Spanish Grammar For Dummies

The fast and easy way to improve your Spanish grammar Do you need help with using Spanish? This hands-on, friendly guide teaches you the grammatical rules of the Spanish language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses and moods. Throughout the book, you get lots of practice exercises to help you retain what you've learned. Begin with the basics -- discover how to use various parts of speech and deal with numbers, dates, and times Simple stuff -- find out how to build simple sentences, express likes and dislikes, ask questions, and use exclamations Go to the next level -- get the scoop on using the reflexive, employing passive voice, making comparisons, and adding negative words Don't be so tense -- grasp verb tenses you'll use all the time: the present, the preterit, the imperfect, and the future Be moody -- get up to speed in a hurry on the conditional mood and the imperative mood Open the book and find: Information on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other basic parts of speech Guidance on dealing with numbers, dates, and times Tips for constructing simple sentences and questions The scoop on making sentences more descriptive with comparisons, negative words, and more Different verb tenses and moods Ten common grammar mistakes (and how to avoid them) Plenty of examples and practice opportunities Learn to: Grasp parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Practice your grammar skills as you go