The tools you need to master Spanish grammar

Spanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and
complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish
For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. In plain
English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish
language, including parts of speech, sentence construction,
pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and
moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice
opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering Spanish
grammar.

• Grasp the grammatical rules of Spanish

• Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the
  book

• Use the Spanish language confidently and correctly

  Whether you're a student studying Spanish or a professional
  looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language,
  Spanish Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to
  quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular
  language.

  Autorentext

Cecie Kraynak, MA, is a Spanish teacher, ESL coordinator, and author/editor of numerous Spanish books, including Spanish For Dummies. She has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high school and college levels for more than 25 years.

Zusammenfassung
The tools you need to master Spanish grammar Spanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering Spanish grammar.

• Grasp the grammatical rules of Spanish
• Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book

• Use the Spanish language confidently and correctly
  Whether you're a student studying Spanish or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, Spanish Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.

  Inhalt

  Introduction 1

  Part I: Starting with the Basics 7

  Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9

  Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19

  Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29

  Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47

  Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67

  Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions
  81

  Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83

  Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar
  107

  Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present
  Progressive 121

  Chapter 9: Replacing Nouns with Pronouns 133

  Chapter 10: Expressing Likes and Dislikes 149

  Chapter 11: Handling Questions and Exclamations 163

  Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences with More Description
  179

  Chapter 12: Describing Action with Adverbs 181

  Chapter 13: Modifying Meaning with Prepositions 195

  Chapter 14: Acting on Oneself with the Reflexive 213

  Chapter 15: Using the Passive Voice 227

  Chapter 16: It's All Relative: Making Comparisons 237

  Chapter 17: Just Say "No": Negative Words and Expressions
  249

  Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 261

  Chapter 18: Looking Back with the Preterit 263

  Chapter 19: Describing Ongoing Past Action with the Imperfect
  281

  Chapter 20: Projecting Forward with the Future Tense 295

  Chapter 21: Forming Compound Tenses with the Helping Verb Haber
  305

  Part V: Expressing Conditions and Giving Commands 319

  Chapter 22: Wondering "What If" with the Conditional Mood
  321

  Chapter 23: Taking Command with the Imperative Mood 329

  Part VI: The Part of Tens 345

  Chapter 24: Ten Common Spanish Grammar Mistakes (And How to
  Avoid Them) 347

  Chapter 25: Ten Useful Spanish Idioms 353

  Index 357