A Student Grammar of Spanish

by Ron Batchelor

• ISBN13: 9780521670777
• ISBN10: 0521670772
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This concise introduction to Spanish grammar, designed for English-speaking undergraduates, assumes no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology. It explains each aspect of Spanish grammar and provides a range of engaging exercises to challenge students. Clearly organized into thirty units, covering different aspects of grammar, the book functions as an essential reference guide and a comprehensive workbook. Individual topics can be looked up via a user-friendly cross-referencing system, and concise definitions are provided in a useful glossary of grammatical terms. The exercises are suitable for both classroom use and self-study.

Author Biography

Ronald E. Batchelor has now retired from the University of Nottingham, where he taught French and Spanish for forty years.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	x
Glossary of grammatical terms	xi
Note on the text	xix
Short bibliography	xx
Alphabet, spelling and pronunciation (Alfabeto, ortografia y pronunciacion)	1	(9)
Definite and indefinite articles and gender of nouns (Articulos definidos e indefinidos y genero de sustantivos)	10	(22)
Number (El plural)	32	(8)
Verbs (Los verbos)	40	(6)
Perfect tense and pluperfect tense (El [preterito] perfecto y el pluscuamperfecto / antecopreterito [M])	46	(7)
Future tense and future perfect tense (El tiempo futuro y el futuro perfecto)	53	(5)
Imperfect tense (El tiempo imperfecto/copreterito [M])	58	(5)
Preterit tense or past definite (El preterito indefinido / preterito perfecto simple)	63	(8)
Conditional tense (El tiempo condicional)	71	(4)
Progressive tense or gerund (El tiempo progresivo o el gerundio)	75	(6)
The imperative mood (El modo imperativo)	81	(8)
Irregular verbs (Los verbos irregulares)	89	(8)
Ser and estar (Ser y estar)	97	(10)
Transitive and intransitive verbs, and reflexive verbs (Los verbos transitivos e intransitivos, y los verbos reflexivos)	107	(12)
Impersonal verbs (Los verbos impersonales)	119	(10)
Subjunctive (El subjuntivo)	129	(25)
Personal pronouns (Los pronombres personales)	154	(12)
Possessive adjectives and pronouns, relative and interrogative pronouns (Los adjetivos y pronombres posesivos, los pronombres relativos e interrogativos)	166	(10)
Indefinite pronouns (Los pronombres indefinidos)	176	(7)
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (Los adjetivos y pronombres demostrativos)	183	(6)
Adjectives (Los adjetivos)	189	(9)
Personal or distinctive a (La preposicion a con el complemento directo)	198	(7)
Prepositions (Las preposiciones)	205	(15)
Prepositions por and para (Las preposiciones por y para)	220	(7)
Adverbs (Los adverbios)	227	(11)
Interrogative and negative sentences (Las frases interrogativas y negativas)	238	(8)
Numbers and measurements. Time and dimensions (Los numeros y las medidas. El tiempo [duracion = la hora] y las dimensiones)	246	(15)
Comparatives and superlatives (Los comparativos y superlativos)	261	(8)
Word order (El orden de las palabras)	269	(9)
Augmentatives and diminutives (Los aumentativos y diminutivos)	278	(7)
Model answers / Soluciones y modelos	285	(34)
Index of grammar and vocabulary	319	(10)
Subjunctive index	329