Spanish Grammar You Really Need To Know Teach Yourself 1st Edition by Juan Kattan Ibarra 1444179527 9781444179521

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ISBN 10: 1444179527 

ISBN 13: 9781444179521

Author: Juan Kattan Ibarra

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. Spanish Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

Table of contents:

1. Asking for and giving personal information
Subject pronouns
Ser in the present tense
Gender of nouns
Plural of nouns
Adjectives indicating nationality
Interrogative sentences
Negative sentences

2. Identifying people, places and things
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Ser in introductions and identification
Definite articles
Question words quién, cuál, qué
Possessives mi, tu, su

3. Describing people, places and things
Ser in descriptions
Estar in description
Adjectives
Question word cómo
Hacer in descriptions of the weather
Tener in descriptions

4. Expressing existence and availability
Hay
Tener in the present tense
Indefinite articles
Cuánto
Alguien and nadie
Alguno and ninguno
Algo and nada
Other verbs expressing existence and availability

5. Expressing location
Dónde
Estar to indicate position and distance
Ser to say where an event is taking place
Words and phrases denoting position and distance

6. Expressing possession
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Using de to indicate possession
Ser used with a possessive
Expressing possession with tener
Definite article to express possession
Pertenecer

7. Expressing obligation and needs
Tener que
Necesitar
Deber
Hay que
Hacer falta
Ser necesario
Present tense of -ar and -er verbs

8. Talking about the present
Present tense of -ir verbs
Irregular verbs
Stem-changing verbs
Estar + gerund
Llevar + gerund
Hacer in time phrases

9. Talking about habitual actions
Reflexive verbs
Adverbs ending in -mente
Frequency adverbs
Preposition a in time phrases
Soler + infinitive
Acostumbrar + infinitive

10. Stating possibility, capacity and permission
Poder + infinitive
Saber + infinitive
Se in impersonal sentences
Ser posible + infinitive

11. Describing processes and procedures
Passive and active sentences
Passive sentences with ser + past participle
Passive sentences with se
Impersonal tú and ellos
Estar + past participle

12. Expressing wants and preferences
Querer + noun/pronoun/verb
Preferir + noun/pronoun/verb
Direct object pronouns
Personal a
Other verbs expressing wants

13. Expressing likes and dislikes
Gustar
Indirect object pronouns
Prepositional forms of pronouns
Position of indirect object pronouns
Other verbs expressing likes and dislikes

14. Asking for and giving opinions
Parecer
Relative pronoun que
Other verbs used in expressing opinions
Phrases expressing opinions

15. Referring to future plans and events
Ir a + infinitive
Future tense
Present tense with future meaning
Pensar to refer to plans and intentions
The future of probability

16. Making requests and offers
Present tense in requests and offers
Poder and querer in requests and offers
Podría in requests

17. Referring to the recent past
Perfect tense
Acabar de + infinitive
Latin American usage

18. Referring to past events
Preterite tense
Adverbs of time associated with the preterite
Hace in time phrases
Historic present

19. Describing the past
Imperfect tense
Imperfect continuous
Pluperfect tense
Soler + infinitive for past reference
Acostumbrar + infinitive for past reference

20. Giving directions and instructions
Imperative
Present tense used in directions
Infinitive used in directions

21. Expressing emotional reactions, possibility and doubt
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
Verbs and phrases denoting emotion
Subjunctive or indicative
Perfect subjunctive

22. Expressing wishes and indirect commands, requests and advice
Imperfect subjunctive
Verbs and phrases denoting wishes and preferences
Verbs used for reporting commands, requests and advice
Direct and indirect speech
Conditional tense

23. Expressing conditions
Si in conditional sentences
Pluperfect subjunctive
Conditional perfect
Pluperfect subjunctive for conditional perfect in unfulfilled conditions
Phrases expressing conditions

Congratulations
Glossary of grammatical terms
Grammar reference
Irregular verbs
Taking it further
Key to the exercises
Spanish–English vocabulary
English–Spanish vocabulary
Grammatical index

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