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Practical Spanish Grammar
A Self-Teaching Guide
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The fast, easy way to master the essentials of Spanish

Now, learning Spanish can be as easy as uno, dos, tres! Combining the quick- reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course, this popular guide gives you a solid start. Completely revised and updated for today's usage, Practical Spanish Grammar gives you:

  • A proven interactive format that has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure you can teach yourself at your own pace
  • Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
  • Clear explanations of approximately 80 percent of Spanish grammatical structures
  • Over 1,000 of the most frequently used Spanish words
  • Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms
The fast, easy way to master the essentials of Spanish

Now, learning Spanish can be as easy as uno, dos, tres! Combining the quick- reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course, this popular guide gives you a solid start. Completely revised and updated for today's usage, Practical Spanish Grammar gives you:

  • A proven interactive format that has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure you can teach yourself at your own pace
  • Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
  • Clear explanations of approximately 80 percent of Spanish grammatical structures
  • Over 1,000 of the most frequently used Spanish words
  • Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms
Über den Autor
MARCIAL PRADO is Professor of Spanish and International Business at California State University, Fullerton. Born in Spain, he received his Ph.D. in linguistics and Spanish from Georgetown University. He is the author of Advanced Spanish Grammar, another Wiley Self-Teaching Guide.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii

Spanish Sounds xi

Lesson 1 Basic Expressions 1

Grammar I Indefinite Articles ¿ Gender of Nouns 4

Grammar II Definite Articles and Contractions 6

Grammar III Subject Pronouns 9

Lesson 2 En un restaurant (In a Restaurant) 12

Grammar I The Three Conjugations ¿ Present Indicative of Regular-ar Verbs 18

Grammar II Regular Verbs Ending in -er and -ir 21

Grammar III Fonns and Usage of ser and estar24

Lesson 3 En un restaurante de mariscos (In a Seafood Restaurant) 28

Grammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement ¿ Plural of Nouns and Adjectives 33

Grammar II Present Indicative of ir, dar, ver, saber, and decir 36

Grammar III Question Words ¿ Numbers in Spanish 38

Lesson 4 En el aeropuerto de Sevilla (At Seville's Airport) 43

Grammar I Present Indicative of tener, venir, poner, salir, and hacer 48

Grammar II ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) 51

Grammar III Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs 54

Lesson 5 La familia hispana y la casa (The Hispanic Family and the House) 57

Grammar I Present Indicative of oír, traer, conocer, and huir ¿ Contrasting saber and conocer 63

Grammar II The Written Accent 66

Grammar III Negative Constructions 68

Exam 1 Lessons 1-5 72

Answers Lessons 1-5 and Exam 1 78

Lesson 6 En un hotel en México (At a Hotel in Mexico) 90

Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with hacerand tener98

Grammar II Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 101

Grammar III Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 103

Lesson 7 Una fiesta de cumpleaños (A Birthday Party) 107

Grammar I Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns ¿ Personal a 116

Grammar II Reflexive Constructions and Reflexive Pronouns 119

Grammar III Preterite (Past Tense) of Regular Verbs ¿ Spelling Changes 122

Lesson 8 De compras en el supermercado (Shopping at the Supermarket) 126

Grammar I Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs 135

Grammar II Preterite of Irregular Verbs 137

Grammar III Idiomatic Expressions with Verbs hay, hay que, acabar de, ponerse a140

Lesson 9 En un banco de la ciudad de México (At a Bank in Mexico City) 144

Grammar I Indirect Object Pronouns 151

Grammar II The Indirect Object with gustarand with Unplanned Occurrences 155

Grammar IIIThe Imperfect Indicative 159

Lesson 10 En la estación de trenes de Madrid (At the Train Station in Madrid) 162

Grammar I Preterite and lmperfect in Contrast 171

Grammar II Hacer + (Time Expressions) + que + (Present Tense) ¿ Llevar + (Time Expressions) (+ de) 175

Grammar III Ordinal Numbers ¿ Days of the Week ¿ Seasons ¿ Months of the Year 177

Exam 2 Lessons 6-10 182

Answers Lessons 6-10 and Exam 2 188

Lesson 11 Las partes del cuerpo (The Parts of the Body) 205

Grammar I Comparisons of Inequality 212

Grammar II Comparisons of Equality ¿ Superlatives 215

Grammar III Future Indicative of Regular Verbs 219

Lesson 12 La buena salud (Good Health) 222

Grammar I Conditional Tense of Regular Verbs 230

Grammar II Future and Conditional of Irregular Verbs 233

Grammar III Familiar Commands (tú)237

Lesson 13 Dos amigos en la farmacia (Two Friends at the Drugstore) 241

Grammar I Conjunctions y, e, o, u, sino, pero ¿ Formation and Uses of Adverbs Ending in - mente 249

Grammar II Formal Commands (usted / ustedes) 253

Grammar III Present Subjunctive of Regular and of Stem-Changing Verbs ¿ Uses of the Present Subjunctive 256

Lesson 14 EI automóvil de alquiler (The Rental Car) 260

Grammar I Verbs Irregular in the Present Subjunctive 267

Grammar II Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Information vs. Influence 271

Grammar III A Review of the Written Accent 275

Lesson 15 En un camión mexicano (On a Mexican Bus) 280

Grammar IIndicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Perception vs. Emotion 289

Grammar II Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Certainty vs. Doubt 292

Grammar III Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Adjectival and Adverbial Clauses ,295

Exam 3 Lessons 11-15 301

AnswersLessons 11-15 and Exam 3 308

Appendixes 327

Appendix 1 Regular Verbs 327

Appendix 2 Irregular Verbs 330

Appendix 3 Stem-Changing Verbs ¿ Verbs with Spelling Changes 335

Spanish-English Vocabulary 338

English-Spanish Vocabulary 347

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Fachbereich: Didaktik/Methodik/Schulpädagogik/Fachdidaktik
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780471134466
ISBN-10: 0471134465
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Prado, Marcial
Auflage: 2nd Revised edition
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 234 x 191 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Marcial Prado
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.04.1997
Gewicht: 0,635 kg
Artikel-ID: 121004810
Über den Autor
MARCIAL PRADO is Professor of Spanish and International Business at California State University, Fullerton. Born in Spain, he received his Ph.D. in linguistics and Spanish from Georgetown University. He is the author of Advanced Spanish Grammar, another Wiley Self-Teaching Guide.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii

Spanish Sounds xi

Lesson 1 Basic Expressions 1

Grammar I Indefinite Articles ¿ Gender of Nouns 4

Grammar II Definite Articles and Contractions 6

Grammar III Subject Pronouns 9

Lesson 2 En un restaurant (In a Restaurant) 12

Grammar I The Three Conjugations ¿ Present Indicative of Regular-ar Verbs 18

Grammar II Regular Verbs Ending in -er and -ir 21

Grammar III Fonns and Usage of ser and estar24

Lesson 3 En un restaurante de mariscos (In a Seafood Restaurant) 28

Grammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement ¿ Plural of Nouns and Adjectives 33

Grammar II Present Indicative of ir, dar, ver, saber, and decir 36

Grammar III Question Words ¿ Numbers in Spanish 38

Lesson 4 En el aeropuerto de Sevilla (At Seville's Airport) 43

Grammar I Present Indicative of tener, venir, poner, salir, and hacer 48

Grammar II ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) 51

Grammar III Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs 54

Lesson 5 La familia hispana y la casa (The Hispanic Family and the House) 57

Grammar I Present Indicative of oír, traer, conocer, and huir ¿ Contrasting saber and conocer 63

Grammar II The Written Accent 66

Grammar III Negative Constructions 68

Exam 1 Lessons 1-5 72

Answers Lessons 1-5 and Exam 1 78

Lesson 6 En un hotel en México (At a Hotel in Mexico) 90

Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with hacerand tener98

Grammar II Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 101

Grammar III Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 103

Lesson 7 Una fiesta de cumpleaños (A Birthday Party) 107

Grammar I Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns ¿ Personal a 116

Grammar II Reflexive Constructions and Reflexive Pronouns 119

Grammar III Preterite (Past Tense) of Regular Verbs ¿ Spelling Changes 122

Lesson 8 De compras en el supermercado (Shopping at the Supermarket) 126

Grammar I Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs 135

Grammar II Preterite of Irregular Verbs 137

Grammar III Idiomatic Expressions with Verbs hay, hay que, acabar de, ponerse a140

Lesson 9 En un banco de la ciudad de México (At a Bank in Mexico City) 144

Grammar I Indirect Object Pronouns 151

Grammar II The Indirect Object with gustarand with Unplanned Occurrences 155

Grammar IIIThe Imperfect Indicative 159

Lesson 10 En la estación de trenes de Madrid (At the Train Station in Madrid) 162

Grammar I Preterite and lmperfect in Contrast 171

Grammar II Hacer + (Time Expressions) + que + (Present Tense) ¿ Llevar + (Time Expressions) (+ de) 175

Grammar III Ordinal Numbers ¿ Days of the Week ¿ Seasons ¿ Months of the Year 177

Exam 2 Lessons 6-10 182

Answers Lessons 6-10 and Exam 2 188

Lesson 11 Las partes del cuerpo (The Parts of the Body) 205

Grammar I Comparisons of Inequality 212

Grammar II Comparisons of Equality ¿ Superlatives 215

Grammar III Future Indicative of Regular Verbs 219

Lesson 12 La buena salud (Good Health) 222

Grammar I Conditional Tense of Regular Verbs 230

Grammar II Future and Conditional of Irregular Verbs 233

Grammar III Familiar Commands (tú)237

Lesson 13 Dos amigos en la farmacia (Two Friends at the Drugstore) 241

Grammar I Conjunctions y, e, o, u, sino, pero ¿ Formation and Uses of Adverbs Ending in - mente 249

Grammar II Formal Commands (usted / ustedes) 253

Grammar III Present Subjunctive of Regular and of Stem-Changing Verbs ¿ Uses of the Present Subjunctive 256

Lesson 14 EI automóvil de alquiler (The Rental Car) 260

Grammar I Verbs Irregular in the Present Subjunctive 267

Grammar II Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Information vs. Influence 271

Grammar III A Review of the Written Accent 275

Lesson 15 En un camión mexicano (On a Mexican Bus) 280

Grammar IIndicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Perception vs. Emotion 289

Grammar II Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Certainty vs. Doubt 292

Grammar III Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Adjectival and Adverbial Clauses ,295

Exam 3 Lessons 11-15 301

AnswersLessons 11-15 and Exam 3 308

Appendixes 327

Appendix 1 Regular Verbs 327

Appendix 2 Irregular Verbs 330

Appendix 3 Stem-Changing Verbs ¿ Verbs with Spelling Changes 335

Spanish-English Vocabulary 338

English-Spanish Vocabulary 347

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Fachbereich: Didaktik/Methodik/Schulpädagogik/Fachdidaktik
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780471134466
ISBN-10: 0471134465
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Prado, Marcial
Auflage: 2nd Revised edition
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 234 x 191 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Marcial Prado
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.04.1997
Gewicht: 0,635 kg
Artikel-ID: 121004810
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