Intermediate Spanish Table of Contents
Introduction to Regular Verbs
Verbs ending with -ar
Verbs ending with -ir
Verbs ending with -er
Vocabulary Practice
Introduction to Irregular Verbs
Vocabulary
Verb Excercises
la, el, lo, las, los
Plural definitive articles
Neutral article in Spanish
Indefinite articles
Adjective and noun agreement
Conjugation of ser and estar
Use of ser for description of characteristics of a subject
Ser when giving the time
Ser for passive voice
Use of estar in differentiation to ser
Estar when relating to a location of estar in differentiation to ser
Irregular verbs - Introduction
o changes to ue (dormir)
i Changes to ie (adquirir)
e changes to i (medir)
c changes to zc before a and o zu zc (reconocer)
g changes to j (dirigir)
Prepositions
en
por
de
para
con
contra
bajo, debajo
ante, antes, delante de
entre
hacia
hasta
desde, hace, desde hace
a trav?s de = through (meaning: with the aid of something)
cerca (de)
en frente, al frente
junto a, al lado de
durante = during
gracias a = thanks to
menos = except, besides
seg?n = according to
tras, detr?s de, despu?s de = after, behind
alrededor de = around, near
de acuerdo con = according to
en la medida que = in the (same) degree
encima de = above
a lo largo de = along
fuera de = outside of
lejos de = far from
entre = between
verb haber and the perfect participle
haber de (to have to)
hay que (impersonal to have to)
no hay que with impersonal subject
Uses of the Verb TENER - shall and must
Tener que and have to
shall and have to in negative clauses
Phrases Involving Time
Expressions of time
Asking the time
Expressions of time with prepositions
Expressions of date
Expressions of date
Months
Expression of dates with years
weekdays
Weekdays
Expressions of time in centuries and decades
Seasons
Reflexive pronouns
Formation of passive voice with reflexive verbs
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Introduction to Preterito Indefinido" Verb Tense
Regular Preterito Indefinido" Verb Tense
Introduction to Preterito Imperfecto" Verb Tense
Regular Preterito Imperfecto" Verb Tense
Irregular Preterito Indifinido" and Preterito Imperfecto" Verb Tense
Differences between Preterito Indefindo and Imperfecto
Combination of Preterito Indefinido and Imperfecto
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Future tenses - an introduction
Formation of future I
Use of future I
Simple future I as imperative
Future tense I as expression of uncertainty
The simple future tense I as anticipation of an opinion in a discussion
Irregular verbs in future tense
no future tense after cuando
Future tenses - an introduction
Regular Future Imperfect Verbs
Use of future I
Future tense I as expression of uncertainty
Irregular Future Imperfect Verbs
Adverbs - an introduction
Original Adverbs
Adverbs of local relation
Adverbs that indicate how something is done
Adverbs of timely relation
Adverbs that express opposites, consequences and how things are done
Adverbs expressing quality or quantity
Other adverbs
Derived adverbs
Comparative clauses
Introduction to Verbs in Potential Mode (Conditional Verbs)
Formation of the conditional
Conditional clauses
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Relative Clauses - an Introduction
Relative pronouns in Spanish - basic form and direct object, referring to a single object
Relative pronouns in Spanish - with pronouns referring single elements
Relative pronouns referring to a larger context
Referring a larger context without prepositions
With prepositions referring larger contexts
cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas
Comparative clauses
Exercise (adverbs and comparative)
Gerund
Formation of gerundio
Estar with gerundio
with gerundio II
seguir/continuar with gerundio
ir with gerundio
Gerundio in adverbial expressions
Gerundio in shortened subordinate clauses
Modal verb haber and the perfect participle
Formation of pret?rito perfecto, pret?rito plusquamperfecto and pret?rito anterior
Use of pret?rito perfecto, pret?rito indefinido and pret?rito imperfecto
Exercise (indefinido, imperfecto, perfecto)
Use of pret?rito plusquamperfecto
Exercise (pret?rito plusquamperfecto)