Collins Easy Learning Spanish Verbs Book

Second Edition. — HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.The Easy Learning Spanish Verbs is designed for both young and adult learners. Whether you are starting to learn Spanish for the very rst time, brushing up your language skills or revising for exams, the Easy Learning Spanish Verbs and its companion volume, the Easy Learning Spanish Grammar, are here to help.
Newcomers can sometimes struggle with the technical terms they come across when they start to explore the grammar of a new language. The Easy Learning Spanish Verbs contains a glossary which explains verb grammar terms using simple language and cutting out jargon. The text is divided into sections to help you become confident in using and understanding Spanish verbs. The first section looks at verb formation. Written in clear language, with numerous examples in real Spanish, this section helps you to understand the rules which are used to form verb tenses.
The next section of text looks at certain common prepositions which are used with a number of verbs. Each combination of verb plus preposition is shown with a simple example of real Spanish to show exactly how it is used.
The Verb Tables contain 120 important Spanish verbs (both regular and irregular) which are given in full for various tenses. Examples show how to use these verbs in your own work. If you are unsure how a verb goes in Spanish, you can look up the Verb Index at the back of the book to find either the conjugation of the verb itself, or a cross-reference to a model verb, which will show you the patterns that the verb follows.
The Easy Learning Spanish Grammar takes you a step further in your language learning. It supplements the information given in the Easy Learning Spanish Verbs by offering even more guidance on the usage and meaning of verbs, as well as looking at the most important aspects of Spanish grammar. Together, or individually, the Easy Learning titles offer you all the help you need when learning Spanish.Introduction
Glossary of Verb Grammar Terms
Introduction to Verb Formation
The present simple tense
The present continuous tense
The imperative
Reexive verbs
The future tense
The conditional
The preterite
The imperfect tense
The perfect tense
The pluperfect or past perfect tense
The passive
The gerund
The subjunctive
Accents
Verb Combinations
Verbs followed by the preposition a and the infinitive
Verbs followed by the preposition de and the infinitive
Verbs followed by the preposition con and the infinitive
Verbs followed by the preposition en and the infinitive
Verbs followed by a and an object
Verbs followed by de and an object
Verbs followed by con and an object
Verbs followed by en and an object
Verbs followed by por and an object
Verbs taking a direct object in Spanish but not in English
Verbs followed by personal a
Verb Tables
Verb Index