Schaum's Outline of Spanish Grammar, Seventh Edition

Preface <br/> Contents <br/> CHAPTER 1 Nouns and Articles <br/> Nouns <br/> Nouns ending in -o and -a. <br/> Nouns ending in -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre, -ción, and -sión. <br/> Nouns ending in -sis. <br/> Feminine nouns beginning with -a. <br/> Masculine nouns ending in -a. <br/> Nouns ending in -ista. <br/> Nouns ending in -e. <br/> Nouns that change gender. <br/> Irregular nouns ending in -o. <br/> Nouns that end in -or and -ora. <br/> Compound Nouns. <br/> Diminutives and augmentatives. <br/> Nouns ending in -ón. <br/> Foreign words. <br/> The Indefinite Article <br/> Uses of the Definite Article <br/> With general or abstract nouns. <br/> With titles. <br/> With languages. <br/> With days of the week and seasons. <br/> With parts of the body and articles of clothing. <br/> With weights and measures. <br/> Contractions of the definite article. <br/> Special Use of the Indefinite Article with ser <br/> A Personal <br/> Omission of the Indefinite Article <br/> CHAPTER 2 Adjectives <br/> Adjectives Ending in -o <br/> Adjectives Ending in -e <br/> Adjectives Ending in Consonants <br/> Adjectives of Nationality <br/> Special Adjectives Ending in a Consonant <br/> Apocopated Adjectives <br/> Adjectives of Color <br/> Comparative <br/> Superlative <br/> Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives <br/> Adjectives with -ísimo <br/> Comparative of Equality <br/> Comparative of equality with nouns <br/> Cardinal Numbers <br/> Ordinal Numbers <br/> Formation of Nouns from Adjectives <br/> Possessive Adjectives <br/> Demonstrative Adjectives <br/> Expressions ¡Qué! ¡Tal! <br/> Formation of Adverbs <br/> CHAPTER 3 Verbs <br/> Formal versus Familiar Forms <br/> El voseo <br/> Present Tense <br/> Regular first conjugation verbs. <br/> Ir, dar, estar. <br/> Regular second conjugation verbs. <br/> Regular third conjugation verbs. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> First-class stem-changing verbs: e–ie, o–ue. <br/> Second-class stem-changing verbs: e–ie, o–ue. <br/> Third-class stem-changing verbs: e–i. <br/> Verbs ending in -uir. <br/> Special uses of the present tense. <br/> Imperfect Tense <br/> Regular -ar verbs. <br/> Regular -er and -ir verbs. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> Uses of the Imperfect Tense <br/> Continuing action. <br/> Mental activity. <br/> Description in the past. <br/> Reminiscing or stream of conciousness. <br/> Reminiscing. <br/> Stream of conciousness. <br/> With the time expression hacía. <br/> Preterite Tense <br/> Regular -ar verbs. <br/> Regular -er and -ir verbs. <br/> The verb dar. <br/> Second-class stem-changing verbs. <br/> Third-class stem-changing verbs. <br/> Verbs with y stem. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> Uses of the Preterite <br/> Completed past action. <br/> Verbs with special meanings. <br/> Differences between preterite and imperfect. <br/> Future Tense <br/> Ir a with infinitive. <br/> Regular verbs. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> Conditional <br/> Regular verbs. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> Special Uses of the Future and Conditional <br/> Indirect discourse. <br/> Compound Tenses <br/> Formation of the past participle. <br/> Present Perfect <br/> Pluperfect <br/> Preterite Perfect <br/> Future Perfect <br/> Conditional Perfect <br/> The Subjunctive <br/> Formation of the Present Subjunctive <br/> Regular verbs. <br/> Stem-changing verbs. <br/> Irregular verbs. <br/> Uses of the Present Subjunctive <br/> In noun clauses. <br/> With impersonal expressions. <br/> With expressions of doubt. <br/> Verbs like aconsejar, pedir, rogar. <br/> In relative clauses. <br/> After por... que. <br/> In indefinite expressions with ... quiera. <br/> The Imperfect Subjunctive <br/> Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive <br/> Uses of the Imperfect Subjunctive <br/> In noun clauses. <br/> With impersonal expressions. <br/> In relative clauses. <br/> The Subjunctive with Adverbial Conjunctions <br/> Conjunctions of time. <br/> With aunque. <br/> Other conjunctions. <br/> Conjunctions of purpose. <br/> ¡Quizá(s)!, ¡Tal vez!. <br/> ¡Ojalá!. <br/> Quisiera. <br/> General note on the imperfect subjunctive. <br/> Present Perfect Subjunctive <br/> Pluperfect Subjunctive <br/> Si Clauses <br/> The Imperative <br/> Formal commands. <br/> Familiar commands. <br/> First-person plural command (let’s). <br/> The Present Participle <br/> Progressive Tenses <br/> Present progressive. <br/> Imperfect progressive. <br/> Reflexive Verbs <br/> Formation. <br/> Special note concerning reflexive verbs. <br/> Reflexive versus nonreflexive. <br/> Reciprocal verbs. <br/> Special Uses of the Infinitive <br/> After a preposition. <br/> After an auxiliary. <br/> As a noun. <br/> Passive Voice <br/> With ser. <br/> With se. <br/> CHAPTER 4 Negatives <br/> Making a Sentence Negative <br/> Common Negative Words <br/> Tampoco. <br/> Sino. <br/> Special Negative Expressions <br/> CHAPTER 5 Interrogatives <br/> Common Interrogative Words <br/> Cuál, cuáles. <br/> Cuál versus qué. <br/> CHAPTER 6 Pronouns <br/> Subject Pronouns <br/> Direct Object Pronouns <br/> Lo, los, la, las. <br/> Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns <br/> Me, te, nos. <br/> Indirect Object Pronouns <br/> Le, les. <br/> Le for les. <br/> Leísmo. <br/> Double Object Pronouns <br/> Me lo, te lo, nos lo. <br/> Se lo. <br/> Position of Object Pronouns <br/> With conjugated verbs. <br/> With infinitives. <br/> With present participles. <br/> With commands. <br/> Special Verbs with Indirect Objects <br/> Reflexive Pronouns <br/> With an indirect object pronoun. <br/> Prepositional Pronouns <br/> Possessive Pronouns <br/> Demonstrative Pronouns <br/> Relative Pronouns <br/> Que. <br/> A quien, a quienes. <br/> El que, la que. <br/> With prepositions. <br/> Lo que. <br/> Cuyo. <br/> CHAPTER 7 Ser and estar <br/> With Predicate Nominative <br/> Origin versus Location <br/> Meaning “to take place.” <br/> Characteristic versus Condition <br/> Changes of Meaning <br/> Passive Voice <br/> CHAPTER 8 Por and para <br/> CHAPTER 9 Special Uses of Certain Verbs <br/> Acabar, acabarse. <br/> Acordarse de, recordar. <br/> Andar, ir, irse. <br/> Cuidar, cuidarse. <br/> Dar. <br/> Dejar. <br/> Hacer. <br/> Hacerse, llegar a ser, ponerse, volverse. <br/> Jugar, tocar. <br/> Pensar en, pensar de. <br/> Poner. <br/> Quedar. <br/> Saber, conocer. <br/> Servir para, servir de, servirse de. <br/> Tener. <br/> Volver, devolver, envolver. <br/> Answers to Exercises <br/> Special Grammar Considerations <br/> Verb Charts <br/> Companion Audio Recording