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.

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 SpanishGrammar by Jacques de Bruyne and Christopher J. Pountain (Blackwell 1995).Preface viiiAcknowledgements xPronunciation 11 The alphabet [1-2] 12 Diphthongs [9-10] 23 Stress [10-17] 34 Punctuation and capital letters [18-24] 55 Revision 7The Article 116 The definite article [26-70] 117 The indefinite article [71-85] 15The Noun 208 Gender: masculine and feminine [86-123] 209 Number: plural formation [124-50] 23The Adjective 2810 Agreement and placement of adjectives [151-80] 2811 Degrees of comparison [181-98] 33Numerals 3812 Cardinals and ordinals [204-32] 3813 Fractions, multiples and collectives [233-7] 43Pronouns 4514 Personal pronouns [238-97] 4515 Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives [298-319] 5216 Possessive pronouns and adjectives [320-41] 5517 Relative pronouns [342-64] 5918 Interrogative and exclamatory pronouns and adjectives [365-77] 6119 Indefinite pronouns and adjectives [378-535] 63Impersonal Expressions 6820 Uses of impersonal expressions [536-45] 68The Adverb 7321 Adverbs of manner [546-69] 7322 Adverbs of degree and quantity [570-96] 7523 Adverbs of time [597-610] 7724 Adverbs of place [611-20] 7825 Adverbs of confirmation, negation and doubt [621-31] 8026 Adverbial expressions [632-3] 81Comparative Constructions 8327 Uses of comparative constructions [638-57] 83Prepositions 8828 Uses of prepositions [658-794] 88Constructions with Verbs and Nouns 10029 General rule and use [795-822] 100Conjunctions 10630 Use of some conjunctions [823-56] 106The Verb: Conjugation 113Regular Verbs 11331 Present indicative [857-60] 11332 Imperfect and preterite indicative [861-4] 11933 Future and conditional [865-8] 12534 Present subjunctive [869-70] 13035 Imperfect subjunctive [871-4] 13336 Perfect and pluperfect of indicative [878-9] 13637 Future perfect and conditional perfect [881-2] 13938 Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive [883-5] 14139 The imperative [887-97] 14440 Irregular verbs [903-70] 148Use of the Tenses 16341 Present indicative [971-7] 16342 Past tenses of the indicative [978-98] 17043 Future and conditional tenses of the indicative [999-1013] 18444 Sequence of tense with the subjunctive [1014-17] 189The Passive 19845 The passive idea [1018-23] 198Use of the Moods 20646 Use of the subjunctive [1024-76] 206The Impersonal Forms of the Verb 22447 The infinitive [1077-136] 22448 The gerund [1137-74] 23149 The past participle [1175-230] 238Special Problems with Spanish Verbs 24550 Ser and estar [1231-55] 24551 Haber, deber and poder [1256-75] 256Subject-Verb Concord 26552 General rule and use [1276-89] 265Syntax of Negative Elements 26853 General rule and use [1291-8] 268Word Order 27454 General rule and use [1299-1318] 274Affective Suffixes 27955 Forms and meaning [1319-32] 279Key 284