Summary: ¡Exacto! is a student-friendly Spanish grammar aimed at intermediate-level learners and idea both for use in the classroom and as an invaluable reference for self-study. Tables and charts allow the learner to navigate easily and to view explanations, examples of usage any exceptions to the rule at one glance. Authentic quotations from Spanish and Latin American media and literature illustrate grammar in context while varied, graded practice exercises with answer keys enable learners to review their progress.The authors, all experienced teachers from the Open University, are adept at conveying complex ideas through clear explanations and examples, and at writing exercises that truly promote and consolidate learning. This makes ¡Exacto! ideal for learners with little knowledge through to advanced level.
Revised with new examples and exercisesIncludes new entries on adverbs of frequency, reflexive and pronominal verbs, and the simple past and perfect tensesInformation is presented in tabular form for quick reference and reviewA glossary helps you to get to grips with grammatical termsDemonstrates grammar in practice with authentic literary and journalistic quotationsVaried and imaginative exercises enable you to practice all that you have learned.
Table of Contents: How to use this bookGlossaryNounsArticlesQualifying adjectivesPersonal pronounsDemonstrativesPossessivesNumeralsIndefinitesAdverbsInterrogativesPrepositionsInterjectionsThe Spanish verbImpersonal forms of the verbPresent tenses of the indicativeFuture tenses of the indicativePast tenses of the indicativeImperativesConditional tensesSubjunctive tensesSpecial verbs and constructionsSentence organisationNegativesCompound and complex sentenceIndirect speechVerb tablesKey to exercisesBibilographyGrammatical index
About the Author(s): Ane Ortega was Lecturer in Spanish at The Open University, UK, and is currently a lecturer at the Begoñako Andra Mari Teacher Training College in Bilbao, Spain. Tita Beaven is Lecturer in Spanish and currently Associate Head of the Department of Languages at The Open University. Cecilia Garrido is Senior Lecturer in Spanish and currently Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) at The Open University. Sean Scrivener is an editor attached to the Department of Languages at The Open University.
Readership: Undergraduate students of Spanish
