Foundation Course in Spanish Book

Lección preliminar. Saludos y despedidas The Spanish alphabet Division of words into syllables Word stress and use of the written accent The sounds of Spanish vowels Diphthongs The sounds of Spanish consonants Lección
1.¿Habla usted español? Sounds of Spanish c (and z), qu, and k Breath groups and linking Present indicative of regular -ar verbs Subject pronouns Definite articles Gender and number of nouns Interrogative and negative sentences Lección
2.En una universidad norteamericana Sounds of Spanish d Linking Present indicative of regular -er verbs Present indicative of the irregular verbs ser and tener Hay (There is, there are) Tener que + infinitive Indefinite articles Omission of the indefinite article Forms and agreement of adjectives Lección
3.Temprano por la mañana Spanish p Sounds of Spanish b and v Present indicative of regular -ir verbs Present indicative of the irregular verb ir Ir a + infinitive to express future time Cardinal numbers 1-32 Time of day Prepositions and contractions: a, al; de, del Days of the week Lección
4.En la librería de libros extranjeros Spanish h Sounds of Spanish g and j Present indicative of the irregular verbs venir, querer, and saber Familiar singular tú commands Possessive adjectives Position of adjectives Phrases with de + noun Summary of uses of ser Lección
5.María llega de Buenos Aires The diphthongs ie and ei (ey) Sounds of Spanish r and rr Present indicative of the irregular verbs estar and conocer Uses of estar The Spanish -ndo form and the present progressive The personal a Meanings of saber and conocer The months and seasons ofthe year Repaso I Lectura 1 Noticias de España Lección
6.Conversaciones importantes entre jóvenes Spanish ch, y, ll, and ñ The diphthongs ai (ay) and oi (oy) Present indicative of the irregular verbs poder, salir, traer, and ver Direct object pronouns Demonstrative adjectives The use of prepositions with certain verbs The infinitive after a preposition Cardinal numbers 30-90 Lección
7.De compras en Tijuana The diphthongs ua and au Sounds of Spanish s Present indicative of the irregular verbs dar and decir Indirect object pronouns The verb gustar Use of ¿qué? and ¿cuál(es)? Adjectives used as nouns Comparisons of inequality Lección
8.En busca de un compañero de viaje Spanish m Sounds of Spanish n The diphthongs ue and eu Present indicative of the irregular verbs hacer and poner Present indicative of the stem-changing verbs pensar and volver Reflexive pronouns Reflexive verbs Position of object and reflexive pronouns with an infinitive Other uses of the definite article Lectura 2 Noticias de México Lección
9.Jorge pasa las vacaciones en Madrid Sounds of Spanish x and i Triphthongs Preterit indicative of regular verbs Preterit of the irregular verbs dar, ir, and ser Use of the preterit Indefinite and negative words The definite article with time expressions Conversación 1 En un café de Madrid Lección
10.Recuerdos de niñez The pronunciation of y, and The imperfect indicative Use of the imperfect indicative The preterit and the imperfect contrasted Hacer and haber in impersonal expressions Repaso 2 Lección
11.Una fiesta de cumpleaños Formal commands Position of object and reflexive pronouns in commands Possessive adjectives: Emphatic forms Idiomatic expressions with tener Spanish equivalents for the English word time Lección
12.Viajando por España Irregular verbs having i-stem preterits Irregular forms and uses of the -ndo form Position of object and reflexive pronouns with the -ndo form Se + verb for the English passive voice Se used as an indefinite subject Forms and uses of prepositional pronouns Cardinal numbers 100-1,000,000 Ordinal numbers Dates Lectura 3 Noticias de la América Central y del Caribe Lección
13.Regalos para todos Irregular verbs having u-stem preterits Verbs with spelling changes in the preterit and in formal commands Direct and indirect object pronouns used together Demonstrative pronouns Uses of volver and devolver Acabar de + infinitive Preterit indicative of traer Conversación 2 En un restaurante español Lección
14.Unas vacaciones fantásticas The past participle The present perfect and pluperfect indicative The past participle used as an adjective Summary of other uses of haber Hace meaning ago, since Forms of oir Lectura 4 Noticias de la América del Sur Lección
15.La Copa Mundial de Fútbol The future indicative The conditional indicative Verbs irregular in the future and conditional Uses of the future Uses of the conditional The future and conditional to express probability or conjecture The future perfect and conditional perfect Forms of jugar Repaso 3 Lección
16.En el hospital de la universidad Stem-changing -ir verbs More familiar singular (tú) command forms Comparisons of inequality: Irregular comparative adjectives Comparisons of inequality: Regular and irregular comparative adverbs Comparisons of equality The absolute superlative Conversación 3 Viajando por México Lección
17.Slivia y Alberto se casan The present subjunctive of regular verbs The present subjunctive of stem-changing verbs The present subjunctive of irregular verbs and of verbs with special stem forms Indicative vs. subjunctive mood The subjunctive used with verbs expressing wish, or volition, preference, advice, permission, request, or implied command Indicative or subjunctive in noun clauses: Reporting information or implied command Lección
18.Un accidente de tráfico The present subjunctive of verbs with spelling changes The subjunctive in noun clauses with verbs expressing emotion The subjunctive in noun clauses with verbs expressing doubt, or uncertainty The expressions tal vez and quizá (or quizás) The infinitive or subjunctive after some verbs of persuasion Indirect commands and nosotros commands The present perfect subjunctive Lectura 5 Noticias de las Américas y de sus culturas Lección
19.Miguel se gradúa y busca trabajo Forms of verbs ending in -ducir The subjunctive in noun clauses after impersonal expressions Adjective clauses and relative pronouns Subjunctive or indicative in adjective clauses Hacer in time clauses Spanish equivalents for to become or to get The infinitive after verbs of perception Repaso 4 Lección
20.Luna de miel en Suramérica Forms of verbs ending in -ger, -gir, and -iar, -uar Subjunctive or indicative in adverbial clauses Possessive pronouns The definite article as a demonstrative pronoun The compound relative pronouns quien(es) and lo que The use of pero and sino Lectura 6 Noticias de la población hispana en los Estados Unidos Lección
21.Hacen planes para un viaje The imperfect subjunctive The pluperfect subjunctive Use of the subjunctive tenses Si-clauses Forms of valer Conversación 4 En la Carretera Panamericana Lección
22.No digamos adiós, sino hasta luego Familiar plural (vosotros) commands The passive voice Reflexives as reciprocal pronouns Other uses of the subjunctive mood Forms of reunirse and of verbs ending in -uir Summary of uses of para Summary of uses of por Repaso 5

Appendix A

Appendix B Spanish-English Vocabulary English-Spanish Vocabulary Photo Credits
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