Complete Spanish Step-By-Step - The Fastest Way to Achieve Spanish Mastery

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Contents
Preface
Guide to Pronunciation
The Alphabet
Greetings and Salutations
I Elements of a Sentence
	1 Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives
		The Gender of Nouns and the Definite Article
			Singular Nouns
			Plural Nouns
		The Indefinite Article
			Singular Indefinite Articles
			Plural Indefinite Articles
		Adjectives
			Singular Form of Adjectives
			Plural Form of Adjectives
	2 Estar, Ser, and Subject Pronouns
		Subject Pronouns
		Estar (to be)
		Ser (to be)
		Reading Comprehension
	3 Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, and Months
		Hay
		Interrogative Words
			Prepositions
		Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons
		Reading Comprehension Un pueblo colonial
		Reading Comprehension El cine
	4 Numbers, Dates, and Time
		Cardinal Numbers
		Ordinal Numbers
		The Date
		Telling Time
		Reading Comprehension El restaurante
		Reading Comprehension El oficio de la casa
	5 Regular Verbs
		Uses of the Present Tense
		-Ar Verbs
		-Er Verbs
		-Ir Verbs
		-Ar and -er Verbs with More than One Meaning
		Reading Comprehension Una escuela en México
	6 Irregular Verbs
		-Ar Verbs
		-Er Verbs
		Sentence Formation
		-Ir Verbs
		Reading Comprehension El tren
	7 Ir and the Future
		Ir (to go)
		The Future with the Verb ir
		Idioms
			Idioms with the Verb tener
			Other Idioms
		Useful Words: que and para
			The Relative Pronoun que
			The Conjunction que
			The Preposition para
		Key Vocabulary
			Las partes del cuerpo (Parts of the Body)
			La familia
		Time Expressions with hacer
		Reading Comprehension La cita
	8 Adjectives and Adverbs
		Possessive Adjectives
		Demonstrative Adjectives
		Neuter Demonstrative Pronouns
		Adjectives of Nationality
		Adjectives That Precede a Noun
		Comparative Adjectives
		Superlative Adjectives
		Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
		Comparing Nouns
		Comparing Verbs
		Adverbs
			Adverbs That Do Not Take the Suffix -mente
		Reading Comprehension La fiesta
	9 Negatives and Prepositions
		Negatives
		Prepositions
			Prepositions Followed by Verbs or Nouns
			Prepositions Followed by Nouns or Pronouns
			Pronouns That Follow Prepositions
			The Preposition por
			Por and para Compared
		Reading Comprehension El circo
		Key Vocabulary
			Nature
			Weather
		Reading Comprehension El trabajo
II Objects, Reflexive Verbs, and the Present Subjunctive
	10 The Indirect Object
		Gustar and the Indirect Object
			Me gusta and me gustan
			Te gusta and te gustan
			Le gusta and le gustan
			Nos gusta and nos gustan
			Les gusta and les gustan
		Verbs like gustar
		The Indirect Object Pronoun
			Position of the Indirect Object Pronoun
		Reading Comprehension Ir de compras
		Reading Comprehension El viaje
	11 The Direct Object
		The Personal a and the Direct Object
			Transitive Verbs
		The Direct Object Pronoun
			Position of the Direct Object Pronoun
			The Direct Object Pronoun as a Person
			The Direct Object Pronoun as a Thing
		Reading Comprehension La bienvenida
	12 Reflexive Verbs
		The Reflexive Pronouns
		Some Frequently Used Reflexive Verbs
		Reflexive Verbs Whose English Translations   Do Not Necessarily Include Oneself
		Position of the Reflexive Pronoun
		Reflexive Verbs with Parts of the Body and Clothing
		Reflexive Verbs That Express Emotion
		Reflexive Verbs That Express Movement
		Reflexive Verbs That Express “To Become”
		Most Frequently Used Reflexive Verbs
		Reflexive Verbs with Reciprocal Meanings
		Se and Impersonal Expressions
		Reading Comprehension El encuentro
	13 The Present Subjunctive
		Formation of the Present Subjunctive
			-Ar Verbs
			-Er and -ir Verbs
			Irregular Verbs
			Verbs with Orthographic Changes
		Uses of the Present Subjunctive
			After Certain Impersonal Expressions
			After Certain Verbs
			After Certain Conjunctions
			After cuando
			In Certain Dependent Adjective Clauses
			After the Expressions por más que and por mucho que
			After ojalá
			After acaso, quizás, and tal vez
			After aunque
			After Compounds of -quiera
			After como
		Reading Comprehension La despedida
III Preterit Tense, Imperfect Tense, and Double Object Pronouns
	14 The Preterit Tense
		Formation of the Preterit
			Regular -ar Verbs
			Regular -er and -ir Verbs
		Uses of the Preterit
			To Express an Action Completed in the Past
			To Express a Series of Completed Actions in the Past
			To Express a Condition That Is No Longer in Effect
		Irregular Verbs
			-Ir Verbs with Stem Changes in the Third Person
		Verbs with Orthographic Changes
			-Ar Verbs
			-Er and -ir Verbs
		Verbs with Special Meanings in the Preterit
		Reading Comprehension En la corte (primera escena)
	15 The Imperfect Tense
		Formation of the Imperfect
			Regular -ar Verbs
			Regular -er and -ir Verbs
			Irregular Verbs
		Uses of the Imperfect
			To “Set the Stage” in the Past; to Express a Narration Situation, or Background
			To Express Habitual, Customary, or Repeated Actions   in the Past
			To Express Continuous Actions in the Past
			To Express a Description in the Past
			To Express Point of Origin in the Past
			To Express Time in the Past
			To Express One’s Age in the Past
		Preterit and Imperfect Compared
			Querer, poder, saber
		Double Object Pronouns
			Indirect Object Pronoun with Direct Object Pronoun
			Reflexive Pronoun with Direct Object Pronoun
			Se Plus the Indirect Object Pronoun   and Unplanned Occurrences
		Reading Comprehension El juicio (segunda escena)
IV Ser and Estar; Present, Preterit, and Imperfect Tenses; Progressive Tenses; Present Subjunctive; Commands
	16 Ser and Estar and the Present Tense
		Estar (to be)
		Ser (to be)
		Reading Comprehension Machu Picchu
	17 Ser and Estar in the Preterit and Imperfect Tenses
		Preterit Tense
		Imperfect Tense
		Regular Verbs in the Preterit
		Irregular Verbs in the Preterit
		Regular Verbs in the Imperfect
		Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect
		Comparison of Preterit and Imperfect
		Reading Comprehension Marianela
	18 The Present Progressive Tense
		Gerund Formation
		Formation of the Present Progressive Tense
		Use of the Present Progressive Tense
		Placement of Object Pronouns
		Uses of the Gerund with Verbs Other Than estar
		Reading Comprehension La parada del bus
	19 The Past Progressive Tenses
		The Imperfect Progressive Tense
		The Preterit Progressive Tense
		Reading Comprehension El hospital
	20 The Present Subjunctive
		Formation of the Present Subjunctive
		Uses of the Present Subjunctive
		Other Tenses That Cause the Present Subjunctive
		Reading Comprehension El juicio
	21 Commands
		Affirmative tú Commands
		Negative tú Commands
		Ud. and Uds. Commands
		Other Ways of Asking People to Do Things
		Reading Comprehension Perdida en Nicaragua
		The nosotros Command: “Let us . . .”
		Affirmative vosotros Commands
		Negative vosotros Commands
		Reading Comprehension La Noche de Brujas
V Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, Pronouns; Present and Past Perfect Tenses
	22 Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, and Pronouns
		Nouns and Articles
		Possessive Adjectives
		Possessive Pronouns
		Relative Pronouns
		Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
		Reading Comprehension Mi viaje
		The Neuter lo + Adjective Used as a Noun
		Adjectives Used as Nouns
		Pronouns Used as Nouns
		Pronunciation Practice Los maderos de San Juan
		Reading Comprehension Lo fatal
	23 The Present Perfect Tense
		Formation of the Past Participle
		Formation of the Present Perfect Tense
		Uses of the Present Perfect Tense
		Placement of Object Pronouns with the Present Perfect Tense
		Use of the Infinitive haber and the Past Participle
		Reading Comprehension El apartamento
	24 The Past Perfect Tense
		Formation of the Past Perfect Tense
		Uses of the Past Perfect Tense
		Reading Comprehension El sueño
		Reading Comprehension Recordando Nicaragua
		The Past Participle as an Adjective
		The Past Participle with ser and the Passive Voice
		Reading Comprehension El conde Lucanor
VI Future and Conditional Tenses; Past Subjunctive; Idioms
	25 The Future Tense
		Formation of the Future Tense
		Uses of the Future Tense
		The Future Progressive Tense
		The Future Perfect Tense
		Reading Comprehension El porvenir
	26 The Conditional Tense
		Formation of the Conditional Tense
		Uses of the Conditional Tense
		The Conditional Progressive Tense
		The Conditional Perfect Tense
		Reading Comprehension ¿Qué haría Ud. en las siguientes situaciones?
	27 The Present Perfect Subjunctive
		Formation of the Present Perfect Subjunctive
		Uses of the Present Perfect Subjunctive
		Reading Comprehension La isla en el Caribe
	28 The Imperfect Subjunctive
		Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive
		Uses of the Imperfect Subjunctive
		Reading Comprehension El barco económico
		Reading Comprehension Xochicalco
	29 The Past Perfect Subjunctive
		Formation of the Past Perfect Subjunctive
		Uses of the Past Perfect Subjunctive
		Reading Comprehension Su punto de vista
	30 Idioms
		Idioms with Prepositions
		Idioms with Verbs
		Time Expressions
		Reading Comprehension La defensa de Sócrates
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	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
	Chapter 6
	Chapter 7
	Chapter 8
	Chapter 9
	Chapter 10
	Chapter 11
	Chapter 12
	Chapter 13
	Chapter 14
	Chapter 15
	Chapter 16
	Chapter 17
	Chapter 18
	Chapter 19
	Chapter 20
	Chapter 21
	Chapter 22
	Chapter 23
	Chapter 24
	Chapter 25
	Chapter 26
	Chapter 27
	Chapter 28
	Chapter 29
	Chapter 30
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