Spanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and
complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish
For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. In plain
English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish
language, including parts of speech, sentence construction,
pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and
moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice
opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering Spanish
grammar.

Grasp the grammatical rules of Spanish
Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the
book
Use the Spanish language confidently and correctly

Whether you're a student studying Spanish or a professional
looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language,
Spanish Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to
quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular
language.

Autorentext

Cecie Kraynak, MA, is a Spanish teacher, ESL coordinator, and author/editor of numerous Spanish books, including Spanish For Dummies. She has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high school and college levels for more than 25 years.

Zusammenfassung
The tools you need to master Spanish grammar Spanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering Spanish grammar.

Grasp the grammatical rules of Spanish
Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book
Use the Spanish language confidently and correctly
Whether you're a student studying Spanish or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, Spanish Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Starting with the Basics 7

Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9

Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19

Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29

Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47

Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67

Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions
81

Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83

Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar
107

Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present
Progressive 121