This document provides a table of contents and overview for a Spanish grammar book covering topics like preterit, imperfect, future, conditional, commands, and subjunctive tenses. The table of contents lists 14 chapters that will cover verb conjugations, irregular verbs, uses of ser vs estar, por vs para, and more. Examples are provided of trigger words and structures to introduce different tenses. The overview is intended to help students navigate and understand the key concepts covered in the grammar book.

1. Grammar BookSofía Thompson1st

2. Table of Contents 1st semester PreteritTrigger Words Preterit Car, Gar, ZarSpock VerbsSnake and SnakeyCucarachaImperfectTigger Words ImperfectIrregularsPreterit vs. ImperfectSer vs. EstarVerbs like GustarComparatives/SuperlativesTransition WordsFutureTrigger Words FutureIrregularsPorParaConditionalIrregulars

3. PreteritAR ER/IR For actions that can be viewed as single events

4. For actions that were repeated a specific number of times

5. For actions that occurred during a specific period of time

6. For actions that were part of a chain of events

7. To state the beginning or the end of an action

8. Completed actions

9. Express beginning/end of a completed action

10. Narrate a series of past actions/events Preterit Trigger Wordsanochea las ochoel __ pasadoayerun díaHace __ que__ante ayerel martesuna vezel mes pasado

11. Car, Gar, Zar Verbs-CAR changes to qué-GAR changes to gué-ZAR changes to céNOTE: ONLY CHANGES IN THE YO FOURM! jugarbuscaralmorzar

12. Spock VerbsIr/SerDar/VerHacer

13. Snake and SnakeyStem changers in usted and ustedescan change e ~ i or o ~uNeed to have “y” in the usted and ustedes

14. Cucarachaandarestarpoderponerquerersabertenervenirconducirproducirtraducirdecirtraeranduv-estuv-pud-pus-quis-sup-tuv-vin-conduj-produj-traduj-dij-traj-endings}eron* in the ellos/ellas/ustedes fourm

15. ImperfectAR ER/IRFor actions that were repeated habitually

16. For actions that “set the stage” for another past action

17. For telling time

18. For stating one’s age

19. For mental states (usually)

20. For physical sensations (usually)

21. To describe the characteristics of people, things, or conditions Imperfect Trigger Wordsmientassiemprea menudofrecuentementetodos los díasa vecesde vez en cuandomuchas vecescada díaslos lunes

22. IrregularsIr VerSer

23. Preterit vs. Imperfect Has a definite ending

24. Has a beginning/ending

25. The most recent past

26. Perfected time

27. Interrupting action

28. Snapshot

29. The distant past

30. No definite ending or beginning

31. Imperfected time

32. Continuous action

33. Movie Ser vs. EstarDOCTORPEDdescriptionHELPINGhealthoriginemotionscharacteristicslocationtimepresent condition}occupation-ando-endo-yendorelationshippossessioneventsdates

34. Verbs like Gustar Singular form used when infinitive form of verb follows

35. Often used in the conditional (would, should, could) to soften request

36. Use with pronouns : Me Te Le Nos Lesaburrirfaltarimportarfascinarencantardolerquedardisgustarinteresarapetecerpreocuparmolestar

37. Comparatives/Superlativesmás (adjective) queel/la más (adjective) demenos (adjective) queel/la menos (adjective) deNOTE: Do not need adjective with theseIrregulars:bueno ~ mejorviejo ~ mayormalo ~ peorjoven ~ menorWith numbers:más de or menos de with numbertan (adjective) como******* must use adjective after tan!!

38. Transition Words

39. Future All verbs use the same endings

40. Must include the inifinitive of the verb with the appropriate ending Future Transition Wordsmañanados horasproximodía

41. IrregularsNOTE: Use with the same endings as regular future tense verbs

42. Por Passing through (PORtal)

43. General rather than specific location (PORtugal)

44. How long something lasts (PORever)

45. the cause of something (PORpuse)

46. an exchange (imPORt/exPORt)