Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r)University of Texas Press, 2009 M08 17 - 285 pages It's time for a new approach to learning Spanish verbs. Unlike popular verb guides that require the rote memorization of hundreds of verb forms, this book clearly explains the rules that govern the conjugation of all classes of Spanish verbs—especially the irregular ones that give second-language learners the most trouble. These simple, easy-to-understand rules for conjugating Spanish verbs are effective learning tools for both beginning students and more advanced speakers who want to perfect their usage of Spanish verb forms. Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r) has many helpful features that you won't find in any other verb guide:
Going well beyond any other guide in the clarity and detail of its explanations—as well as the innovative manner in which individual verbs are linked to model conjugations—Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r) is the only guide to Spanish verbs a learner needs. |
Contents
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Irregularities Simple Past Tense | 45 |
Future and Conditional Tenses | 50 |
Subjunctive and Imperative | 54 |
Compound Verb Forms | 67 |
Summary and Presentation of Verb Classes | 96 |
USES OF VERBS | 107 |
Indicative | 109 |
Special Topic Ser versus Estar | 128 |
Subjunctive | 138 |
ANNEXES | 165 |
Models of Verb Classes and Subclasses | 167 |
Index by Class and Subclass for 4818 Verbs | 215 |