The tools you need to master Spanish grammarSpanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. 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. Introduction 1Part I: Starting with the Basics 7Chapter 1: Spanish Grammar in a Nutshell 9Chapter 2: Sounding Out Spanish Words 19Chapter 3: Naming Things with Nouns and Articles 29Chapter 4: Describing Stuff with Adjectives 47Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 67Part II: Constructing Simple Sentences and Asking Questions 81Chapter 6: Writing in the Present Tense 83Chapter 7: Expressing a State of Being with Ser and Estar 107Chapter 8: Talking about Action in Progress with the Present Progressive 121Chapter 9: Replacing Nouns with Pronouns 133Chapter 10: Expressing Likes and Dislikes 149Chapter 11: Handling Questions and Exclamations 163Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences with More Description 179Chapter 12: Describing Action with Adverbs 181Chapter 13: Modifying Meaning with Prepositions 195Chapter 14: Acting on Oneself with the Reflexive 213Chapter 15: Using the Passive Voice 227Chapter 16: It’s All Relative: Making Comparisons 237Chapter 17: Just Say No: Negative Words and Expressions 249Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 261Chapter 18: Looking Back with the Preterit 263Chapter 19: Describing Ongoing Past Action with the Imperfect 281Chapter 20: Projecting Forward with the Future Tense 295Chapter 21: Forming Compound Tenses with the Helping Verb Haber 305Part V: Expressing Conditions and Giving Commands 319Chapter 22: Wondering What If with the Conditional Mood 321Chapter 23: Taking Command with the Imperative Mood 329Part VI: The Part of Tens 345Chapter 24: Ten Common Spanish Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 347Chapter 25: Ten Useful Spanish Idioms 353Index 357