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Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Past-Tense Verbs Up Close (Practice Makes Perfect Series) 1st Edition

Spanish Edition by Eric Vogt (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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Get up close and master Spanish past-tense verbs

As you study Spanish you may view past-tense verbs as obstacles to your full understanding of the language. Learning past-tense verbs can be one of the most frustrating aspects of studying Spanish grammar, but it is also one of the most important for being understood and following what others say. By adding Spanish past-tense verbs to your range of language skills, you will open up a whole new world of communication.

With plenty of opportunities for practice, practice, practice, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Past-Tense Verbs Up Close helps you better understand the nuances of this tricky grammar element and develop your skills and confidence as a Spanish speaker with:

  • Easy-to-absorb explanatory materials, examples, and exercises
  • Authoritative guidance on the different verb forms and when to use them
  • A comprehensive answer key that not only gives you the correct solutions to the exercises but explains the why behind them
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  1. ISBN-10
    0071492267
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071492263
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill Education
  5. Publication date
    October 8, 2008
  6. Part of series
    Practice Makes Perfect
  7. Language
    English, Spanish
  8. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  9. Print length
    128 pages
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Eric Vogt, Ph.D., teaches Spanish at Seattle Pacific University.

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Eric Vogt, Ph.D., teaches Spanish at Seattle Pacific University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Education; 1st edition (October 8, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071492267
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071492263
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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Eric W. Vogt

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Eric W. Vogt was born September 15, 1955 in Williamsburg, Virginia. An interesting beginning for one who would go on to become a professor of Golden Age Spanish literature. His passion for the literature of the two centuries of Spain's world empire has driven him to take original manuscripts from the period to produce several critical volumes of drama, poetry and music. He also loves the Spanish language for its own elegance and is passionate about teaching it and making it more teachable.

He is unusual for a Ph.D. because he left academia to create and administer The American National Red Cross Biomedical Translation Bureau for three years. When he returned to academic life in the mid 1990s, he almost immediately published a critical edition and his own translation of St. Teresa of Avila's Complete Poetry -- with a foreword by His Eminence Jaime Cardinal L. Sin of the Republic of the Philippines.

Dr. Vogt enjoys the freedom and opportunities for diffusing knowledge that the internet creates. In very real ways, it is a world that many Renaissance thinkers envisioned.

He has taught international business communications as a member of the faculty of Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, including some time in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He also teaches privately, online, to specialists in various fields as well as courses to teach translation at www.spanishfacetoface.com.

He keeps busy teaching classes on translation and reviewing books about translation. He frequently writes about language learning and translation on his blog: www.languagelearningtranslation.blogspot.com.

However, his main passion of late has been writing books to help students and teachers of Spanish. He has published three books with McGraw-Hill dealing with aspects of Spanish grammar that are problematic for English speakers: the subjunctive, the pronoun system and the past tenses. He has also published a phrase book for tourists bound for Mexico.

Stay tuned, too, because McGraw Hill has just asked him to write another to address the problem of irregular verbs!

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trogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instructional materials
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014
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This series of textbooks provides the clearest and most concise explanations I have found, not only the past tenses but also the arcane and convoluted Spanish subjunctive which has been the bane of my studies to date. I can't thank the authors enough for delivering me from the fog of lesser explanations
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Tuula
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for Spanish students
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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I study Spanish at open university and have found these "Practice makes Perfect" grammar books worth the read. They give lots of examples to illustrate the causes and the theoretical part is easy to understand. These books give the much needed in depth knowledge to what I get to know during lessons.
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Sun Downer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for reinforcement
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2011
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I am taking advanced Spanish and needed to review how and when to use past tense.
This is my second Practice Makes Perfect book. I find it to be very helpful because it breaks the material down with clear explanations. There is a lot of practice to reinforce what is taught. It explains the imperfect and the preterite and how to use them when writing a story. Additionally present perfect, pluperfect, conditional, conditional perfect,are discussed. These series are great for reinforcement and I highly recommend them.
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MP
5.0 out of 5 stars great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2016
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This is a great learning tool! I advise everyone to
Use the Practice Makes Perfect series as a main learning tool! The books arrived on time & in excellent condition!
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Ronnie F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Concise
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019
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Beautifully concise text, easy to understand.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Full of Information, BUT very poor delivery
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2009
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This book is full of information but it is presented in a form that has no "teaching ablility" for the average student. Yes, all the information is there, but unless you are an advance student of spanish or at the end point of your quest to learn spanish and NEED A REVIEW, seek help elsewhere. The other "Practice Makes Perfect" series books I own are extremly well done, which focus on: Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Pronouns, Complete Grammer, etc., but this one, "Spanish Past-Tense Verbs" is the absolute pits in teaching format for the average beginner/intermediate student. It has no expanded information on the lessons presented, but assumes you already know it all and need a refresher or expanded explination of the subject, definitely not for the novice or intermediate learner!

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Brian H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! Lots of exercises and lots to learn
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
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Awesome book! Lots of exercises and lots to learn. Easy to understand.
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K. C. Katso
5.0 out of 5 stars Practice makes parfect - past tense Spanish verbs
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2011
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I loved this book! It helped so much in the learning and understanding of the two Spanish past tenses. I would recommend this to anyone seriously involved in the study of the Spanish language.
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Maclawa Wineck
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for your Spanish Journey
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2019
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This is a must have for intermediate level spanish learners. We use past tense so often so this is vital.
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Hi no stress
5.0 out of 5 stars Pour réviser
Reviewed in France on December 9, 2018
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Ne donne pas envie
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Terry Noonan
3.0 out of 5 stars Deja mucho por desear
Reviewed in Spain on January 23, 2018
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No me gustó tanto porque este español es LATINO y las palabras son distintas. Debería afirmarlo antes. Y eso es
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cocoa
5.0 out of 5 stars いいです！
Reviewed in Japan on March 21, 2014
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わかりやすい〜！
しかも、連続して、ニュアンスがよく把握できます。
日本語→英語だと、ちょっとブレがあるのですが、
こちらだと、安心して乗れます。
初級者の方にお勧めです。
しかし、英語はちょっとはわかった方がいいかも。
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Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent in-depth explanations and very useful exercises
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2009
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Excellent grammatical explanations and the exercises make you think, understand and learn - particularly as in the appendix, there are full reasons given for the correct answers.

After working though the first three chapters, my understanding of whether to use the Preterite or Imperfect in a given situation has improved immensely. I look forward to moving on through the book and consider the purchase price worthwhile just for the first three chapters.

Previously, I'd used the other excellent Practice Makes Perfect:Spanish Verb Tenses by Dorothy R. and I was also going to Spanish classes, but I needed more practise and better understanding. This book, Spanish Past-Tense Verbs Up Close has given it to me.
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