A Spanish Grammar Workbook

A Spanish Grammar Workbook contains 500 grammar exercises that vary in difficulty from simple tests and puzzles to multiple choice tests and realistic dialogues as well as communication exercises which function as prompts to the oral practice of the grammar in representative contexts. Includes 500 grammar exercises varying from simple tests and puzzles to multiple choice tests and realistic dialogues which contextualize Spanish grammar in everyday speech. Indicates difficulty level of each exercise and includes an extensive answer key. Complements and is cross-referenced with Blackwell's A Comprehensive Spanish Grammar by Jacques de Bruyne (with additional material by Christopher J. Pountain). Helps language learners understand grammatical functions naturally by putting theory into practice.

The numbers in square brackets [ ] indicate the corresponding chapters in A Comprehensive Spanish Grammar by Jacques de Bruyne and Christopher J. Pountain (Blackwell 1995). Preface viii Acknowledgements x Pronunciation 1 1 The alphabet [1–2] 1 2 Diphthongs [9–10] 2 3 Stress [10–17] 3 4 Punctuation and capital letters [18–24] 5 5 Revision 7 The Article 11 6 The definite article [26–70] 11 7 The indefinite article [71–85] 15 The Noun 20 8 Gender: masculine and feminine [86–123] 20 9 Number: plural formation [124–50] 23 The Adjective 28 10 Agreement and placement of adjectives [151–80] 28 11 Degrees of comparison [181–98] 33 Numerals 38 12 Cardinals and ordinals [204–32] 38 13 Fractions, multiples and collectives [233–7] 43 Pronouns 45 14 Personal pronouns [238–97] 45 15 Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives [298–319] 52 16 Possessive pronouns and adjectives [320–41] 55 17 Relative pronouns [342–64] 59 18 Interrogative and exclamatory pronouns and adjectives [365–77] 61 19 Indefinite pronouns and adjectives [378–535] 63 Impersonal Expressions 68 20 Uses of impersonal expressions [536–45] 68 The Adverb 73 21 Adverbs of manner [546–69] 73 22 Adverbs of degree and quantity [570–96] 75 23 Adverbs of time [597–610] 77 24 Adverbs of place [611–20] 78 25 Adverbs of confirmation, negation and doubt [621–31] 80 26 Adverbial expressions [632–3] 81 Comparative Constructions 83 27 Uses of comparative constructions [638–57] 83 Prepositions 88 28 Uses of prepositions [658–794] 88 Constructions with Verbs and Nouns 100 29 General rule and use [795–822] 100 Conjunctions 106 30 Use of some conjunctions [823–56] 106 The Verb: Conjugation 113 Regular Verbs 113 31 Present indicative [857–60] 113 32 Imperfect and preterite indicative [861–4] 119 33 Future and conditional [865–8] 125 34 Present subjunctive [869–70] 130 35 Imperfect subjunctive [871–4] 133 36 Perfect and pluperfect of indicative [878–9] 136 37 Future perfect and conditional perfect [881–2] 139 38 Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive [883–5] 141 39 The imperative [887–97] 144 40 Irregular verbs [903–70] 148 Use of the Tenses 163 41 Present indicative [971–7] 163 42 Past tenses of the indicative [978–98] 170 43 Future and conditional tenses of the indicative [999–1013] 184 44 Sequence of tense with the subjunctive [1014–17] 189 The Passive 198 45 The passive idea [1018–23] 198 Use of the Moods 206 46 Use of the subjunctive [1024–76] 206 The Impersonal Forms of the Verb 224 47 The infinitive [1077–136] 224 48 The gerund [1137–74] 231 49 The past participle [1175–230] 238 Special Problems with Spanish Verbs 245 50 Ser and estar [1231–55] 245 51 Haber, deber and poder [1256–75] 256 Subject–Verb Concord 265 52 General rule and use [1276–89] 265 Syntax of Negative Elements 268 53 General rule and use [1291–8] 268 Word Order 274 54 General rule and use [1299–1318] 274 Affective Suffixes 279 55 Forms and meaning [1319–32] 279 Key 284