ABSTRACT

This text is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the units combines concise grammar explanations with examples and exercises to help build confidence and fluency. Features include:

  • clear explanations of the similarities and differences in English and Spanish grammar
  • authentic language examples from a range of contemporary media
  • reading comprehensions at the end of each unit
  • full cross-referencing throughout
  • extra tips on language learning and learning specific grammar points.

Suitable for students learning with or without a teacher, Intermediate Spanish, together with Basic Spanish form a structured course in the essentials of Spanish grammar.

chapter Unit One|6 pages

Expressions of time

chapter Unit Two|8 pages

The passive

chapter Unit Three|9 pages

Verbs with prepositions

chapter Unit Four|11 pages

The present subjunctive

chapter Unit Five|10 pages

Imperatives

chapter Unit Six|7 pages

Subjunctive after verbs of influence

chapter Unit Seven|6 pages

Subjunctive after verbs of emotion

chapter Unit Eight|7 pages

Subjunctive after impersonal expressions

chapter Unit Nine|8 pages

The imperfect subjunctive

chapter Unit Ten|7 pages

Subjunctive in expressions of time

chapter Unit Eleven|7 pages

Subjunctive after certain conjunctions

chapter Unit Twelve|7 pages

Subjunctive in relative clauses

chapter Unit Thirteen|7 pages

Subjunctive to express doubt or denial

chapter Unit Fourteen|6 pages

The perfect and pluperfect subjunctive

chapter Unit Fifteen|7 pages

The conditional and the conditional perfect

chapter Unit Sixteen|7 pages

Conditional sentences

chapter Unit Seventeen|9 pages

Indefinite expressions

chapter Unit Eighteen|8 pages

Relatives

chapter Unit Nineteen|8 pages

Por and para

chapter Unit Twenty|9 pages

Position of adjectives