Spanish Grammar For Dummies

<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Part I: Starting with the Basics 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67</p>
<p>Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions 81</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar 107</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present Progressive 121</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Replacing Nouns with Pronouns 133</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Expressing Likes and Dislikes 149</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Handling Questions and Exclamations 163</p>
<p>Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences with More Description 179</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Describing Action with Adverbs 181</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Modifying Meaning with Prepositions 195</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Acting on Oneself with the Reflexive 213</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Using the Passive Voice 227</p>
<p>Chapter 16: It s All Relative: Making Comparisons 237</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Just Say "No": Negative Words and Expressions 249</p>
<p>Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 261</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Looking Back with the Preterit 263</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Describing Ongoing Past Action with the Imperfect 281</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Projecting Forward with the Future Tense 295</p>
<p>Chapter 21: Forming Compound Tenses with the Helping Verb Haber 305</p>
<p>Part V: Expressing Conditions and Giving Commands 319</p>
<p>Chapter 22: Wondering "What If" with the Conditional Mood 321</p>
<p>Chapter 23: Taking Command with the Imperative Mood 329</p>
<p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 345</p>
<p>Chapter 24: Ten Common Spanish Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 347</p>
<p>Chapter 25: Ten Useful Spanish Idioms 353</p>
<p>Index 357</p>