The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice,9780658000751

The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780658000751
ISBN10: 0658000756
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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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

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