| Preface |
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| Guide to Pronunciation |
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| The Alphabet |
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| Greetings and Salutations |
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1 Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives |
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The Gender of Nouns and the Definite Article |
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3 | (4) |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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Singular Indefinite Articles |
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7 | (1) |
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Plural Indefinite Articles |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (5) |
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Singular Form of Adjectives |
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9 | (3) |
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Plural Form of Adjectives |
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12 | (2) |
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2 Estar, Ser, and Subject Pronouns |
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14 | (13) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension La casa |
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25 | (2) |
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3 Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, and Months |
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27 | (13) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
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Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons |
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32 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension Un pueblo colonial |
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33 | (6) |
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Reading Comprehension El cine |
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39 | (1) |
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4 Numbers, Dates, and Time |
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40 | (16) |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension El restaurante |
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51 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension El oficio de la casa |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (14) |
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Uses of the Present Tense |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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Ar and -er Verbs with More than One Meaning |
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66 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension Una escuela en Mexico |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (12) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension El tren |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (20) |
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82 | (1) |
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The Future with the Verb Ir |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (4) |
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Idioms with the Verb tener |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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Useful Words: que and para |
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89 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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Las partes del cuerpo (Parts of the Body) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Time Expressions with hacer |
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93 | (6) |
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Reading Comprehension La cita |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (23) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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Neuter Demonstrative Pronouns |
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105 | (1) |
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Adjectives of Nationality |
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105 | (3) |
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Adjectives That Precede a Noun |
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108 | (5) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (6) |
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Adverbs That Do Not Take the Suffix -mente |
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119 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension La fiesta |
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123 | (2) |
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9 Negatives and Prepositions |
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125 | (28) |
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125 | (6) |
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131 | (9) |
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Prepositions Followed by Verbs or Nouns |
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132 | (1) |
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Prepositions Followed by Nouns or Pronouns |
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132 | (1) |
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Pronouns That Follow Prepositions |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension El circo |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (8) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension El trabajo |
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149 | (4) |
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II Objects, Reflexive Verbs, and the Present Subjunctive |
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153 | (24) |
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Gustar and the Indirect Object |
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153 | (6) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (4) |
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The Indirect Object Pronoun |
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163 | (11) |
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Position of the Indirect Object Pronoun |
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165 | (9) |
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Reading Comprehension Irdecompras |
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174 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension El viaje |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (16) |
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The Personal a and the Direct Object |
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177 | (5) |
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178 | (4) |
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The Direct Object Pronoun |
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182 | (9) |
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Position of the Direct Object Pronoun |
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183 | (1) |
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The Direct Object Pronoun as a Person |
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184 | (2) |
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The Direct Object Pronoun as a Thing |
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186 | (5) |
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Reading Comprehension La bienvenida |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (13) |
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193 | (1) |
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Some Frequently Used Reflexive Verbs |
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194 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs Whose English Translations Do Not Necessarily Include Oneself |
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195 | (1) |
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Position of the Reflexive Pronoun |
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195 | (2) |
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Reflexive Verbs with Parts of the Body and Clothing |
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197 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs That Express Emotion |
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197 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs That Express Movement |
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198 | (1) |
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Reflexive Verbs That Express "To Become" |
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199 | (1) |
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Most Frequently Used Reflexive Verbs |
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199 | (3) |
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Reflexive Verbs with Reciprocal Meanings |
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202 | (1) |
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Se and Impersonal Expressions |
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203 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension El encuentro |
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204 | (2) |
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13 The Present Subjunctive |
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206 | (29) |
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Formation of the Present Subjunctive |
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206 | (6) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Verbs with Orthographic Changes |
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210 | (2) |
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Uses of the Present Subjunctive |
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212 | (19) |
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After Certain Impersonal Expressions |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (6) |
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After Certain Conjunctions |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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In Certain Dependent Adjective Clauses |
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223 | (1) |
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After the Expressions por mas que and por mucho que |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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After acaso, quizas, and tal vez |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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After Compounds of -quiera |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension La despedida |
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231 | (4) |
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III Preterit Tense, Imperfect Tense, and Double Object Pronouns |
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235 | (22) |
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Formation of the Preterit |
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235 | (3) |
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235 | (1) |
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Regular -er and -ir Verbs |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (2) |
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To Express an Action Completed in the Past |
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238 | (1) |
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To Express a Series of Completed Actions in the Past |
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239 | (1) |
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To Express a Condition That Is No Longer in Effect |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (8) |
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Ir Verbs with Stem Changes in the Third Person |
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246 | (2) |
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Verbs with Orthographic Changes |
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248 | (5) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (2) |
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Verbs with Special Meanings in the Preterit |
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253 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension En la corte (primera escena) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (30) |
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Formation of the Imperfect |
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257 | (3) |
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257 | (1) |
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Regular -er and -ir Verbs |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (5) |
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To "Set the Stage" in the Past; to Express a Narration, Situation, or Background |
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260 | (1) |
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To Express Habitual, Customary, or Repeated Actions in the Past |
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260 | (1) |
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To Express Continuous Actions in the Past |
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261 | (1) |
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To Express a Description in the Past |
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261 | (1) |
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To Express Point of Origin in the Past |
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261 | (1) |
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To Express Time in the Past |
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262 | (1) |
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To Express One's Age in the Past |
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262 | (3) |
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Preterit and Imperfect Compared |
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265 | (5) |
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266 | (4) |
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270 | (12) |
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Indirect Object Pronoun with Direct Object Pronoun |
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270 | (8) |
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Reflexive Pronoun with Direct Object Pronoun |
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278 | (1) |
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Se Plus the Indirect Object Pronoun and Unplanned Occurrences |
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279 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension El juicio (segunda escena) |
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282 | (5) |
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IV Ser and Estar; Present, Preterit, and Imperfect Tenses; Progressive Tenses; Present Subjunctive; Commands |
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16 Ser and Estar and the Present Tense |
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287 | (5) |
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292 | (11) |
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Reading Comprehension Machu Picchu |
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303 | (2) |
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17 Ser and Estar in the Preterit and Imperfect Tenses |
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305 | (4) |
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309 | (4) |
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Regular Verbs in the Preterit |
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313 | (2) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Preterit |
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315 | (2) |
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Regular Verbs in the Imperfect |
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317 | (2) |
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Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect |
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319 | (1) |
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Comparison of Preterit and Imperfect |
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319 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension Marianela |
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322 | (3) |
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18 The Present Progressive Tense |
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325 | (4) |
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Formation of the Present Progressive Tense |
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329 | (1) |
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Use of the Present Progressive Tense |
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329 | (3) |
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Placement of Object Pronouns |
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332 | (4) |
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Uses of the Gerund with Verbs Other Than estar |
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336 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension La parada del bus |
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340 | (2) |
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19 The Past Progressive Tenses |
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The Imperfect Progressive Tense |
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342 | (3) |
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The Preterit Progressive Tense |
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345 | (6) |
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Reading Comprehension El hospital |
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351 | (3) |
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20 The Present Subjunctive |
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Formation of the Present Subjunctive |
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354 | (7) |
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Uses of the Present Subjunctive |
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361 | (14) |
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Other Tenses That Cause the Present Subjunctive |
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375 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension El juicio |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (4) |
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386 | (5) |
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391 | (3) |
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Other Ways of Asking People to Do Things |
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394 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension Perdida en Nicaragua |
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397 | (2) |
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The nosotros Command: "Let us . . ." |
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399 | (3) |
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Affirmative vosotros Commands |
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402 | (1) |
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Negative vosotros Commands |
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402 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension La Noche de Brujas |
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405 | (4) |
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V Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, Pronouns; Present and Past Perfect Tenses |
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22 Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, and Pronouns |
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409 | (5) |
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414 | (5) |
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419 | (4) |
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423 | (5) |
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Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns |
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428 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension Mi viaje |
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430 | (1) |
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The Neuter lo + Adjective Used as a Noun |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (1) |
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Pronunciation Practice Los maderos de San Juan |
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435 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension Lo fatal |
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436 | (2) |
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23 The Present Perfect Tense |
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Formation of the Past Participle |
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438 | (3) |
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Formation of the Present Perfect Tense |
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441 | (2) |
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Uses of the Present Perfect Tense |
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443 | (1) |
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Placement of Object Pronouns with the Present Perfect Tense |
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444 | (1) |
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Use of the Infinitive haber and the Past Participle |
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445 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension El apartamento |
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449 | (2) |
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24 The Past Perfect Tense |
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Formation of the Past Perfect Tense |
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451 | (1) |
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Uses of the Past Perfect Tense |
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451 | (3) |
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Reading Comprehension El sueno |
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454 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension Recordando Nicaragua |
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455 | (1) |
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The Past Participle as an Adjective |
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456 | (4) |
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The Past Participle with ser and the Passive Voice |
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460 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension El conde Lucanor |
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462 | (3) |
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VI Future and Conditional Tenses; Past Subjunctive; Idioms |
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Formation of the Future Tense |
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465 | (7) |
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472 | (7) |
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The Future Progressive Tense |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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Reading Comprehension El porvenir |
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481 | (2) |
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Formation of the Conditional Tense |
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483 | (6) |
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Uses of the Conditional Tense |
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489 | (4) |
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The Conditional Progressive Tense |
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493 | (1) |
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The Conditional Perfect Tense |
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494 | (2) |
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Reading Comprehension iQue haria Ud. en las siguientes situaciones? |
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496 | (2) |
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27 The Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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Formation of the Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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498 | (1) |
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Uses of the Present Perfect Subjunctive |
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498 | (4) |
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Reading Comprehension La isla en el Caribe |
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502 | (3) |
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28 The Imperfect Subjunctive |
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Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive |
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505 | (6) |
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Uses of the Imperfect Subjunctive |
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511 | (7) |
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Reading Comprehension El barco economico |
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518 | (9) |
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Reading Comprehension Xochicalco |
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