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Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of Portuguese Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book is Portuguese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation in the major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time. Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs, Portuguese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar includes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced to the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book. This book will give you: An excellent introduction to the basics of Portuguese if you are a beginner or a quick, thorough reference if you already have experience in the language Contemporary usage of verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and other grammar essentials Examples that reflect contemporary usage and real-life situations

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Author:   Sue Tyson-Ward
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.216kg
ISBN:  

9780071498074

ISBN 10:   0071498079
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   16 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part One: Portuguese Verbs1. Pronunication2. Regular Verbs- Indicative Tenses3. Perfect(compound Tenses)4. Progressive Tenses5. Refleive Verbs6. Formation of the Subjunctive7. Uses of the Subjunctive8. Irregular Verbs9. Ser, Estar, and Ficar10. Ter and Havar11. Radical-Changing Verbs12. Orthographic-Changing Verbs13. Commands(Imperatives)14. The Passive Voice15. The Personal Infinitive16. Verbs Followed by a Preposition17. Idiomatic Verbs Part Two: Essentials of Grammar18. Articles19. Nouns20. Adjectives and Adverbs21. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns22. Object Pronouns23. Relative Pronouns24. Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives25. Negatives, Interrogatives, and Exclamations26. Todo and Tudo, Ambos and Cada27. Prepositions28. Por and Para29. Suffixes30. Time31. Numerals32. Letters33. Idioms34. Vocabulary ListsVerb IndexIndex

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Sue Tyson - Wardis a language consultant and teacher and writer.

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