Learn the Spanish you need. Gain the language skills you want. Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish is a trusted companion to your Spanish-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Dorothy Richmond explains one--and only one--grammar concept and illustrates it with many clear examples. The accompanying fun and interesting exercises let you practice, practice, practice what you have learned. Although these lessons are purposely short so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, you can go at a pace that works for you. This guide/workbook will help you master present tense verb conjugation • the ser and estar verb forms • adjectives • possessive pronouns • sentence structures • the contractions al and del • indefinite articles • tener idioms • and more Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning Spanish class, Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish will help you build your confidence. Contents 4 Preface 6 I 8 1 Definite articles · Family 10 2 Indefinite articles · Around the house 13 3 Yo tengo and yo quiero · Animals 16 4 The use of hay · The classroom 19 5 Subject pronouns · Common -ar verbs · Regular -ar verbs · Days of the week 22 Cumulativo 1 Lecciones 1–5 27 II 32 6 Clothing · -Ar verb endings 34 7 Regular -er verbs · Food and drink 38 8 -Er verb endings · Common -er verbs 41 9 Forms of adjectives · Colors · Expressing “I like” 44 10 Descriptive adjectives · Expressing “more than” 47 Cumulativo 2 Lecciones 6–10 51 III 56 11 Regular -ir verbs · Common -ir verbs 58 12 Asking questions · Interrogatives 61 13 Ser · Professions 64 14 Possessive adjectives · Using ser 67 15 Tener · Things in the house 70 Cumulativo 3 Lecciones 11–15 73 IV 78 16 Estar · Locations 80 17 Moods · Expressing emotions 83 18 Using estar · Physical condition 86 19 Querer · More clothing 89 20 Numbers · Expressing age · Idioms with tener · Using tener que 95 Cumulativo 4 Lecciones 16–20 99 V 104 21 Hacer · Weather 106 22 Telling time 109 23 Jugar · Sports and games 114 24 Ir · Contractions · Transportation 117 25 Five sensing verbs · Things to read 120 Cumulativo 5 Lecciones 21–25 123 VI 130 26 Poder · Adverbs 132 27 Two-verb constructions · Adverbs of time 135 28 Two-verb questions · More food 138 29 Comparative adjectives · Comparisons 141 30 Preposition + verb · Things in the house 145 Cumulativo 6 Lecciones 26–30 148 VII 154 31 Demonstrative adjectives · Common stem-changing -ar verbs 156 32 -Ar verbs with o > ue stem change · Unwritten “it” 159 33 -Er and -ir verbs with o > ue stem change 162 34 Verbs with e > ie stem change · Miscellaneous words 166 35 Double negatives 170 Cumulativo 7 Lecciones 31–35 174 VIII 180 36 Direct object pronouns · More professions 182 37 Saber 185 38 Conocer · Personal a · Schools of thought 188 39 Saber and conocer 191 40 Possession with de 194 Cumulativo 8 Lecciones 36–40 198 IX 204 41 Reflexive pronouns · Reflexive verbs 206 42 Reflexive -ar verbs · Articles in the bathroom 209 43 E > i stem-changing verbs · Measurements 212 44 Irregular yo forms · Ponerse and quitarse · More clothing 215 45 Indirect object pronouns · Dar 218 Cumulativo 9 Lecciones 41–45 221 X 228 46 Para · Pronouns after prepositions 230 47 Por 233 48 Para and por · Emotions · Idioms with por 236 49 Gustar · Verbs like gustar · Parts of the body 239 50 Ir + a + infinitive · Expressions of future time 244 Cumulativo 10 Lecciones 46–50 247 Cumulative paragraphs 252 Answer key 255 English-Spanish glossary 268 A 268 B 268 C 268 D 269 E 269 F 269 G 269 H 269 I 270 J 270 K 270 L 270 M 270 N 270 O 270 P 270 Q 271 R 271 S 271 T 272 U 272 V 272 W 272 Y 272 Z 272 Index 273 This title gives readers all they would expect to know after completing a first-year Spanish class. It features references to popular culture, appealing to students of all ages
