- Page 4 and 5: David Brodsky Spanish VERBS Simple(
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- Page 8 and 9: Contents Preface ix Introduction 1
- Page 10 and 11: Preface The fundamental aim of this
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- Page 14 and 15: Introduction The structure of Spani
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- Page 18 and 19: in the verbal system. This is illus
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- Page 24 and 25: PART I FORMS OF VERBS
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- Page 30 and 31: Thus, infinitive past participle -a
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IRREGULARITIES: PRESENT TENSE 39 Ap
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abstener(se) me abstengo “to abst
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IRREGULARITIES: PRESENT TENSE 43 I.
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CHAPTER 3 Irregularities: Simple Pa
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(ii) Ser and ir have regular ending
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Comments (i) and (ii) for -u stems,
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except the first person plural, in
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future tense led naturally to the d
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-ir verbs subjunctive indicative 1s
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-ir verbs sentir dormir 1s sienta d
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SUBJUNCTIVE AND IMPERATIVE 59 All O
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argüir discernir 1s present indica
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Note that: SUBJUNCTIVE AND IMPERATI
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SUBJUNCTIVE AND IMPERATIVE 65 indic
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CHAPTER 6 Compound Verb Forms All c
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habré subido I will have climbed h
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CHAPTER 7 Orthographic Modification
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five sounds which have alternative
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Note that verbs with consonant -j n
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a diphthong -io or -ie. As in Spani
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orthographic written accent changes
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like criar, where the stress falls
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Other examples of verbs with stems
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Other examples: no written accents
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9. Combinations of Changes The verb
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Other verbs affected by this change
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CHAPTER 8 Vosotros/Ustedes and Tute
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attention to tú on the grounds tha
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VOSOTROS/USTEDES AND TUTEO/VOSEO 95
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SUMMARY AND PRESENTATION OF VERB CL
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SUMMARY AND PRESENTATION OF VERB CL
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III. Irregular First Person Singula
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TABLE 9.1. FUNDAMENTAL IRREGULARITI
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SUMMARY AND PRESENTATION OF VERB CL
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PART II USES OF VERBS
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CHAPTER 10 Indicative Present Tense
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Spain (generally) He leído el peri
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El cuadro está torcido. “The pic
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analogous construction is used with
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What did I say, or rather, mean to
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Probably the most common use of the
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Thus one says that el niño está d
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Future Perfect The Spanish use of t
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levantar “to lift” levantarse
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Apart from its role as an auxiliary
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La bandera es azul. “The flag is
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SPECIAL TOPIC: SER VERSUS ESTAR 131
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Passive and “False Passive” Con
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A potential confusion arises if one
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SPECIAL TOPIC: SER VERSUS ESTAR 137
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SUBJUNCTIVE 139 precepts. The diffi
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SUBJUNCTIVE 141 posture with regard
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SUBJUNCTIVE 143 Nonetheless, one oc
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SUBJUNCTIVE 145 As with English, in
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SUBJUNCTIVE 147 Me molesta no poder
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SUBJUNCTIVE 149 When some expressio
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SUBJUNCTIVE 151 Si has leído todos
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subjunctive SUBJUNCTIVE 153 No quie
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Conjunctions of Purpose Always Foll
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hasta que “until” mientras “w
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SUBJUNCTIVE 159 When the imperfect
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SUBJUNCTIVE 161 With expressions of
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SUBJUNCTIVE 163 Consider, for examp
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PART III ANNEXES
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ANNEX A Models of Verb Classes and
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33. traer 34. -ducir 35. andar On t
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MODELS OF VERB CLASSES AND SUB-CLAS
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1-11 G S GU CABRAHIGAR TO CAPRIFICA
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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3 SUBIR TO RAISE, TO CLIMB INDICATI
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MODELS OF VERB CLASSES AND SUB-CLAS
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4A-1 DIPHTHONG E S IE NEGAR TO DENY
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4B-3 DIPHTHONG O S UE FORZAR TO FOR
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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9-2 ALTERNATE FORMS ROER TO GNAW IN
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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SUBJUNCTIVE Present Imperfect (I) I
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28-2 BENDECIR TO BLESS In future, c
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30-1 SUPONER TO SUPPOSE For imperat
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33 TRAER TO BRING, -GO IRREGULAR SI
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ANNEX B Index by Class and Sub-clas
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # acribillar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # algodonar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # aposentar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # atontolina
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # caer caer
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # clausurar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # consonanti
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # defraudar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # descollar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # desliar ca
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # devorar ca
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # embrollar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # enfilar ca
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # erotizar c
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # exclamar c
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # fraccionar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # historiar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # insonoriza
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # linchar ca
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # mitificar
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # palmotear
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # poner pone
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # racionaliz
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # refreír 2
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # resplandec
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # sextuplica
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # susurrar c
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Verb Class (Sub-class) # triunfar c
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Selected References Alarcos Llorach