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Petrow, Jenny. Spanish Demystified. McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Spanish Demystified

Authors: Jenny Petrow

Published:  June 2007

eISBN: 9780071596558 0071596550 | ISBN: 9780071476584
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Learning the Basics
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Spanish
  • The Spanish You Already Know
  • The Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation
  • Regional Variations in Pronunciation
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Talking About People and Things
  • Nouns and Gender
  • Definite and Indefinite Articles
  • Use of Indefinite Articles
  • Use of Definite Articles
  • The Plural Form of Nouns
  • Diminutives
  • Pronunciation: Word Stress
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Talking About Actions and Possession
  • Subject Pronouns
  • An Introduction to Verbs
  • The Verb Ser
  • Countries and Nationalities
  • Making a Sentence Negative
  • Asking Yes/No Questions
  • Verb Stems and Endings
  • Verbs Ending in -ar: Present Tense
  • Uses of the Present Tense
  • Possessive Adjectives
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Describing People and Things
  • Adjectives
  • The Question Words ¿Quién?, ¿Qué?, ¿Cuál?, and ¿Por qué?
  • Verbs Ending in -er: Present Tense
  • Verbs Ending in -ir: Present Tense
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Talking About Location and Time
  • The Question Words ¿Dónde?, ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuándo?, and ¿Cuánto?
  • The Verb Estar
  • Prepositions of Place and Location
  • The Verb Ir
  • Cardinal Numbers
  • Ordinal Numbers
  • Talking About Time
  • Days, Months, and Seasons
  • Hellos and Good-byes
  • Quiz
  • Part One: Test
  • Part Two: Expressing Yourself in the Present
  • Chapter 6 Using Common Irregular Verbs
  • The Verb Form Hay
  • Conjunctions
  • The Verb Hacer
  • Talking About the Weather
  • The Verbs Tener and Venir
  • Uses of Tener
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Expressing Likes and Dislikes
  • Stem-Changing Verbs in the Present Tense
  • The Personal A
  • Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
  • The Verb Gustar
  • Other Verbs That Behave like Gustar
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Expressing Actions in Progress
  • The Present Progressive with Estar
  • Forming Present Participles
  • The Present Progressive with Ir and Seguir
  • Indefinite Adjectives
  • Indefinite Pronouns
  • Double Negatives
  • Possessive Pronouns
  • The Verbs Saber and Conocer
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Using Reflexive Verbs
  • The Future with Ir + a
  • More Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
  • Reflexive Verbs
  • Reflexive Verbs with Multiple Meanings
  • Reciprocal Verbs
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Making Comparisons
  • Making Comparisons
  • Superlative Adjectives
  • Comparatives and Superlatives with Verbs
  • The Exclamation ¡Qué!
  • Ser or Estar?
  • Quiz
  • Part Two: Test
  • Part Three: Moving Beyond the Present
  • Chapter 11 Making Commands
  • Making Commands with the Imperative Mood
  • Formal Commands
  • Familiar Commands
  • First-Person Plural Commands
  • Commands with Reflexive Verbs
  • Making Commands More Polite
  • The Irregular Verbs Dar and Decir
  • Direct Object Pronouns
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Using the Future and the Conditional
  • The Future Tense
  • Uses of the Future Tense
  • Indirect Object Pronouns
  • The Pronoun Lo
  • The Conditional
  • Augmentative Forms of Nouns
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Talking About the Past with the Preterit
  • The Preterit Tense
  • Double Object Pronouns
  • Using Adjectives as Nouns
  • The Preterit of Irregular Verbs
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 14 Describing Actions in the Past with the Imperfect
  • The Imperfect Tense
  • The Imperfect Progressive Tense
  • Using Ir a, Volver a, and Acabar de
  • Adverb Formation
  • Expressions of Time with Hacer
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 15 Using the Preterit and the Imperfect
  • Preterit versus Imperfect
  • Verbs That Change Meaning in the Preterit and the Imperfect
  • Uses of the Preterit and the Imperfect
  • Relative Pronouns and Adjectives
  • Quiz
  • Part Three: Test
  • Part Four: Mastering the Subjunctive
  • Chapter 16 Introduction to the Subjunctive
  • The Subjunctive
  • Present Subjunctive of Regular Verbs
  • Present Subjunctive of Stem-Changing Verbs
  • Present Subjunctive of Irregular Verbs
  • Spelling Changes in the Present Subjunctive
  • Using the Subjunctive to Express Doubt and Uncertainty
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 17 More About the Subjunctive
  • Using the Subjunctive to Express Wishes, Wants, and Desire
  • Impersonal Expressions and the Subjunctive
  • Questioning Existence with the Subjunctive
  • A Review of the Subjunctive
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 18 Using the Past Participle
  • The Past Participle
  • Using the Past Participle as an Adjective
  • The Passive Voice
  • The Present Perfect Tense
  • The Past Perfect Tense
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 19 Using the Imperfect Subjunctive
  • The Imperfect Subjunctive
  • Uses of the Imperfect Subjunctive
  • Choosing Between the Subjunctive and the Conditional
  • Conditional Sentences with Si Clauses
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 20 Using Para and Por
  • The Prepositions Para and Por
  • Expressions with Por
  • Talking About Money
  • Not-So-Simple Expressions for Simple Concepts
  • Quiz
  • Part Four: Test
  • Final Exam
  • English-Spanish Glossary
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  • Spanish-English Glossary
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  • Answer Key
  • Index