Introduction

I THE PRESENT TENSE

1 Conjugation of regular verbs
The basics of verbs
Conjugating verbs
Regular -ar verbs
Negative sentences
Regular -er verbs
Regular -ir verbs
Asking questions

2 Ser and estar
Using ser
Using estar

3 Hay

4 Tener
Possession
Age
Idiomatic expressions with tener
Obligation

5 The personal a

6 Common irregular verbs
Phrases with two verbs—querer, poder, deber
Describing the weather—hacer, estar
Playing games—jugar
Expressing future action—ir + a + Infinitive

7 Saber and conocer
Saber
Conocer

8 Stem-changing verbs
o > ue
e > ie
e > i

9 Irregular verb groups
Infinitives ending with -cer preceded by a vowel
Infinitives ending with -ucir
Infinitives ending with -cer or -cir preceded by a consonant
Infinitives ending with -ger or -gir
Infinitives ending with -aer
Infinitives ending with -uir not preceded by g
Infinitives ending with -guir

10 Reflexive verbs

11 Gustar and similarly formed verbs

12 The present progressive
Formation of the present progressive
Object pronouns with the present progressive

II THE PAST TENSES, THE FUTURE TENSE,THE CONDITIONAL TENSE, AND THE PRESENT AND PAST PERFECT TENSES

13 The preterite tense
Regular verbs in the preterite
Irregular verbs in the preterite
Verbs that change meaning in the preterite

14 The imperfect tense
Regular verbs in the imperfect
Irregular verbs in the imperfect
When to use the imperfect

15 The future tense
Regular verbs in the future
Irregular verbs in the future

16 The conditional tense
Regular verbs in the conditional
Irregular verbs in the conditional

17 The present perfect tense
Formation of the present perfect

18 The past perfect tense
Formation of the past perfect

III THE IMPERATIVE, THE SUBJUNCTIVE,THE FUTURE AND CONDITIONAL PERFECT TENSES, AND THE PASSIVE VOICE

19 The imperative
tú commands
usted commands
ustedes commands
vosotros commands
nosotros commands
Notable characteristics of commands

20 The present subjunctive
Formation of the present subjunctive
Uses of the present subjunctive

21 The imperfect subjunctive
Formation of the imperfect subjunctive
Uses of the imperfect subjunctive

22 The future perfect subjunctive
Formation of the future perfect subjunctive
Uses of the future perfect subjunctive

23 The conditional perfect subjunctive
Formation of the conditional perfect subjunctive
Uses of the conditional perfect subjunctive

24 The present perfect subjunctive
Formation of the present perfect subjunctive
Uses of the present perfect subjunctive

25 The pluperfect subjunctive
Formation of the pluperfect subjunctive
Uses of the pluperfect subjunctive

26 The passive voice
Incomplete passive voice
Complete passive voice

Appendix A: Verb conjugation charts
Appendix B: Verbs that take a preposition
Answer key
Spanish-English glossary
English-Spanish glossary

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