used together	121	(8)
En el laboratorio	123	(6)
Leccion 9
Possessive pronouns	129	(2)
Reflexive constructions	131	(3)
Command forms (Ud. and Uds.)	134	(2)
Uses of object pronouns with command forms	136	(6)
En el laboratorio	139	(3)
Leccion 10
The preterit of regular verbs	142	(2)
The preterit of ser, ir, and dar	144	(2)
Uses of por and para	146	(2)
Weather expressions	148	(12)
En el laboratorio	150	(2)
¿Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10	152	(8)
Leccion 11
Time expressions with hacer	160	(1)
Irregular preterits	161	(2)
The imperfect tense	163	(2)
Command forms (tu)	165	(7)
En el laboratorio	168	(4)
Leccion 12
The past progressive	172	(1)
The preterit contrasted with the imperfect	173	(3)
Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer, saber, and querer	176	(1)
En and a as equivalents of at	177	(5)
En el laboratorio
Leccion 13
The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u)	182	(2)
The expression acabar de	184	(1)
Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta	185	(2)
¿Que? and ¿cual? used with ser	187	(5)
En el laboratorio	188	(4)
Leccion 14
Hace meaning ago	192	(1)
The past participle	193	(2)
The present perfect tense	195	(1)
The past perfect (pluperfect) tense	196	(6)
En el laboratorio	198	(4)
Leccion 15
The future tense	202	(3)
The conditional tense	205	(3)
Some uses of the prepositions a, de, and en	208	(16)
En el laboratorio	211	(3)
¿Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 11-15	214	(10)
Leccion 16
The present subjunctive	224	(4)
The subjunctive with verbs of volition	228	(2)
The absolute superlative	230	(4)
En el laboratorio	231	(3)
Leccion 17
The subjunctive to express emotion	234	(2)
The subjunctive with some impersonal expressions	236	(2)
Formation of adverbs	238	(6)
En el laboratorio	240	(4)
Leccion 18
The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial	244	(3)
The subjunctive to express indefiniteness and nonexistence	247	(1)
Diminutive suffixes	248	(4)
En el laboratorio	249	(3)
Leccion 19
The subjunctive after certain conjunctions	252	(3)
The present perfect subjunctive	255	(1)
Uses of the present perfect subjunctive	255	(5)
En el laboratorio	257	(3)
Leccion 20
The imperfect subjunctive	260	(1)
Uses of the imperfect subjunctive	261	(2)
If clauses	263	(78)
En el laboratorio	265	(2)
¿Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 16-20	267	(8)
Appendixes/Vocabularies
Appendix A: Spanish Pronunciation	275	(9)
Appendix B: Verbs	284	(16)
Appendix C: Careers and Occupations	300	(2)
Appendix D: Answer key to ¿Cuanto sabe usted ahora? sections	302	(11)
Spanish-English Vocabulary	313	(14)
English-Spanish Vocabulary	327	(14)
Index	341