Alphabet and Sounds | |
The Alphabet | p. 1 |
Consonants | p. 1 |
Vowels | p. 3 |
Stress and Accent Marks | p. 3 |
Syllabic Division | p. 4 |
Articles | |
Forms of the Definite Article | p. 7 |
Uses of the Definite Article | p. 7 |
The Neuter Article Lo | p. 8 |
Forms of the Indefinite Article | p. 9 |
Uses of the Indefinite Article | p. 9 |
Nouns | |
Gender | p. 12 |
Number | p. 14 |
Diminutives | p. 15 |
Augmentatives | p. 16 |
Quiz: Alphabet and Sounds--Nouns | p. 17 |
Adjectives | |
Gender | p. 20 |
Number | p. 21 |
Shortening of Adjectives | p. 21 |
Qualifying Adjectives | p. 22 |
Determinative Adjectives | p. 23 |
Quiz: Adjectives | p. 26 |
Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs | |
Common Adverbs | p. 29 |
Comparison of Equality | p. 30 |
Comparison of Inequality | p. 30 |
Superlatives | p. 32 |
Verbs | |
Regular Verbs of the First Conjugation: -ar Verbs | p. 35 |
Regular Verbs of the Second Conjugation: -er Verbs | p. 36 |
Regular Verbs of the Third Conjugation: -ir Verbs | p. 37 |
Quiz: Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs--Verbs | p. 40 |
Irregular Verbs | |
Stem Vowel Changes | p. 43 |
Quiz: Irregular Verbs | p. 60 |
Imperfect vs. Preterite | |
Continuation vs. Completion of an Action | p. 62 |
Description vs. Narration | p. 62 |
"Used to" Followed by Infinitive | p. 63 |
"Was" or "Were" Plus Present Participle | p. 63 |
Telling Time in the Past | p. 63 |
Special Preterites | p. 64 |
Quiz: Imperfect vs. Preterite | p. 65 |
The Subjunctive | |
Structure of the Subjunctive | p. 67 |
If/Then Clauses | p. 67 |
Verbs Introduced by como si (as if) | p. 68 |
Forms of the Imperfect Subjunctive | p. 68 |
Indicative vs. Subjunctive | p. 69 |
Impersonal Expressions | p. 71 |
Conjunctive and Adverbial Expressions | p. 72 |
Temporal Expressions | p. 72 |
Tense Correspondence/Sequence | p. 73 |
Quiz: The Subjunctive | p. 75 |
Past and Present Participles | |
Formation of the Past Participle | p. 78 |
Uses of the Past Participle | p. 79 |
Formation of the Present Participle | p. 80 |
Uses of the Present Participle | p. 80 |
Verbs: Compound Tenses | |
Formation of Compound Tenses | p. 84 |
Conjugation of Haber: Indicative Mood | p. 84 |
Conjugation of Haber: Subjunctive and Imperative Moods | p. 85 |
Names of Compound Tenses | p. 85 |
Quiz: Past and Present Participles--Verbs: Compound Tenses | p. 88 |
The Verb "To Be": Ser or Estar? | |
Conjugation of Ser | p. 91 |
Conjugation of Estar | p. 92 |
Uses of Ser | p. 93 |
Uses of Estar | p. 94 |
Adjectives that Change Meaning with Ser or Estar | p. 94 |
Quiz: The Verb "To Be": Ser or Estar? | p. 96 |
Classes of Verbs | |
Transitive | p. 99 |
Reflexive | p. 99 |
Intransitive | p. 100 |
Impersonal | p. 101 |
Auxiliary | p. 102 |
The Passive Voice | |
Formation of the Passive Voice | p. 104 |
Reflexive Substitute for the Passive Voice | p. 105 |
Third Person Plural Active Equivalents for the Passive Voice | p. 105 |
Impersonal Substitute | p. 105 |
The Past Participle of Morir | p. 106 |
The Apparent Passive: Estar Plus the Past Participle | p. 106 |
Time and Weather Expressions | |
Measures of Time | p. 108 |
Telling Time | p. 110 |
Hacer with Expressions of Time | p. 111 |
Age | p. 112 |
Weather Expressions | p. 112 |
Quiz: Classes of Verbs, Passive Voice, and Time and Weather | p. 115 |
Personal Pronouns | |
Personal Pronoun Chart | p. 117 |
Subject Pronouns | p. 118 |
Object Pronouns | p. 119 |
Reflexive Pronouns | p. 122 |
Prepositional Pronouns | p. 124 |
Quiz: Personal Pronouns | p. 126 |
Other Pronouns | |
Relative Pronouns | p. 129 |
Possessive Pronouns | p. 132 |
Demonstrative Pronouns | p. 133 |
Interrogative Pronouns | p. 134 |
Quiz: Other Pronouns | p. 136 |
Prepositions and Conjunctions | |
Prepositions | p. 139 |
Conjunctions | p. 142 |
Quiz: Prepositions and Conjunctions | p. 146 |
Affirmatives and Negatives | |
Forms of the Affirmatives | p. 149 |
Uses of the Affirmatives | p. 149 |
Forms of the Negatives | p. 150 |
Uses of the Negatives | p. 151 |
Numerals | |
Cardinal and Ordinal Forms of Numerals | p. 155 |
Cardinal Numbers | p. 156 |
Ordinal Numbers | p. 157 |
Dates | p. 157 |
Arithmetical Signs | p. 158 |
Collective Numerals | p. 158 |
Fractions | p. 159 |
Quiz: Affirmatives and Negatives--Numerals | p. 161 |
Basic Vocabulary | |
Fundamental Spanish Words | p. 164 |
Glossary | p. 171 |
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