Preface
Capítulo preliminar
Gramática en contexto
Subject pronouns
Present Indicative Tense
Articles and Gender
Plurals of Nouns
Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Expressing ownership
Personal a
Contractions
Idioms with tener
Saber versus conocer; pedir versus preguntar
Time expressions with hacer
Additional Idioms
Unidad I La familia y las tradiciones
Capítulo 1
Gramática en contexto
Defining, describing, and locating: Ser Versus estar
Asking questions: Interrogative Forms
More about description: Adjective agreement
Capítulo 2
Gramática en contexto
Talking about what you have done: The Present Perfect
Expressing -self (-selves) and each other: Reflexive
Verbs
Indicating Change: More Reflexive Verb Forms
Capítulo 3
Gramática en contexto
Expressing Resulting Conditions: Adjectives Related to
Reflexive Verb Forms
Reflexive Verb Forms with Adjectives
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
Talking About Needs, Likes, and Dislikes: Verbs like gustar
Unidad II Ante el público
Capítulo 4
Gramática en contexto
Talking About the Indefinite Past: The Imperfect
Talking about the Definite Past: The Preterite
Capítulo 5
Gramática en contexto
Irregular Preterite Verb Forms
Describing the Past: Preterite Versus Imperfect
The Present Participle
Capítulo 6
Gramática en contexto
Talking About What You Had Done: The Past Perfect Tense
Telling Who Did What to Whom: Double Object Pronouns
Pronouns That Follow Prepositions
Unidad III Los hispanos que viven en los Estados Unidos
Capítulo 7
Gramática en contexto
Making Requests: Formal (Ud., Uds.) Commands
Talking About the Future
Capítulo 8
Gramática en contexto
The Subjunctive
Subjunctive with Expression of Will and Influence
Making Requests of Friends: Informal (tú) Commands
Capítulo 9
Gramática en contexto
Indicative Versus Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses
Subjunctive with Expressions of Emotion, Doubt, and Denial
Capítulo 10
Gramática en contexto
Se constructions
Expressing Goals and Means: por and para
Capítulo 11
Gramática en contexto
Adjective Clauses and Relative Pronouns
The Subjunctive with Adjective Clauses
More on the Subjunctive Versus the Indicative
Capítulo 12
Gramática en contexto
The Present Perfect Subjunctive
The Imperfect Subjunctive
Sequence of Subjunctive and Indicative Tenses
Unidad V América Latina
Capítulo 13
Gramática en contexto
The Passive Voice
Past Participles as Adjectives
Comparatives and Superlatives
Capítulo 14
Gramática en contexto
The Conditional
Expressing “Let’s …”: Nosotros Commands
Emphasizing to Whom Something Belongs
A Review of the Indicative Past Tenses
Capítulo 15
Gramática en contexto
Si Clauses
Infinitives Used as Nouns
More About Talking About Events in Progress
