Basic Spanish Grammar - Softcover

Jarvis, Ana; Lebredo, Raquel; Mena-Ayllón, Francisco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395962978 ISBN 13: 9780395962978

Publisher: Heinle, 1999

Synopsis

This highly successful program offers a flexible, concise introduction to grammar and communication for students and professionals seeking a working knowledge of the Spanish language. Designed for one- or two-semester courses in Introductory Spanish, Basic Spanish Grammar offers a wealth of features and components that also make it ideal for college extension courses, adult and continuing education courses, and Spanish courses for professionals or special purposes. In six correlated manuals, students apply the structures presented in Basic Spanish Grammar to practical contexts and develop vocabulary for specific purposes.

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Leccion preliminar I 1. Greetings and farewells 2. Cardinal numbers 0-39 3. The alphabet 4. Personal information 5. Days of the week 6. Months of the year 7. Colors En el laboratorio Leccion preliminar II 1. Gender and number 2. The definite and indefinite articles 3. Subject pronouns 4. The present indicative of ser 5. Uses of hay 6. Cardinal numbers 40-299 En el laboratorio Leccion 1 1. The present indicative of regular -ar verbs 2. Interrogative and negative sentences 3. Forms and position of adjectives 4. Telling time 5. Cardinal numbers 300-1,000 En el laboratorio Leccion 2 1. Agreement of articles, nouns, and adjectives 2. The present indicative of regular -er and -ir verbs 3. Possession with de 4. Possessive adjectives 5. The personal a En el laboratorio Leccion 3 1. The irregular verbs ir, dar, and estar 2. Ir a + infinitive 3. Uses of the verbs ser and estar 4. Contractions En el laboratorio Leccion 4 1. The irregular verbs tener and venir 2. Expressions with tener 3. Comparative forms 4. Irregular comparative forms En el laboratorio Leccion 5 1. Stem-changing verbs (e:ie) 2. Some uses of the definite article 3. The present progressive 4. Ordinal numbers En el laboratorio 'Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 1-5 Leccion 6 1. Stem-changing verbs (o:ue) 2. Affirmative and negative expressions 3. Pronouns as object of a preposition 4. Direct object pronouns En el laboratorio Leccion 7 1. Stem-changing verbs (e:i) 2. Irregular first-person forms 3. Saber contrasted with conocer 4. Indirect object pronouns En el laboratorio Leccion 8 1. Pedir contrasted with preguntar 2. Special construction with gustar, doler, and hacer falta 3. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns 4. Direct and indirect object pronouns used together En el laboratorio Leccion 9 1. Possessive pronouns 2. Reflexive constructions 3. Command forms (Ud. and Uds.) 4. Uses of object pronouns with command forms En el laboratorio Leccion 10 1. The preterit of regular verbs 2. The preterit of ser, ir, and dar 3. Uses of por and para 4. Seasons of the year and weather expressions En el laboratorio 'Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10 Leccion 11 1. Time expressions with hacer 2. Irregular preterits 3. The preterit of stem-changing verbs (e:i and o:u) 4. Command forms (tuacute;) En el laboratorio Leccion 12 1. En and a as equivalents of at 2. The imperfect tense 3. The past progressive 4. The preterit contrasted with the imperfect En el laboratorio Leccion 13 1. Changes in meaning with the imperfect and preterit of conocer, saber, and querer 2. Hace meaning ago 3. Uses of se 4. 'Que? and 'cual? used with ser En el laboratorio Leccion 14 1. The past participle 2. The present perfect tense 3. The past perfect (pluperfect) tense En el laboratorio Leccion 15 1. The future tense 2. The conditional tense 3. Some uses of the prepositions a, de, and en En el laboratorio 'Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 6-10 Leccion 16 1. The present subjunctive 2. The subjunctive with verbs of volition 3. The absolute superlative En el laboratorio Leccion 17 1. The subjunctive to express emotion 2. The subjunctive with some impersonal expressions 3. Formation of adverbs En el laboratorio Leccion 18 1. The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and denial 2. The subjunctive to express indefiniteness and nonexistence 3. Diminutive suffixes En el laboratorio Leccion 19 1. The subjunctive after certain conjunctions 2. The present perfect subjunctive 3. Uses of the present perfect subjunctive En el laboratorio Leccion 20 1. The imperfect subjunctive 2. Uses of the imperfect subjunctive 3. If clauses En el laboratorio 'Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Lecciones 16-20 Appendixes: A. Spanish Pronunciation. B. Verbs. C. Careers and Occupations. D. Answer Key to 'Cuanto sabe usted ahora? Sections. Spanish-English Vocabulary. English-Spanish Vocabulary. Index

About the Author:

Ana C. Jarvis, a native of Paraguay, was born in Asunción and attended school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of California, Riverside, in 1973. Dr. Jarvis retired from Chandler-Gilbert Community College after a long and distinguished career. Prior to CGCC, she taught at Mesa Community College; the University of California, Riverside; San Bernardino Valley College; Brigham Young University; and Riverside City College. In addition to authoring numerous Spanish textbooks, she has published several short stories in Spanish. In 1988, she was chosen as Faculty Member of the Year" at Chandler-Gilbert Community College."

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinle
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0395962978
• ISBN 13: 9780395962978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400