Spanish Grammar

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Introduction
Verbs — Basics
- Verbs — Defined
- Verbs — Tense and Mood Defined
- Verbs — Conjugation Defined
- Verbs — Compound (Perfect) Tenses
- Verbs — Simple and Continuous Forms
Verbs — Simple Tenses
- Simple Tenses Defined
- The Present
  - Present — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
  - Present — Uses of the Present
- The Imperfect
- The Past
  - Past — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
  - Past — Uses of the Past
- The Future
  - Future — Uses of the Future
  - Future — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
- The Conditional
  - Conditional — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
Verbs — Compound Tenses
- Compound Tenses Defined
- Present Perfect
- Future Perfect
- Conditional Perfect
Verbs — Imperative
- Imperative Defined
- Imperative — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
- Imperative — Common Irregular Verbs
- Imperative — Negative Commands
- Imperative — Position of Object Pronouns
- Imperative — Expressing Greater Politeness
Verbs — Subjunctive
- Subjunctive — Defined
- Subjunctive — Conjugations of AR, ER, and IR Verbs
- Subjunctive — Six Irregular Verbs to Memorize
- Subjunctive — Other Conjugations
- Subjunctive — in Noun Clauses
- Subjunctive — in Adjective Clauses
- Subjunctive — in Adverbial Clauses
- Subjunctive — Conditional Sentences (Si Clauses)
- Subjunctive — Sequence of Tenses
Radical-Changing Verbs
- Radical-Changing AR and ER Verbs — Defined
- Stem-Changing Verbs — E to IE (AR and ER Verbs)
- Stem-Changing Verbs — O to UE (AR and ER Verbs)
- Stem-Changing Verbs — U to UE (AR Verbs)
- Radical-Changing IR Verbs — Defined
- Stem-Changing Verbs — E to IE (IR Verbs)
- Stem-Changing Verbs — O to UE (IR Verbs)
- Stem-Changing Verbs — E to I (IR Verbs)
Verbs — Passive Voice
- Passive Voice — Defined
- Passive Voice — Forming the Passive Voice
- Passive Voice — Reflexive Substitute for the Passive
Verbs — Spelling Changes
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Introduction
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -car
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -gar
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -zar
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -guar
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -iar
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -uar
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -cer (1)
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -cer (2)
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -ger
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -er
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -uir
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -guir
- Spelling-Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -quir
Reflexive Verbs
- Reflexive Verbs — Defined
- Reflexive Verbs — Position of Reflexive Pronouns
- Reflexive Verbs — Uses of the Reflexive
- Reflexive Verbs — Spanish and English Compared
- Reflexive Verbs — Common Reflexive Verbs
Ser and Estar
- The English Verb — To Be
- Uses of Estar
- True Passive with Ser
- Uses of Ser
- Ser and Estar with Adjectives
Verbs — Infinitives
Articles
- Articles — Defined
- Articles — Definite Articles
- Articles — The Uses of Definite Articles
- Articles — Indefinite Articles
- Articles — Omission of Articles
- Articles — The Neuter Article — lo
Nouns
- Nouns — Nouns and Gender Defined
- Nouns — Masculine Spanish Nouns
- Nouns — Feminine Spanish Nouns
- Nouns — More Notes on Gender
- Nouns — Forming of the Regular Plural
- Nouns — Forming of the Irregular Plural
Telling Time
- Time — Basics
- Time — Special Time Words
- Time — Cuarto, Media, Menos, and Y
- Time — Using Por, De and Dar to Express Time
- Time — Imperfect, Conditional and Future
- Time — Idiomatic Present and Idiomatic Past
- Time — Idioms Used with Time
Days of The Week
- Days of The Week — Basics
- Days of The Week — Articles and Gender
Months of the Year
- Months of the Year — Basics
- Months of the Year — Notes and Examples
Seasons of the Year
Prepositions
- Prepositions — Por
- Prepositions — Por and Idioms
- Prepositions — Para
- Prepositions — Para and Idioms
Pronouns
- Pronouns — Personal
- Pronouns — Possessive
- Pronouns — Relative
  - Relative Pronouns — Defined
  - Relative Pronouns — Uses
- Pronouns — Interrogatives
  - Interrogative Pronouns — Defined
  - Interrogative Pronouns — Uses
- Pronouns — Demonstratives
Adjectives
- Adjectives — Defined
- Adjectives — Forming the Plural
- Adjectives — Forming the Feminine
- Adjectives — Agreement
- Adjectives — Position of Adjectives
- Adjectives — Shortened form of Adjectives
- Adjectives — Adjectives Used As Nouns
- Pronouns — Possessive Adjectives
Contractions
Numbers and Math
- Numbers — Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers Defined
- Numbers — Cardinal Numbers
- Numbers — Table of Cardinal Numbers
- Numbers — Ordinal Numbers
- Numbers — Table of Ordinal Numbers
- Numbers — Mathematical Signs
- Numbers — Fractions
- Numbers — Table of Fractions
The Spanish Sentence
- The Spanish Sentence — Defined
- The Spanish Sentence — Word Order
- The Spanish Sentence — Negative Sentences
- The Spanish Sentence — Double Negatives
- The Spanish Sentence — The Personal a
Conjunctions
- Conjunctions — Basics
- Conjunctions — Changing Y to E and O to U
- Conjunctions — The omission of Que in English
- Conjunctions — Pero, Sino and Mas
- Conjunctions — Table of Simple Conjunctions
Suffixes
- Suffixes — Defined
- Suffixes — Augmentatives
- Suffixes — Diminutives
Negation
- Negation — Basics
- Negation — Negative Words
- Negation — More Negative Forms
- Negation — Double Negatives in English and Spanish
Comparisons
- Comparison of Adjectives
- Comparison of Adverbs
- Comparisons in Spanish
- Absolute Superlative
- Comparison of Equality
- How to Use — Sino
- How to Express — Only
Syllabification
- Syllabification — Basics
- Syllabification — Rules for Dividing Words
- Syllabification — Diphthongs and Triphthongs
Accentuation
- Accentuation — The Rules of Stress
- Accentuation — Distinguishing Accents

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Spanish Grammar: Spanish Verbs

Spelling -Changing Verbs — Verbs Ending in -iar

RULE

Certain verbs ending in -iar take a written accent mark over the i of the stem.

Present

enviar (to send)

Subjunctive

Imperative

Other Common Verbs That Have the Same Change


vaciar	to empty
espiar	to spy
confiar	to trust
criar	raise, bring up
esquiar	ski
desconfiar	to distrust
variar	to vary

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