Beyond the Basics Spanish Book

	Introduction	xv
	How to Use This Course	xix
Lesson 1	Una Cita En Un Cafe	1
A	Dialogue	1
B	Notes	5
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Expression Acabar De	7
2	The Expression Tener Ganas De	7
3	Use of the Verb Poder	7
4	Adjectives Followed by Preposition and Infinitive	8
	Exercises	9
	Answer Key	12
Lesson 2	Las Noticias	14
A	Dialogue	14
B	Notes	18
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Verbs Conocer and Saber	20
2	Hay	21
3	Que?, Cual?, and Quien(Es)?	21
4	Hacer Falta	21
	Exercises	22
	Answer Key	26
Lesson 3	Al Telefono	28
A	Dialogue	28
B	Notes	32
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Future Tense: IR + A +Infinitive	33
2	Mas Que (De) and Mas De	33
3	Commands and Requests	34
4	Querer + Infinitive	36
	Exercises	37
	Answer Key	40
Lesson 4	Transportes Urbanos	42
A	Dialogue	42
B	Notes	47
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Por	48
2	Para	48
3	The Expression Tener Que	48
4	Estar + Present Participle	49
	Exercises	49
	Answer Key	53
Lesson 5	Vamos A Dar Un Paseo	55
A	Dialogue	55
B	Notes	60
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Hacer + Time Expression + Que	60
2	Contractions with A	61
3	Impersonal Expressions Using Se	62
4	The Expression Acordarse De	62
	Exercises	62
	Answer Key	66
Lesson 6	De Compras	68
A	Dialogue	68
B	Notes	72
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Placement of Indirect/Direct Object Pronouns	73
2	Aqui + (Third Person) Direct Object Pronoun + Tener	74
3	Expressing Likes and Dislikes Using Gustar	75
	Exercises	75
	Answer Key	79
Lesson 7	Nuevos Amigos	81
A	Dialogue	81
B	Notes	85
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Using the Future Tense to Express Probability	86
2	The Expression Tener Razon	86
3	Using the Present Tense to Imply Future Meaning	87
4	The Construction AL + (Infinitive)	87
	Exercises	87
	Answer Key	91
Lesson 8	En El Cine	93
A	Dialogue	93
B	Notes	96
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Other Uses of Por and Para	98
2	Stem-Changing Verbs: Encontrar and Entender	99
3	Interjections with Que	100
4	Ser and Estar	101
	Exercises	102
	Answer Key	106
Lesson 9	En El Museo Del Pardo	108
A	Dialogue	108
B	Notes	113
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Deber + Infinitive	114
2	The Quantifiers Tanto and Tan	115
3	Negative Sentences: No, Nunca, Nadie, and Ninguno	116
	Exercises	117
	Answer Key	120
Lesson 10	La Artesania Espanola	122
A	Dialogue	122
B	Notes	127
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Todo(s) and Toda(s) Followed by an Article	128
2	Expressions Using Todo	129
3	Using Articles with Days of the Week	129
4	The Expression Pensar En	130
	Exercises	130
	Answer Key	134
Lesson 11	Saquemonos Fotos	136
A	Dialogue	136
B	Notes	141
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Demonstrative Adjectives Este, Ese, and Aquel	144
2	Using Personal Pronouns with Prepositions Used for Emphasis	145
3	The Expression Hay Que	146
4	The Expression Hay + Noun + Que + Infinitive	146
	Exercises	147
	Answer Key	151
Lesson 12	La Agencia De Viajes	153
A	Dialogue	153
B	Notes	158
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Shortened Forms of Adjectives	161
2	The Shortened Forms Gran and Cualquier	162
3	The Subjunctive with Verbs of Emotion	163
4	The Subjunctive with Verbs of Volition	163
	Exercises	164
	Answer Key	167
Lesson 13	Alquilar Un Coche	169
A	Dialogue	169
B	Notes	172
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Expression En Cuanto A	174
2	The Subjunctive with Cuando	174
3	Using Por to Express Rates	174
4	The Expression Para Que + Subjunctive	175
	Exercises	175
	Answer Key	179
Lesson 14	En La Estacion De Servicio	181
A	Dialogue	181
B	Notes	184
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Unos and Unas	185
2	Algun	186
3	The Use of Ninguno in Negative Sentences	186
4	The Expression Unos Cuantos	187
5	Abstract Nouns: Lo + Adjective	187
	Exercises	188
	Answer Key	191
Lesson 15	La Frontera	193
A	Dialogue	193
B	Notes	196
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Preterit + Hace + Time Expression	197
2	Indirect Commands: Decir + Direct Object Pronoun + Que	198
3	Adverbs Ending in -Mente	198
4	Forming Nouns from Adjectives	199
	Exercises	199
	Answer Key	203
Lesson 16	En El Banco	205
A	Dialogue	205
B	Notes	208
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Use of the Subjunctive: Expressions of Disbelief, Doubt, Denial, or Impossibility	208
2	Use of the Subjunctive: Adjective Clauses with Unknown Pronouns	209
3	Use of the Subjunctive: Conjunctions of Indeterminate Time	209
4	The Reflexive	210
	Exercises	210
	Answer Key	214
Lesson 17	En La Oficina De Correos	216
A	Dialogue	216
B	Notes	219
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Clauses with Si: Contrary-to-Fact Condition	220
2	Clauses with Si: A Possible Condition	220
3	Expressing "Let's" in Spanish: Vamos A + Infinitive or First Person Plural Subjunctive	221
	Exercises	222
	Answer Key	226
Lesson 18	En La Tienda De Muebles	228
A	Dialogue	228
B	Notes	232
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Comparative and Superlative with Mas and Menos	233
2	Irregular Comparatives	234
3	Clarifying the Comparative and Superlative Using Que, De, and Articles	234
4	Expressing "than" in Spanish Comparatives	235
	Exercises	236
	Answer Key	239
Lesson 19	La Dentista, El Medico Y La Farmaceutica	241
A	Dialogue	241
B	Notes	246
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Expression El Mismo Que	247
2	Forming Possessive Pronouns	247
3	Poco, Mucho, Otro, Alguno, and Ninguno as Nouns	248
	Exercises	248
	Answer Key	252
Lesson 20	La Politica	254
A	Dialogue	254
B	Notes	258
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Past Participle as a Noun	259
2	Indirect Commands Formed from the Subjunctive + Que	260
3	The Past Imperfect Subjunctive	260
4	Expressing a Wish: Ojala + the Imperfect Subjunctive	261
	Exercises	261
	Answer Key	265
	Summary of Spanish Grammar	267
	Letter Writing	360
	E-mail and Internet	376