Table of contents : Preface Acknowledgements Glossary of grammatical terms Part One: The verb 1. The present tense 2. The preterite 3. The imperfect 4. The perfect 5. The pluperfect 6. The future 7. The conditional 8. The infinitive 9. The gerund 10. Modal verbs 11. Passive and impersonal sentences 12. The reflexive 13. Ser and estar 14. The present subjunctive 15. The imperfect subjunctive 16. The pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect 17. The imperative Part Two: Grammar essentials 18. Articles 19. Nouns 20. Adjectives 21. Adverbs 22. Comparison 23. Demonstratives 24. Possessives 25. Personal pronouns 26. Relative pronouns 27. Negation 28. Prepositions 29. Conjunctions 30. Word order Consolidation exercises Keys Irregular and spelling-changing verbs Bibliography Index