| Preface | |
| 1. | Leccion Numero Uno | 1 |
| Words that are identical in Spanish and English | |
| How to convert English words into Spanish words | |
| How to form sentences | |
| Lists of words that are similar or identical in Spanish and English | |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "al," "ble," "ic," "ent," and "ant" | |
| Basic differences in spelling between Spanish and English | |
| 2. | Leccion Numero Dos | 14 |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ist," "ous," and "ion" | |
| The use of these words in sentences | |
| 3. | Leccion Numero Tres | 23 |
| How to convert nouns that end in "ion" into verbs | |
| How to form questions | |
| 4. | Leccion Numero Cuatro | 27 |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ty" | |
| Conversation using "tome" (I took) and "tomo" (you took) | |
| 5. | Leccion Numero Cinco | 33 |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ry" and "em" | |
| Conversation using "visite" (I visited) and "invite" (I invited) | |
| 6. | Leccion Numero Seis | 39 |
| A simple way of converting English verbs into Spanish verbs | |
| How to use these verbs in sentences | |
| 7. | Leccion Numero Siete | 46 |
| Conversation using "hable" (I spoke, talked) | |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ce" and "cy" | |
| 8. | Leccon Numero Ocho | 52 |
| An easy way to convert Spanish nouns you know into verbs | |
| How to form questions in the past tense | |
| 9. | Leccion Numero Nueve | 62 |
| How to greet people | |
| Conversation using "Como esta?" (How are? How is?) | |
| 10. | Leccion Numero Diez | 68 |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "in" or "ine" | |
| Conversation using "compre" (I bought) and "compro" (you bought) | |
| 11. | Leccion Numero Once | 75 |
| How to express future action | |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ive" | |
| Test Your Progress | 82 |
| 12. | Leccion Numero Doce | 87 |
| Further practice in expressing future action | |
| Conversation using "trabajar" (to work) | |
| The days of the week | |
| 13. | Leccion Numero Trece | 95 |
| Verbs that end in "er" and "ir" | |
| Practice in expressing future action with these verbs | |
| How to form adverbs | |
| 14. | Leccion Numero Catorce | 101 |
| How to form the past tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs | |
| List of "er" and "ir" verbs that are similar to their English equivalents | |
| How to form the plural of nouns | |
| 15. | Leccion Numero Quince | 109 |
| Conversation using "ver" (to see) and "trabajar" (to work) | |
| How to use Spanish adjectives | |
| 16. | Leccion Numero Diez y Seis | 115 |
| Conversation using "leer" (to read) | |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "cle" and "y" | |
| 17. | Leccion Numero Diez y Siete | 121 |
| How to form the past tense plural of "ar" verbs | |
| Conversation using "pasar" (to pass, to spend time) | |
| 18. | Leccion Numero Diez y Ocho | 129 |
| Past tense plural of "er" and "ir" verbs | |
| The months of the year | |
| 19. | Leccion Numero Diez y Nueve | 138 |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ct" | |
| Conversation using "cantar" (to sing) and "oir" (to hear) | |
| 20. | Leccion Numero Veinte | 146 |
| Conversation using "estar" (to be) | |
| How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ure" and "ute" | |
| Test Your Progress | 153 |
| 21. | Leccion Numero Veintiuno | 157 |
| How to form the Spanish equivalents of English participles that end in "ing"--"singing," "working," etc.--and their use in conversation | |
| 22. | Leccion Numero Veintidos | 164 |
| How to form the present tense singular of "ar" verbs | |
| Conversation using these verbs | |
| 23. | Leccion Numero Veintitres | 173 |
| How to form the present tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs | |
| Conversation using these verbs | |
| Further practice with Spanish adjectives | |
| 24. | Leccion Numero Veinticuatro | 181 |
| How to form the plural of the present tense | |
| 25. | Leccion Numero Veinticinco | 191 |
| A simple way to convert Spanish verbs into nouns | |
| Conversation using "tuve" (I had) and "estuve" (I was) | |
| 26. | Leccion Numero Veintiseis | 203 |
| Use of "ir" (to go) in the present and past tenses | |
| Conversation using "hice" (I did, made) and "vine" (I came) | |
| 27. | Leccion Numero Veintisiete | 213 |
| How to form the present perfect tense with the auxiliary "haber ..." (to have ...) | |
| Conversation using these verbs | |
| 28. | Leccion Numero Veintiocho | 224 |
| Spelling changes in verbs | |
| The numbers | |
| 29. | Leccion Numero Veintinueve | 238 |
| Complete review of the most useful and important tenses of verbs | |
| Further practice in using these verbs | |
| 30. | Leccion Numero Treinta | 245 |
| Verbs that have slight changes in the stem | |
| Test Your Progress | 256 |
| 31. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Uno | 260 |
| An easy way to learn irregular verbs | |
| A list of the principal irregular verbs showing their similarity to each other | |
| The present and past tenses of these verbs | |
| 32. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Dos | 280 |
| How to use him, her, and you in Spanish conversation | |
| 33. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Tres | 290 |
| Dialogues using him, her, and you | |
| 34. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Cuatro | 300 |
| How to use to him, to her, to you, and for him, for her, for you in Spanish conversation | |
| 35. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Cinco | 308 |
| Further practice in the use of to him, to her, to you | |
| How to combine pronouns | |
| 36. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Seis | 314 |
| Practice using the irregular verbs in conversation | |
| 37. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Siete | 327 |
| Verbs which end in "cer" | |
| How to use "me gusta" (I like) and "le gusta" (you like) | |
| A menu vocabulary | |
| 38. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Ocho | 341 |
| How to use "me" (myself) and "se" (yourself) | |
| Test Your Progress | 362 |
| 39. | Leccion Numero Treinta y Nueve | 367 |
| How to say I used to ... you used to ... in Spanish | |
| 40. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta | 378 |
| How to give commands in Spanish | |
| List of frequently used commands | |
| Test Your Progress | 390 |
| 41. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Uno | 394 |
| How to express hope, fear, doubt, and desire in Spanish | |
| 42. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Dos | 411 |
| How to express past hopes, fears, doubts, and desires in Spanish | |
| How to say I would ... you would ... etc., in Spanish | |
| 43. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Tres | 424 |
| Stem-changing verbs I, II, III | |
| Lists of all types of stemchanging verbs | |
| 44. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cuatro | 436 |
| Irregular past participles | |
| Verbs that end in "uir" | |
| Impersonal verbs | |
| How to use the verb "deber" (should, ought, must) | |
| Passive voice | |
| Negatives and double negatives | |
| 45. | Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cinco | 443 |
| The familiar form of address | |
| Possessives | |
| Diminutives | |
| Stresses and accents | |
| Common Spanish Expressions | 451 |
| Vocabulary | 457 |
| Index | 493 |