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Informationen zum Autor MARCIAL PRADO is Professor of Spanish and International Business at California State University, Fullerton. Born in Spain, he received his Ph.D. in linguistics and Spanish from Georgetown University. He is the author of Advanced Spanish Grammar, another Wiley Self-Teaching Guide. Klappentext The fast, easy way to master the essentials of Spanish Now, learning Spanish can be as easy as uno, dos, tres! Combining the quick- reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course, this popular guide gives you a solid start. Completely revised and updated for today's usage, Practical Spanish Grammar gives you: A proven interactive format that has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure you can teach yourself at your own pace Exercises to reinforce what you've learned Clear explanations of approximately 80 percent of Spanish grammatical structures Over 1,000 of the most frequently used Spanish words Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms Zusammenfassung The fast! easy way to master the essentials of Spanish Now! learning Spanish can be as easy as uno! dos! tres! Combining the quick- reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course! this popular guide gives you a solid start. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface viii Spanish Sounds xi Lesson 1 Basic Expressions 1 Grammar I Indefinite Articles ¿ Gender of Nouns 4 Grammar II Definite Articles and Contractions 6 Grammar III Subject Pronouns 9 Lesson 2 En un restaurant (In a Restaurant) 12 Grammar I The Three Conjugations ¿ Present Indicative of Regular-ar Verbs 18 Grammar II Regular Verbs Ending in -er and -ir 21 Grammar III Fonns and Usage of ser and estar 24 Lesson 3 En un restaurante de mariscos (In a Seafood Restaurant) 28 Grammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement ¿ Plural of Nouns and Adjectives 33 Grammar II Present Indicative of ir, dar, ver, saber, and decir 36 Grammar III Question Words ¿ Numbers in Spanish 38 Lesson 4 En el aeropuerto de Sevilla (At Seville's Airport) 43 Grammar I Present Indicative of tener, venir, poner, salir, and hacer 48 Grammar II ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) 51 Grammar III Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs 54 Lesson 5 La familia hispana y la casa (The Hispanic Family and the House) 57 Grammar I Present Indicative of oír, traer, conocer, and huir ¿ Contrasting saber and conocer 63 Grammar II The Written Accent 66 Grammar III Negative Constructions 68 Exam 1 Lessons 1-5 72 Answers Lessons 1-5 and Exam 1 78 Lesson 6 En un hotel en México (At a Hotel in Mexico) 90 Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with hacer and tener 98 Grammar II Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 101 Grammar III Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 103 Lesson 7 Una fiesta de cumpleaños (A Birthday Party) 107 Grammar I Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns ¿ Personal a 116 Grammar II Reflexive Constructions and Reflexive Pronouns 119 Grammar III Preterite (Past Tense) of Regular Verbs ¿ Spelling Changes 122 Lesson 8 De compras en el supermercado (Shopping at the Supermarket) 126 Grammar I Preterite of Stem-Changing Verbs 135 Grammar II Preterite of Irregular Verbs 137 Grammar III Idiomatic Expressions with Verbs hay, hay que, acabar de, ponerse a140 Lesson 9 En un banco de la ciudad de México (At a Bank in Mexico City) 144 Grammar I Indirect Object Pronouns 151 Grammar II The Indirect Object with gustarand with Unplanned Occurrences 155 Grammar IIIThe Imperfect Indicative 159 Lesson 10 En la estación...
