Capítulo 1. Review of basics
1.1 Review of the present indicative tense: Regular, stem-changing, and irregular verbs 1.2 Gender of nouns and the definite and indefinite articles 1.3 The personal a 1.4 Interrogatives 1.5 Además... Words for designating workers and employees En resumen
Capítulo 2. Ser, estar and haber (hay)
2.1 Ser 2.2 Estar 2.3 Ser or estar before an adjective 2.4 Hay, ser, and estarAdemás... Spanish verbs that mean to realize En resumen
Capítulo 3. Adjectives
3.1 Agreement of nouns and adjectives 3.2 Placement of adjectives 3.3 Different meanings of certain adjectives according to their placement 3.4 Placement of two or more adjectives 3.5 Using the prounoun lo + adjective 3.6 Además... Different meanings of certain nouns according to gender En resumen
Capítulo 4. Reflexive verbs and verbs used reflexively
4.1 Reflexive verbs 4.2 The reflexive to express reciprocity 4.3 Reflexive and non-reflexive meanings 4.4 Además... Spanish verbs that mean to become En resumen
Capítulo 5. Third-person verbs
5.1 Third-person verbs 5.2 Third-person verbs with se to express involuntary occurrences 5.3 Además... Pero, sino, sino que, and no sólo...sino que En resumen
Capítulo 6. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
6.1 Unstressed possessive adjectives 6.2 Stressed possessive pronouns and adjectives 6.3 Demonstrative adjectives 6.4 Demonstrative pronouns 6.5 Neuter demonstrative pronouns 6.6 Además... Spanish verbs that mean to support and to stand (tolerate) En resumen
Capítulo 7. Adverbs
7.1 Adverbs ending in -mente 7.2 Adverbs of manner 7.3 Adverbs of place 7.4 Adverbs and adverbial phrases of time 7.5 Adverbs of quantity 7.6 Además... Spanish verbs that mean to take En resumen
Capítulo 8. Comparisons and superlatives
8.1 Unequal comparisons 8.2 Equal comparisons 8.3 Superlatives 8.4 Además... Differences and similarities En resumen
Capítulo 9. Direct and indirect object pronouns
9.1 Direct object pronouns 9.2 Indirect object pronouns 9.3 Double object pronouns 9.4 Special uses of the pronoun lo 9.5 Además... Spanish verbs indicating on and off En resumen
Capítulo 10. The impersonal se and the passive voice
10.1 The impersonal se 10.2 The passive se 10.3 True passive voice 10.4 Además... False cognates En resumen
Capítulo 11. The imperfect and the preterite
11.1 The imperfect tense 11.2 The preterite tense 11.3 Verbs with different meanings in the preterite and the imperfect 11.4 Preterite and imperfect 11.5 Además... Words relating to time En resumen
Capítulo 12. Progressive tenses and hace...que to refer to time
12.1 Formation and use of the progressive tenses 12.2 Placement of object pronouns with progressive forms 12.3 Hace que and alternative to refer to time 12.4 Además... Expressions with hacer En resumen
Capítulo 13. The future and the conditional tenses and probability
13.1 The future tense: Uses and formation 13.2 The conditional tense: Uses and formation 13.3 The future of probability 13.4 The conditional of probability 13.5 Además... Spanish verbs that mean to move En resumen
Capítulo 14. The perfect tenses
14.1 The present perfect tense: Uses and formation 14.2 The pluperfect tense: Uses and formation 14.3 The future perfect tense: Uses and formation 14.4 The conditional perfect tense: Uses and formation 14.5 The perfect infinitive 14.6 Además... Expressions with dar and darse En resumen
Capítulo 15. The prepositions por and para
15.1 Uses of por 15.2 Verbs followed by por 15.3 Uses of para 15.4 Además... Idiomatic expressions with por En resumen
Capítulo 16. Verbs followed by the prepositions a, con, de, en
16.1 Verbs followed by the preposition a 16.2 Verbs followed by the preposition con 16.3 Verbs followed by the preposition de 16.4 Verbs followed by the preposition en 16.5 Además... NumbersEn resumen
Capítulo 17. Imperatives and indirect commands
17.1 Affirmative and negative commands with Ud. and Uds. 17.2 Affirmative and negative commands with tú 17.3 Nosotros commands 17.4 Indirect commands 17.5 Además... Places of workEn resumen
Capítulo 18. The subjunctive: Function and forms
18.1 The subjunctive mood: An introduction 18.2 The present subjunctive 18.3 The present perfect subjunctive 18.4 The imperfect subjunctive 18.5 The pluperfect subjunctive18.6 Sequence of tenses 18.7 Además... Set phrases with the subjunctiveEn resumen
Capítulo 19. Uses of the subjunctive I
19.1 The subjunctive to express influence, indirect command, request, or necessity19.2 The subjunctive to express emotion or judgment 19.3 Además... Expressions with meterEn resumen
Capítulo 20. Use of the subjunctive II
20.1 The subjunctive to express doubt, disbelief, and possibility 20.2 Affirmatives and negatives 20.3 The subjunctive with negative and indefinite antecedents 20.4Además... Idiomatic expressions with affirmatives and negativesEn resumen
Capítulo 21. Use of the subjunctive III
21.1 The subjunctive to express future events 21.2 The subjunctive to express purpose 21.3 Además... Spanish verbs that mean to runEn resumen
Capítulo 22. Use of the subjunctive IV
22.1 The subjunctive with a pesar de que, aunque, and indeterminate expressions 22.2 The subjunctive in the como si clause 22.3 The subjunctive in if (si) clauses 22.4 Además... Idiomatic expressions with echarEn resumen
Capítulo 23. Relative pronouns
23.1 The relative pronouns que and quien(es) 23.2 The relative pronouns el que and el cual 23.3 Relative pronouns following prepositions 23.4 The relative pronouns cuyo and donde 23.5 Use of lo que and lo cual 23.6 Además... Diminutives and augmentativesEn resumen
Capítulo 24. Infinitives and Gerunds
24.1 Review of the uses of the infinitives 24.2 The infinitive used as a noun 24.3 Other uses of the present participle 24.4 Además... Adjectives that end in -ing in EnglishEn resumen
Appendixes:
1. Verbs.
2. Answers to Actividades.
3. Spanish-English Vocabulary
Index