The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice

by Gordon, Ronni L.

• ISBN13: 9780658000751
• ISBN10: 0658000756
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

A good grasp of grammar enables the foreign-language learner to build skill and confidence in communication. Here's the "ultimate," painless way for intermediate and advanced learners to brush up on the rules. Each grammatical concept is explained and then illustrated with lively sentence examples; extensive exercises offer practice at applying this knowledge in everyday conversation.

Author Biography

The instructional Spanish language books of Ronni Gordon, Ph.D., and David Stillman, Ph.D., have sold more than 140,000 copies in various editions.

Table of Contents

Part One: Verbs---Forms and Uses
The present tense	3	(12)
The present tense of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs	3	(1)
Uses of the present tense	4	(4)
The present tense of irregular verbs	8	(7)
Ser & estar	15	(10)
The uses of ser	15	(1)
The uses of estar	16	(9)
Stem-changing verbs & verbs with spelling changes	25	(16)
Stem-changing verbs ending in -ar and -er	25	(5)
Stem-changing verbs ending in -ir	30	(3)
Verbs ending in -uir	33	(1)
Verbs ending in -iar and -uar	34	(1)
Verbs with spelling changes in the present tense	35	(6)
The preterit tense	41	(16)
Regular verbs	41	(1)
Verbs with spelling changes in the preterit	42	(1)
-Er and -ir verbs with stems ending in a vowel	43	(5)
Irregular verbs in the preterit	48	(9)
The imperfect tense	57	(18)
Formation of the imperfect	57	(1)
Basic uses of the imperfect	58	(3)
The imperfect and the preterit: two aspects of past time	61	(14)
The future & conditional tenses	75	(12)
Formation of the future tense	75	(1)
Uses of the future tense	76	(3)
The future tense used to express probability or conjecture	79	(1)
Formation of the conditional tense	80	(1)
Uses of the conditional tense	81	(6)
Reflexive verbs	87	(20)
Reflexive verbs---introduction and conjugation	87	(1)
The reflexive pronoun as indirect object	88	(5)
The imperative of reflexive verbs	93	(3)
The position of reflexive pronouns with the present participle	96	(2)
Reflexive verbs with reciprocal meaning	98	(2)
How to say ``become'' in Spanish	100	(2)
Other reflexive verbs	102	(5)
Passive constructions	107	(8)
The passive voice---use and formation	107	(1)
Se constructions with passive meaning	108	(3)
Ser and estar with the past participle	111	(4)
The perfect tenses	115	(14)
The formation of the present perfect	115	(4)
The past perfect	119	(3)
The future perfect	122	(1)
The conditional perfect	123	(6)
The gerund & the progressive tenses	129	(10)
The formation of the gerund (present participle)	129	(2)
The progressive tenses	131	(4)
The progressive tenses with llevar to express ``have been doing''	135	(4)
The subjunctive in noun clauses: present & present perfect subjunctive	139	(18)
Forms of the present subjunctive: regular verbs	139	(2)
Forms of the present subjunctive: irregular verbs	141	(2)
Spelling changes in the present subjunctive	143	(1)
Use of the present subjunctive in noun clauses	144	(6)
The present subjunctive in noun clauses after impersonal expressions	150	(4)
The present perfect subjunctive	154	(3)
The imperfect subjunctive & past perfect subjunctive; conditional sentences	157	(14)
Forms of the imperfect subjunctive	157	(1)
The imperfect subjunctive in noun clauses; the sequence of tenses	158	(4)
The past perfect (or pluperfect) subjunctive	162	(1)
Conditional sentences	163	(8)
The subjunctive: adverb & adjective clauses	171	(10)
Adverb clauses that require the subjunctive	171	(1)
Adverb clauses with indicative or subjunctive	172	(3)
Adjective clauses that require the subjunctive	175	(3)
Adjective clauses with indicative or subjunctive	178	(3)
Commands	181	(14)
Command forms for Ud. and Uds.	181	(3)
Command forms for nosotros (let's, let's not)	184	(2)
Command forms for tu and vosotros	186	(3)
The position of object pronouns with command forms	189	(1)
Indirect commands	190	(1)
Other ways of giving commands	191	(4)
The infinitive	195	(10)
The conjugated verb + infinitive	195	(2)
The conjugated verb + preposition + infinitive	197	(3)
The infinitive after prepositions	200	(1)
The infinitive after verbs of perception	201	(1)
The infinitive preceded by que	202	(1)
Adjective + de + infinitive	202	(3)
Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
Nouns & articles	205	(20)
Gender of nouns	205	(5)
Number of nouns	210	(3)
The definite article: forms, uses	213	(4)
The definite article: omissions	217	(1)
The neuter article lo	218	(1)
The indefinite article: forms, uses, and omissions	219	(2)
Contractions del and al	221	(1)
Possession	222	(3)
Adjectives	225	(26)
Agreement of adjectives	225	(4)
Position of adjectives; shortened forms of adjectives	229	(4)
Adjectives of nationality	233	(3)
More on the agreement of adjectives	236	(1)
Two or more adjectives modifying a noun	237	(1)
The past participle as an adjective	238	(2)
Adjectives used as nouns (nominalization of adjectives)	240	(1)
Comparative of adjectives	241	(3)
Superlative of adjectives; absolute superlative	244	(7)
Demonstratives & possessives	251	(8)
Demonstrative adjectives	251	(2)
Demonstrative pronouns	253	(1)
Possessive adjectives	254	(2)
Possessive pronouns	256	(3)
Personal pronouns: subject, object, prepositional	259	(26)
Subject pronouns	259	(1)
Pronouns after prepositions (prepositional pronouns)	260	(2)
Personal a and direct objects	262	(3)
Direct object pronouns: forms and position	265	(5)
Indirect object pronouns: forms and position	270	(4)
Verbs usually appearing with an indirect object pronoun (e.g., gustar)	274	(2)
Other uses of the indirect object	276	(2)
Double object pronouns	278	(4)
Special uses of the object pronouns	282	(3)
Relative pronouns	285	(12)
The relative pronoun que	285	(2)
The relative pronoun quien	287	(3)
The relative pronouns el que, el cual	290	(1)
Relative pronouns after prepositions	291	(3)
The relative pronoun cuyo; donde as a relative pronoun	294	(3)
Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
Adverbs	297	(6)
The formation of adverbs	297	(2)
The use of adverbs of manner; adverbs as intensifiers	299	(2)
Adverbs of time and place	301	(2)
Prepositions	303	(20)
Basic prepositions: a, de, en, con	303	(6)
Por and para	309	(7)
Other simple prepositions	316	(1)
Sets of prepositions and compound prepositions	317	(6)
Interrogative words & question formation	323	(14)
Interrogative words in information questions	323	(8)
Yes/no questions	331	(2)
Questions in indirect speech	333	(4)
Negative & indefinite words	337	(12)
Negative words and expressions	337	(3)
Further uses of negative words	340	(2)
Negative words in conversation	342	(2)
Other indefinite words and constructions	344	(5)
Numbers; dates; time	349	(12)
Cardinal numbers	349	(3)
Ordinal numbers	352	(1)
Days, dates, and years	353	(2)
Telling time	355	(2)
Arithmetic operations, fractions, percentages	357	(4)
Part Four: Idiomatic Usage
Idioms, expressions, & proverbs	361	(14)
Idioms and expressions with tener	361	(2)
Idioms and expressions with tomar	363	(1)
Idioms and expressions with estar	363	(1)
Idioms and expressions with echar	364	(1)
Idioms and expressions with dar	364	(1)
Idioms and expressions with hacer	365	(1)
Idioms and expressions with ir, llevar, and quedar	366	(1)
Idioms and expressions with meter and poner	367	(1)
Idioms and expressions with ser	368	(1)
Otras expresiones verbales	369	(2)
Otros modismos	371	(1)
Dichos y refranes (Sayings and proverbs)	372	(3)
Word formation & diminutives	375	(10)
Forming nouns from verbs	375	(2)
Forming verbs from nouns	377	(1)
Forming verbs from adjectives	378	(2)
Suffixes added to nouns to form new nouns	380	(1)
Diminutives and augmentatives	381	(4)
¡Ojo! Common errors & pitfalls	385	(12)
Dejar vs. salir	385	(1)
Saber vs. conocer	386	(1)
Oreja vs. oido	387	(1)
Meanings of quedar	387	(2)
``To break'' and ``to tear''	389	(1)
``Wrong''	390	(2)
``To miss''	392	(5)
Verb Charts	397	(14)
Answers	411	(52)
Index	463