Spanish All-in-One For Dummies
Published: 08-10-2009
A value-packed guide to speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish
Spanish All-in-One For Dummies is the first Dummies All-in-One title in the foreign language category–nearly 800 pages of expert instruction to help people master Spanish basics and beyond. This comprehensive volume features content from all For Dummies Spanish language instruction titles, including Spanish For Dummies, Intermediate Spanish For Dummies, Spanish Verbs For Dummies, and Spanish For Dummies Audio Set. The book's audio CD provides readers with an effective tool to help them start speaking Spanish from day one. Plus, the practical exercises give readers greater confidence in communicating in Spanish, whether traveling or in business.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-14-2022
Spanish is a language that requires verb conjugation according to the person you’re speaking to and speaking about, so starting with present and past participles and the range of subject pronouns, you can talk about doing things all day long — and all day yesterday as well. In learning any language, the ABCs come in handy as does the proper form for all the questions you’ll be asking.
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When you’re trying to master a new language such as Spanish, you have a lot of questions. Plus, you need question words if you just want to ask for general information. The following table lists the questions you’re likely use:
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As in almost every language, in Spanish you have to conjugate verbs because you use a different form of the verb depending upon who you’re talking to, who you’re talking about, and when the action took place. Conjugating verbs in Spanish means giving them different endings. The following tables show the endings to change (they’re in boldface) for regular verbs ending in –ar and regular verbs ending in –er and –ir. -ar Verbs: hablar (to speak) Person Present Preterit Imperfect Future Conditional Present Subjunctive yo hablo hablé hablaba hablaré hablaría hable tú hablas hablaste hablabas hablarás hablarías hables él, ella, Ud. habla habló hablaba hablará hablaría hable nosotros hablamos hablamos hablábamos hablaremos hablaríamos hablemos vosotros habláis hablasteis hablábais hablaréis hablaríais habléis ellos, ellas, Uds. hablan hablaron hablaban hablarán hablarían hablen -er and -ir Verbs: beber (to drink) and subir (to go up) Person Present Preterit Imperfect Future Conditional Present Subjunctive yo bebo subo beb’ subí beb’a subía beberŽ subiré beber’a subiría beba suba tú bebes subes bebiste subiste bebías sub’as beberás subir‡s beber’as subirías bebas subas él, ella, Ud. bebe sube bebió subi— bebía sub’a beberá subir‡ bebería subir’a beba suba nosotros bebemos subimos bebimos subimos beb’amos subíamos beberemos subiremos beber’amos subiríamos bebamos subamos vosotros bebŽis subís bebisteis subis beb’ais subíais beberŽis subiréis beber’ais subiríais beb‡is subáis ellos, ellas, Uds. beben suben bebieron subieron beb’an sub’an beberán subir‡n beberían subir’an beban suban
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When speaking Spanish, the pronoun you use depends upon the person you’re speaking to and the person you’re speaking about. And, just as in English, you change pronouns according to person — I, you, he or she and we, you, they. The following table shows all the Spanish subject pronouns: Singular Plural 1st Person yo (I) nosotros/as (we [male or mixed group/female]) 2nd Person tœ (you [informal]); Ud. (you [formal]) vosotros/as (you [informal; male or mixed group/female]); Uds. (you [formal]) 3rd Person Žl (he); ella (she) ellos/as (they [male or mixed group/female])
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The alphabet is the building block of any language, Spanish included. The following table goes through the pronunciation of each of the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet, which is the same as the English ABCs except for the extra ñ: a (ah) b (bveh) c (seh) d (deh) e (eh) f (eh-feh) g (Heh) h (ah-cheh) i (ee) j (Hoh-tah) k (kah) l (eh-leh) m (eh-meh) n (eh-neh) ñ (eh-nyeh) o (oh) p (peh) q (koo) r (eh-reh) s (eh-seh) t (teh) u (oo) v (bveh) w (doh-bvleh bveh/doh-bvleh oo) x (eh-kees) y (ee gree eh-gah) z (seh-tah)
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Verbs are what breathe life and action into Spanish and every other language. Forming present and past participles in Spanish lets you talk in active present tense to say, “I’m dancing,” and about what you did last night: “I danced!” The following tables show you how to form present and past participles for regular Spanish verbs ending in –ar, –er, and –ir. Forming Present Participles in Spanish Ending Verb Example Meaning Participle Meaning -ar bailar to dance bailando dancing -er comer to eat comiendo eating -ir subir to go up subiendo going up Forming Past Participles in Spanish Ending Verb Example Meaning Participle Meaning -ar bailar to dance bailado danced -er comer to eat comido eaten -ir subir to go up subido gone up
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