The “Step by Step Spanish” ebooks contain a series of readable and clearly explained articles introducing the Spanish language to those who have little or no knowledge of language or grammar. They were originally written to appear in weekly English language newspapers in Spain.
Here are the contents of this volume.
Lesson 81Introduction to past continuous tense
Lesson 82Past Continuous tense – “ar” verbs
Lesson 83Past Continuous tense – “er” and “ir” verbs
Lesson 84Past Continuous tense – ser, ir and ver
Lesson 85Past Continuous tense – use of pronouns and short text
Lesson 86Translation of short text and commentary
Lesson 87Introduction to reflexive verbs
Lesson 88Reflexive verbs – continued
Lesson 89Reflexive verbs – some basic uses
Lesson 90Reflexive verbs – more uses
Lesson 91Reflexive verbs – some common expressions
Lesson 92Reflexive verbs – gerunds, infinitives and imperatives
Lesson 93Reflexive verbs – sentence translations and comments
Lesson 94The verb “gustar”
Lesson 95Verbs that work like “gustar”
Lesson 96More verbs that work like “gustar”
Lesson 97Short text and translation
Lesson 98Introduction to past simple tense
Lesson 99Past simple tense – “-ar” verbs
Lesson 100Past simple tense practice – “-ar” verbs
Lesson 101Past simple tense – “-er” and “-ir” verbs
Lesson 102Past simple tense – minor irregularities
Lesson 103Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – dar, hacer
Lesson 104Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – ir, ser
Lesson 105Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – decir, estar
Lesson 106Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – tener
Lesson 107Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – poder, querer
Lesson 108Past simple tense – short text and comments
Lesson 109Past simple tense – translation of short text
Lesson 110It’s never too late to learn
Lesson 111Expressions with “tener”
Lesson 112The verb “soler”
Lesson 113The verb “estrenar”
Lesson 114Getting thinner and younger but more confused
Lesson 115Body Parts
Lesson 116People Words
Lesson 117More People Words
Lesson 118Film Titles
Lesson 119Borrowed Words
Lesson 120More Spanglish Words
Jane Cronin is a teacher and communicator based in the Alicante province of Spain. She has many years experience of introducing the language and culture of Spain to the English speaking community via television, radio, presentations and courses.
Jane’s website www.janecronin.eu contains a treasure trove of free articles, video tutorials and advice as well as a substantial list of e-books and audio downloads useful to both serious students and those with a general interest. Also available in both physical and electronic form is the bilingual book “Sid’s Adventures in Spain”. This is the light-hearted story about the experiences of a Yorkshireman who takes up residence on the Costa Blanca whose pages are set out as parallel texts with English and Spanish on facing pages.
Also available via www.janecronin.eu is a personalized internet course based on the “Step by Step Spanish” volumes and a Step by Step Listening course aimed at improving students’ ability to tune into and understand spoken Spanish.
Here is just one of many messages of appreciation by Jane for her Step by Step series of articles:
Dear Jane,
I felt I should drop you a line congratulating you on your excellent "Step by Step Spanish" books and associated materials. They are an absolute must for anyone who wishes to improve their Spanish quickly without the "grammar water torture". Your approach of choosing useful short phrases/structures and then building the students grasp of the language from that base is refreshing and (in my case) highly successful. I will recommend you to all my friends and family.
Best Regards
Dave
Here are the contents of this volume.
Lesson 81Introduction to past continuous tense
Lesson 82Past Continuous tense – “ar” verbs
Lesson 83Past Continuous tense – “er” and “ir” verbs
Lesson 84Past Continuous tense – ser, ir and ver
Lesson 85Past Continuous tense – use of pronouns and short text
Lesson 86Translation of short text and commentary
Lesson 87Introduction to reflexive verbs
Lesson 88Reflexive verbs – continued
Lesson 89Reflexive verbs – some basic uses
Lesson 90Reflexive verbs – more uses
Lesson 91Reflexive verbs – some common expressions
Lesson 92Reflexive verbs – gerunds, infinitives and imperatives
Lesson 93Reflexive verbs – sentence translations and comments
Lesson 94The verb “gustar”
Lesson 95Verbs that work like “gustar”
Lesson 96More verbs that work like “gustar”
Lesson 97Short text and translation
Lesson 98Introduction to past simple tense
Lesson 99Past simple tense – “-ar” verbs
Lesson 100Past simple tense practice – “-ar” verbs
Lesson 101Past simple tense – “-er” and “-ir” verbs
Lesson 102Past simple tense – minor irregularities
Lesson 103Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – dar, hacer
Lesson 104Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – ir, ser
Lesson 105Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – decir, estar
Lesson 106Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – tener
Lesson 107Past simple tense. Irregular verbs – poder, querer
Lesson 108Past simple tense – short text and comments
Lesson 109Past simple tense – translation of short text
Lesson 110It’s never too late to learn
Lesson 111Expressions with “tener”
Lesson 112The verb “soler”
Lesson 113The verb “estrenar”
Lesson 114Getting thinner and younger but more confused
Lesson 115Body Parts
Lesson 116People Words
Lesson 117More People Words
Lesson 118Film Titles
Lesson 119Borrowed Words
Lesson 120More Spanglish Words
Jane Cronin is a teacher and communicator based in the Alicante province of Spain. She has many years experience of introducing the language and culture of Spain to the English speaking community via television, radio, presentations and courses.
Jane’s website www.janecronin.eu contains a treasure trove of free articles, video tutorials and advice as well as a substantial list of e-books and audio downloads useful to both serious students and those with a general interest. Also available in both physical and electronic form is the bilingual book “Sid’s Adventures in Spain”. This is the light-hearted story about the experiences of a Yorkshireman who takes up residence on the Costa Blanca whose pages are set out as parallel texts with English and Spanish on facing pages.
Also available via www.janecronin.eu is a personalized internet course based on the “Step by Step Spanish” volumes and a Step by Step Listening course aimed at improving students’ ability to tune into and understand spoken Spanish.
Here is just one of many messages of appreciation by Jane for her Step by Step series of articles:
Dear Jane,
I felt I should drop you a line congratulating you on your excellent "Step by Step Spanish" books and associated materials. They are an absolute must for anyone who wishes to improve their Spanish quickly without the "grammar water torture". Your approach of choosing useful short phrases/structures and then building the students grasp of the language from that base is refreshing and (in my case) highly successful. I will recommend you to all my friends and family.
Best Regards
Dave
