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Author:   Nelly Zamora-Breckenridge (Valparaiso University, IN)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Sybex Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.612kg
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9781394280315

ISBN 10:   1394280319
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   09 September 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Spanish Sounds xii Lesson 1 Saludos (greetings) y despedidas (farewells) 1 Grammar I Indefinite Articles Gender of Nouns 5 Grammar II Definite Articles and Contractions 8 Grammar III Subject Pronouns 10 Lesson 2 Nuevas generaciones (New Generations) 13 Grammar I The Three Conjugations Present Indicative of Regular - ar Verbs 18 Grammar II Regular Verbs Ending in - er and - ir 22 Grammar III Forms and Usage of ser and estar = to be 24 Lesson 3 Vidas ocupadas (Busy Lives) 29 Grammar I Adjective- Noun Agreement Plural of Nouns and Adjectives 34 Grammar II Present Indicative of To Go, To Give, To See, To Know, and To Say 37 Grammar III Question Words Numbers in Spanish 39 Lesson 4 Una familia unida y activa (A Close and an Active Family) 46 Grammar I Present Indicative of to hear, to bring, to know, and to flee Contrasting saber and conocer 52 Grammar II Diminutives 55 Grammar III Negative Forms 57 Answers Lessons 1– 4 60 Lesson 5 En el aeropuerto internacional Adolfo Suárez Madrid– Barajas (At Adolfo Suárez Madrid– Barajas International Airport) 69 Grammar I Present Indicative of Irregular Verbs To Have, To Come, To Put, To leave, and To Do 75 Grammar II What time is it? 79 Grammar III Present Indicative of Stem- Changing Verbs 82 Lesson 6 Vamos de vacaciones (Let’s Go on Vacation) 85 Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with hacer and tener 93 Grammar II Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 96 Grammar III Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 98 Lesson 7 Una cena deliciosa (A Delicious Dinner) 101 Grammar I Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns Personal a 108 Grammar II Preterite of Regular Verbs 112 Grammar III The Written Accent 115 Lesson 8 Las tradiciones y las fiestas (Traditions and Celebrations) 118 Grammar I Preterite of Stem- Changing Verbs 124 Grammar II Preterite of Irregular Verbs 127 Grammar III The Indirect Object Pronouns 130 Answers Lessons 5–8 135 Lesson 9 La rutina diaria de la familia Mendoza (The Daily Routine of the Mendoza Family) 147 Grammar I Reflexive Constructions and Reflexive Pronouns 152 Grammar II Accidental SE for Unplanned Occurrences 156 Grammar III The Preterite of Reflexive Verbs 157 Lesson 10 Las finanzas y el presupuesto (Finances and Budgeting) 160 Grammar I The Indirect Object with Verbs like gustar 168 Grammar II The Imperfect Indicative 172 Grammar III Los Verbos Hacer Y Llevar Con Expresiones De Tiempo Los Números Ordinales Hacer + (time Expressions) + Que + (present Tense) Llevar + (time Expressions) + (de) (ordinal Numbers) 176 Lesson 11 Los problemas de salud (Some Health Problems) 181 Grammar I The Preterite and Imperfect in Contrast 189 Grammar II Future Indicative of Regular Verbs 193 Grammar III Comparisons of Inequality 198 Lesson 12 Los buenos hábitos y el deporte (Good Habits and Sport) 201 Grammar I Comparisons of Equality Superlatives 207 Grammar II Present Subjunctive of Regular and of Stem- Changing Verbs Uses of the Present Subjunctive 212 Grammar III Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive 216 Answers Lessons 9–12 219 Lesson 13 Una entrevista importante de trabajo (An Important Job Interview) 230 Grammar I Conditional Tense of Regular Verbs 240 Grammar II Future and Conditional of Irregular Verbs 243 Grammar III Formal Commands Conjunctions y, e, o, u, sino, pero Formation and Uses of Adverbs Ending in -mente 246 Lesson 14 Necesitamos comprar un nuevo carro (We Need to Buy a New Car) 252 Grammar I Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Information vs. Influence 260 Grammar II Familiar Commands (tú form) 265 Grammar III a Review of the Written Accent the Uses of Por and Para 268 Lesson 15 Alojamiento para nómadas digitales (Accommodations for Digital Nomads) 274 Grammar I Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Perception vs. Emotion 281 Grammar II Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Certainty vs. Doubt 284 Grammar III Indicative and Subjunctive in Contrast: Adjectival and Adverbial Clauses 287 Answers Lessons 13– 15 292 Appendixes 301 Appendix 1 Los modos verbales en español (Verbal Moods in Spanish) 301 Appendix 2 Regular Verbs 302 Appendix 3 Irregular Verbs 305 Appendix 4 Stem- Changing Verbs Verbs with Spelling Changes 310 Spanish– English Vocabulary 313 English– Spanish Vocabulary 333

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NELLY ZAMORA-BRECKENRIDGE is a Senior Research Professor of World Languages and Cultures at Valparaiso University with over 30 years of experience teaching Spanish. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish and Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has post-graduate studies in Hispanic Linguistics and Phonetics from the Instituto Caro y Cuervoin Bogatá and the Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericanain Madrid.

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