The Everything Spanish Grammar Book · All The Rules You Need To Master Espanol (Everything®) by Gutin, Julie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Top Ten Reasons to Study Spanish Grammar Introduction Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Spanish

A Romance Language On the Iberian Peninsula The Language of Castile Spanish Literature Out to the World

Chapter 2: Grammar Essentials

Just Like English Blueprint of a Sentence Parts of Speech In Agreement Tenses and Moods Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 3: Start with the Basics

Learn Your ABCs Pronunciation Guide Showing Stress Counting Off For the Nth Time Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 4: About Nouns

Divided by Gender Forming Plurals Definite Articles Indefinite Articles Choosing the Right Article The Rules of Possession Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 5: Making Sense of Pronouns

From Noun to Pronoun It’s Personal Whose Is It, Anyway? This, That, and the Other Definitely Indefinite Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 6: Adjectives and Adverbs

In Agreement Switching Places Adjectives of Nationality Making Comparisons Forming Adverbs Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 7: Introducing the Verb

Action or State of Being In the Infinitive The Present Tense Regular Conjugations Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 8: Irregular Present Indicative Forms

There Is an Explanation Spelling Change Verbs Changes in Pronunciation Stem Changing Verbs Just Plain Irregular Ser Versus Estar Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 9: A Quick Verb Usage Guide

Saber or Conocer? Talking about the Weather There Is/There Are Just Finished Going to Do It with Ir Progressive Forms Passive Voice Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 10: Object of the Verb

What Is an Object? Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Direct Objects Indirect Objects A Different Kind of Construction Reflexive Verbs Make It Impersonal Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 11: In the Past

What You Did—the Preterite Irregular Forms What You Were Doing—the Imperfect A Point of Comparison Past Progressive Forms Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 12: Future and Conditional

Double Endings Future Actions in the Present Simple Future It’s Potential Future and Conditional Clauses Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 13: In the Mood—Subjunctive and Imperative

The Subjunctive Mood Present Subjunctive Irregular Present-Subjunctive Forms Indicative or Subjunctive? Past Subjunctive It’s a Command With Reflexive or Object Pronouns Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 14: Perfect Compound Tenses

Haber and Past Participle Present Perfect Past-Tense Forms Future and Conditional In the Subjunctive Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 15: Not to Be Overlooked

In Conjunction Commonly Used Prepositions A Sign of Excitement The Case of Double Negatives Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 16: Questions and Answers

I Have a Question Yes, No, or Maybe Question Words What Time Is It? Other Frequently Asked Questions Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 17: Building Vocabulary

The Structure of a Spanish Word Presenting the Prefix Following with the Suffix Diminutives and Augmentations Recognizing Cognates

Chapter 18: Writing in Spanish

Don’t Overcapitalize The Rules of Punctuation When in Doubt—Look It Up Accent Marks, Ñ, and Other Symbols Composing a Letter

Chapter 19: Spanish in Everyday Life

Physical Characteristics Family Relations Back to School Eating Out Looking for a Job Surfing the Web

Appendix A: Verb Tables Appendix B: English to Spanish Glossary Appendix C: Spanish to English Glossary Appendix D: Answer Key