Spanish Essentials For Dummies

Presenting the core concepts you need to write and speak Spanish correctly

If you have some knowledge of Spanish and need a refresher or want a quick reference for grammar and verb conjugation, Spanish Essentials For Dummies contains what you need to communicate effectively. With its focus on everything from constructing sentences to conjugating verbs, this easy–to–follow guide will help you ace writing assignments and tests, and master conversations.

Spanish 101 get the lowdown on the basics, from expressing the date and time to counting to one million

The here and now learn how to communicate in the present tense with verbs and subject pronouns, and how to form the present progressive

Way back when get guidance on working with the past tense, including hints about when to use the preterit and when to use the imperfect

What lies ahead discover the different ways to express the future, whether you need to form the future tense of a regular verb or just want to predict what may happen

Open the book and find:

The parts of speech

How to determine a noun′s gender

How to use "de" to show possession

How to select the correct preposition

Rules for making adjectives agree

Tips for asking and answering yes/no questions

Ways to spice up your descriptions

Ten important verb distinctions

Learn to:

The basics of Spanish grammar and sentence construction

How to conjugate regular, irregular, and stem–changing verbs

To express ideas about the past, present, and future

Chapter 1: Brushing Up on the Basics.

Chapter 2: Closing the Gender Gap.

Chapter 3: It s Happening in the Present.

Chapter 4: Spicing Up Your Descriptions with Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions.

Chapter 5: Making Inquiries.

Chapter 6: Revealing the Past.

Chapter 7: Looking to the Future.

Chapter 8: Identifying Verb Moods.

Chapter 9: Ten Important Verb Distinctions.

Appendix: Verb Charts.

Index.

Cecie Kraynak, MA, is a Spanish teacher and authored Spanish Verbs For Dummies.