Intermediate Spanish For Dummies

Plenty of room to practice skills with exercises right in theworkbook

From letters to e–mails to postcards, write in Spanish withconfidence

Looking to enhance your Spanish writing skills? This friendly,hands–on workbook gives you practical examples and useful exercisesso you can practice how native speakers use the language. Fromvocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you′ll get a clearunderstanding of the nuances of Spanish style and usage that willhave you writing in no time. Plus, you′ll find multiple charts thatprovide the conjugations for all types of Spanish verbs, as well asSpanish–to–English and English–to–Spanish dictionaries!

Discover how to:

Use fundamental Spanish grammar – from nouns, adjectives, andadverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions

Select the correct Spanish verbs

Understand how Spanish differs from English due to genderrules

Avoid the most common writing mistakes in Spanish

Introduction.

Part I: Reviewing the Basics.

Chapter 1: Looking at Some Everyday Basics.

Chapter 2: Selecting the Proper Part of Speech.

Part II: Writing in the Present.

Chapter 3: Sorting Out Word Gender.

Chapter 4: Writing in the Present with Action.

Chapter 5: Getting Answers with the Right Questions.

Chapter 6: Doing It Right Now: Gerunds and the PresentProgressive.

Chapter 7: Expressing Yourself with Subjunctive Feeling.

Part III: Writing for Specific Clarity.

Chapter 8: Coloring Your Sentences with Adjectives andAdverbs.

Chapter 9: Getting Attention with Commands.

Chapter 10: Being Clear and Concise with Object Pronouns.

Chapter 11: Reflecting on Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs.

Chapter 12: Preparing to Connect with Prepositions.

Part IV: Writing in the Past and in the Future.

Chapter 13: Leaving It Completely in the Past.

Chapter 14: Looking Back with the Imperfect.

Chapter 15: Seeing into the Future.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Most Common Writing Mistakes in Spanish.

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Writing Well in Spanish.

Chapter 18: Ten Important Verb Distinctions.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Verb Charts.

Appendix B: English–to–Spanish Dictionary.

Appendix C: Spanish–to–English Dictionary.

Index.

Gail Stein, MA, is a retired language instructor who taught in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 33 years. She has authored several French and Spanish books, including CliffsQuickReview French I and II, CliffsStudySolver Spanish I and II, 575+ French Verbs, and Webster s Spanish Grammar Handbook. Gail is a multiple–time honoree in Who s Who Among America s Teachers.

"The Dummies series is deservedly popular...It is packed with practical and informative lessons and reviews to develop Spanish skills."  ( Spain Magazine, February 2008)