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The fast and easy way to improve your Spanish grammar
Do you need help with using Spanish? This hands-on, friendly guide teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses and moods. Throughout the book, you get lots of practice exercises to help you retain what you've learned.
Begin with the basics ? discover how to use various parts of speech and deal with numbers, dates, and times
Simple stuff ? find out how to build simple sentences, express likes and dislikes, ask questions, and use exclamations
Go to the next level ? get the scoop on using the reflexive, employing passive voice, making comparisons, and adding negative words
Don't be so tense ? grasp verb tenses you'll use all the time: the present, the preterit, the imperfect, and the future
Be moody ? get up to speed in a hurry on the conditional mood and the imperative mood
Open the book and find:
Information on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other basic parts of speech
Guidance on dealing with numbers, dates, and times
Tips for constructing simple sentences and questions
The scoop on making sentences more descriptive with comparisons, negative words, and more
Different verb tenses and moods
Ten common grammar mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Plenty of examples and practice opportunities
Learn to:
Grasp parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses
Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions
Practice your grammar skills as you go
The fast and easy way to improve your Spanish grammar
Do you need help with using Spanish? This hands-on, friendly guide teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses and moods. Throughout the book, you get lots of practice exercises to help you retain what you've learned.
Begin with the basics ? discover how to use various parts of speech and deal with numbers, dates, and times
Simple stuff ? find out how to build simple sentences, express likes and dislikes, ask questions, and use exclamations
Go to the next level ? get the scoop on using the reflexive, employing passive voice, making comparisons, and adding negative words
Don't be so tense ? grasp verb tenses you'll use all the time: the present, the preterit, the imperfect, and the future
Be moody ? get up to speed in a hurry on the conditional mood and the imperative mood
Open the book and find:
Information on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other basic parts of speech
Guidance on dealing with numbers, dates, and times
Tips for constructing simple sentences and questions
The scoop on making sentences more descriptive with comparisons, negative words, and more
Different verb tenses and moods
Ten common grammar mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Plenty of examples and practice opportunities
Learn to:
Grasp parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses
Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions
Practice your grammar skills as you go
Cecie Kraynak, MA, is a Spanish teacher, ESL coordinator, and author/editor of numerous Spanish books, including Spanish For Dummies. She has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high school and college levels for more than 25 years.
Introduction 1
Part I: Starting with the Basics 7
Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9
Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19
Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29
Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47
Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67
Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions 81
Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83
Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar 107
Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present Progressive 121
Chapter 9: Replacing Nouns with Pronouns 133
Chapter 10: Expressing Likes and Dislikes 149
Chapter 11: Handling Questions and Exclamations 163
Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences with More Description 179
Chapter 12: Describing Action with Adverbs 181
Chapter 13: Modifying Meaning with Prepositions 195
Chapter 14: Acting on Oneself with the Reflexive 213
Chapter 15: Using the Passive Voice 227
Chapter 16: It's All Relative: Making Comparisons 237
Chapter 17: Just Say "No": Negative Words and Expressions 249
Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 261
Chapter 18: Looking Back with the Preterit 263
Chapter 19: Describing Ongoing Past Action with the Imperfect 281
Chapter 20: Projecting Forward with the Future Tense 295
Chapter 21: Forming Compound Tenses with the Helping Verb Haber 305
Part V: Expressing Conditions and Giving Commands 319
Chapter 22: Wondering "What If" with the Conditional Mood 321
Chapter 23: Taking Command with the Imperative Mood 329
Part VI: The Part of Tens 345
Chapter 24: Ten Common Spanish Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 347
Chapter 25: Ten Useful Spanish Idioms 353
Index 357
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Sprachwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118023808 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118023803 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Kraynak, Cecie |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 254 x 202 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Cecie Kraynak |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.05.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,523 kg |
Cecie Kraynak, MA, is a Spanish teacher, ESL coordinator, and author/editor of numerous Spanish books, including Spanish For Dummies. She has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high school and college levels for more than 25 years.
Introduction 1
Part I: Starting with the Basics 7
Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9
Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19
Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29
Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47
Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67
Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions 81
Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83
Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar 107
Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present Progressive 121
Chapter 9: Replacing Nouns with Pronouns 133
Chapter 10: Expressing Likes and Dislikes 149
Chapter 11: Handling Questions and Exclamations 163
Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences with More Description 179
Chapter 12: Describing Action with Adverbs 181
Chapter 13: Modifying Meaning with Prepositions 195
Chapter 14: Acting on Oneself with the Reflexive 213
Chapter 15: Using the Passive Voice 227
Chapter 16: It's All Relative: Making Comparisons 237
Chapter 17: Just Say "No": Negative Words and Expressions 249
Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 261
Chapter 18: Looking Back with the Preterit 263
Chapter 19: Describing Ongoing Past Action with the Imperfect 281
Chapter 20: Projecting Forward with the Future Tense 295
Chapter 21: Forming Compound Tenses with the Helping Verb Haber 305
Part V: Expressing Conditions and Giving Commands 319
Chapter 22: Wondering "What If" with the Conditional Mood 321
Chapter 23: Taking Command with the Imperative Mood 329
Part VI: The Part of Tens 345
Chapter 24: Ten Common Spanish Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 347
Chapter 25: Ten Useful Spanish Idioms 353
Index 357
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Sprachwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118023808 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118023803 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Kraynak, Cecie |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 254 x 202 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Cecie Kraynak |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.05.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,523 kg |
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