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English Grammar for Students of Spanish

A Self-Study Grammar That Helps You Come Prepared for Class

Step-by-Step Examples

To show you how to get from an English to a Spanish sentence structure.

All the Essentials

Straightforward lessons that focus on the rules and not the exceptions. Covers the English grammar taught in beginning college courses.

Study Tips

The Study Tips and Review Exercises at the end of most chapters will help you retain the rules and concepts covered.

one point per chapter

Each short chapter explains one grammar rule with English and Spanish examples.

In English & Spanish

Grammar rules are illustrated with examples in English and Spanish.

Print & Digital Formats

Available in print and digital formats from our website, and many campus bookstores.

Learn the Grammar Terms Your Textbook Assumes You Know

Learn Spanish Grammar

What is gender, agreement and number?

Learn terms used in English and Spanish grammar such as conjugation, gender, number, and agreement—they play a minor role in English, but an important role in Spanish.

“Red” : rojo  or roja?  Depends on  what is described:  a car → rojo;  a dress  → roja

Step-by-step Spanish sentence structure

Learn how to get from an English structure to an equivalent Spanish sentence structure. Our examples will take you every step of the way. 

What are nouns, verbs and adjectives?

Learn what are parts of speech so you can identify English and Spanish nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. This will help you choose the correct Spanish equivalent to the English word. 

“Leaves” : sale or hojas? Depends on its part of speech: verb → sale; noun → hojas

What are subjects and objects?

Learn to identify the function of words used in English and Spanish grammar so you can choose the correct Spanish equivalent to the English word.

Learn what are English and Spanish subjects, Spanish direct and indirect objects. 

“Him” : lo or le? Depends on its function: direct object → lo; indirect object → le

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