Grammar Guide

Some time ago I came across a very useful compendium of Spanish grammar put together by Robert Tchaidze based on his study experiences at Casa Xelajú in Xela, Guatemala; Academia Falcón in Guanajuato, Mexico; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland (USA); and I.L.E.E. in Argentina.

As his site doesn’t reach that many folks who might benefit from his diligent efforts I contacted him and asked if I could reproduce the guide here on dado que and he was gracious enough to agree. Enjoy!

Small Things

• Accents
• Pronouns
• Gender
• Forming Plural
• Articles
• Some Sound Spelling
• Typing Accents

Conjugation of Verbs

• Regular
• Irregular
• Stem-Changing
• Selected Verb Conjugations

Tenses

• Past
• Present
• Future
• Hypothesizing
• Indicative
• Perfect
• Progressive
• Subjunctive

Some Commonly Confused Constructions

• Ser vs Estar
• Saber vs Conocer
• Por vs Para
• Object Pronouns — Direct, Indirect and Reflexive
• Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
• Preterite vs Imperfect
• 3 Types Of Hypothesizing
• Summary of Subjunctive
• Verbs that Change Meaning in Preterite
• These Verbs are Followed by …

Some useful formulas

• Telling Time
• Expressing Likes and Dislikes
• Personal A
• Se
• Passive Voice
• Expressing Duration of the Action
• Comparisons
• Acabar
• Ir a
• Tener
• Talking about Temperature

Download This Guide

Download my (only slightly) revised version of all the files of this Grammar Guide in one zip archive. or download Robert’s original version.