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| Preliminary Contents Leccioacute;n preliminar | |
| Conversaciones breves (Brief conversations) Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| Greetings and farewells | |
| The alphabet | |
| Gender and number | |
| The definite and indefinite articles | |
| The present indicative of ser | |
| Cardinal numbers 0–39 Communication: Greetings, farewells, and introductions in personal and telephone interaction with other people Leccioacute;n | |
| En una estacioacute;n de policiacute;a Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| Subject pronouns | |
| The present indicative of regular -ar verbs | |
| Interrogative and negative sentences | |
| Possession with de | |
| Cardinal numbers 40–299 and 300–1,000 | |
| Forms and position of adjectives | |
| Telling time Communication: On the phone: giving and receiving simple information, reporting an accident or a robbery Leccioacute;n | |
| Con un agente hispano, en una calle de la ciudad Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs | |
| Possession with de | |
| Possessive adjectives Communication: Police work in the streets: asking for and giving directions, enforcing the use of a helmet, dealing with a girl walking alone in the streets Leccioacute;n | |
| Con el agente Smith Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar | |
| Uses of the verbs ser and estar | |
| Ir a + infinitive | |
| Contractions Communication: Police work in the streets: dealing with gang members, arresting a thief Leccioacute;n | |
| Llamadas telefoacute;nicas Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The irregular verbs tener and venir | |
| Expressions with tener | |
| Comparative forms | |
| Irregular comparative forms Communication: 911 calls: receiving emergency calls, describing people Leccioacute;n | |
| Buenos vecinos Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| Stem-changing verbs (e:ie) | |
| The present progressive | |
| Some uses of the definite article Communication: Neighborhood policing: helping to implement a neighborhood watch program Lectura | |
| Denunciando actividades sospechosas Repaso (Lecciones 1–5) Leccioacute;n | |
| El agente Chaacute;vez lee la advertencia Miranda Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| Stem-changing verbs (o:ue) | |
| Affirmative and negative expressions | |
| Direct object pronouns Communication: Detaining suspects: reading the Miranda Warning, dealing with traffic violations and DUI Leccioacute;n | |
| Problemas de la ciudad Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| Stem-changing verbs (e:i) | |
| Irregular first-person forms | |
| Indirect object pronouns Communication: Investigating a crime: talking to victims, suspects, and witnesses, dealing with the victim of a health condition Leccioacute;n | |
| Casos de maltrato de miembros de la familia Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns | |
| Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta | |
| Direct and indirect object pronouns used together Communication: Investigating domestic abuse: dealing with the victim and the abuser Leccioacute;n | |
| La prueba de alcohol Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| Possessive pronouns | |
| Command forms: Ud. and Uds | |
| Reflexive constructions | |
| Uses of object pronouns with command forms Communication: Traffic police: stopping and interviewing drivers, administering a sobriety test, giving detailed directions Leccioacute;n | |
| La policiacute;a investiga un robo Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The preterit of regular verbs | |
| The preterit of ser, ir, and dar | |
| Uses of por and para Communication: Investigating a burglary: Interviewing victims and witnesses on location Lectura | |
| Recomendaciones para prevenir el robo en las tiendas Repaso (Lecciones 6–10) Leccioacute;n | |
| ¡Maacute;s robos! Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| Time expressions with hacer | |
| Irregular preterits | |
| The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u) | |
| Command forms: tuacute; Communication: Investigating a burglary: Reporting a robbery, Interviewing victims at the police station Leccioacute;n | |
| Con un agente de la seccioacute;n de transito Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The imperfect tense | |
| The past progressive | |
| The preterit contrasted with the imperfect | |
| En and a as equivalents of at Communication: Traffic police: giving a ticket, issuing a warning, talking to a woman who left her baby in a locked car Leccioacute;n | |
| Un accidente Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| Hace meaning ago | |
| Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer, saber, and querer Communication: Witnessing an accident: interviewing witnesses, talking to accident victims Leccioacute;n | |
| Interrogatorios Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The past participle | |
| The present perfect tense | |
| The past perfect (pluperfect) tense Communication: Interrogating a suspect Leccioacute;n | |
| Con la policiacute;a secreta Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The future tense | |
| The conditional tense Communication: Working undercover: infiltrating a gang, arresting solicitors of prostitution Lectura | |
| Seguridad domeacute;stica: Robos Evite el robo de su automoacute;vil Repaso (Lecciones 11–15) Leccioacute;n | |
| En una celda de detencioacute;n preventiva Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar: | |
| The present subjunctive | |
| The subjunctive with verbs of volition Communication: Arresting and booking suspects: following established procedure before placing an arrested person in a detention cell Leccioacute;n\ | |
| Una muchacha se escapa de su casa Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The subjunctive to express emotion | |
| The subjunctive with some impersonal expressions Communication: Investigating runaways: talking to runaways and parents Leccioacute;n | |
| Una violacioacute;n Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial | |
| The subjunctive to express indefiniteness and nonexistence Communication: Investigating rape: talking to rape victims on the phone and in person Leccioacute;n | |
| Una tarde cualquiera Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The subjunctive after certain conjunctions | |
| The present perfect subjunctive | |
| Uses of the present perfect subjunctive Communication: Dealing with the parents of minors, talking with people who tried to commit suicide, more on traffic violations Leccioacute;n | |
| Otro diacute;a, por la mantilde;ana Structures from Basic Spanish Grammar | |
| The imperfect subjunctive | |
| Uses of the imperfect subjunctive | |
| If clauses Communication: More on investigating robberies: trying to get permission to search a car, arresting a pickpocket, dealing with an illegal gathering Lectura | |
| En casos de asaltos sexuales Repaso (Lecciones 16–20) | |
| Appendixes | |
| Introduction to Spanish Sounds and the Alphabet | |
| Verbs | |
| Useful Classroom Expressions | |
| Weights and Measures | |
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