Demystifying Spanish Grammar: Advanced Spanish Grammar, Clarifying the Written Accents, Ser/Estar (Verbs), Para/Por (Prepositions), Imperfect/Preterite (Past Tenses), & the Spanish Subjunctive

1 Introduction

2 Demystifying the Written Accents in Spanish
Rule 1 for Accents-Stress
Rule 2 for Accents-Monosyllabic Homonyms
Rule 3 for Accents-Diphthong
Rule 4 for Accents-Demonstrative Adjectives/Pronouns
The Diéresis

3 Demystifying Ser & Estar
JETCO/LET Acronyms
Problematic Adjectives
Variable Adjectives
Other Uses of ser/estar
Tener

4 Demystifying Para & Por
Basic Uses
Purpose vs. Reason
Other Uses of para/por
Para/Por Can Both be Used

5 Demystifying the Imperfect & the Preterit
HIDE/STARS Acronyms
Aspect
"What was going?"/"What happened?"
Imperfect Progressive/Preterit Progressive
Habitual Past
Indirect Speech/Direct Speech
Problematic Verbs
"Used to" in the Sense of "Would"

6 Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive I
Present Subjunctive/DINNER/DISHES
Doubt/Uncertainty
Influence
Non-existence
Negating Certain Verbs
Emotional Reactions
Required Conjunctions
When There Is No Change in Subject
Impersonal Expressions
Adverbial Clauses
Other Adverbial Clauses
Trick Question

7 Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive II
Imperfect Subjunctive
Note for Literature Students
When There Is No Change in Subject
Imperfect Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses
Present Perfect Subjunctive
Past Perfect Subjunctive
Conditional Sentences
Concordance of Tenses
Using the Subjunctive with ojalá
Using the Subjunctive with como si
Commands
Set Phrases
Future Subjunctive
Future Perfect Subjunctive

8 Conclusion