Basic Concepts of Spanish Grammar

Basic Concepts of Spanish Grammar by Peter J. Bernstein. This veteran teacher has produced an indispensable Spanish grammar reference for students. The objective was to design easily recognizable ways of remembering various Spanish grammar rules. This booklet is quickly and easily understood by students at the intermediate and advanced levels. Also included are appendices of useful and nice-to-know information. Paperback, 58 pages. Table of Contents Rules of Stress; Syllables, Vowels, Accents; "i" between vowels Gender of Nouns The Definite Article Adjectives Adverbs Possessives Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns; Personal "a" Comparatives and Superlatives; Reflexive for Passive Active Voice vs. Passive voice; Time Expressions with Hacer Verbs - General; Formulas and endings; Preterit vs. Imperfect; Boot verbs; -go verbs; Irregular First Persons; Basement verbs; Three Musketeers; The Dirty Dozen; Progressive Tenses; Present Participles; Perfect Tenses; Past Participles; Verb Silo Commands; Irregular "tú" commands The Subjunctive - Formulas and endings; Examples of Subjunctive Sentences Irregular Present Subjunctive; Relative pronouns - que, quien and quienes Word Pairs: Por and Para, Ser and Estar, Saber and Conocer, Pero and Sino, Volver and Devolver, Pedir and Preguntar Idiosyncrasy of "gustar"; Negative Construction Appendices Personal Pronouns; Colors; Question Words List of Basement Verbs List of Irregular Present Participles List of Irregular Past Participles List of Boot verbs in the indicative and subjunctive moods List of Expressions with "por" Common expressions with various verbs Numbers: Cardinal and Ordinal Cognates Common impersonal expressions that require the subjunctive List of "-cer" and "-cir" verbs (in the present indicative) Character Map