Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide

This is one of my favorite guides. It can be used as either a reference, review, or a book to start at start and finish at finish. (If you have very minimal or no knowledge in Spanish, I do not recommend this for you.) It is all in Spanish. Not very difficult Spanish, but still in Spanish. It is VERY, VERY nice. I love it for that. It makes it fun to read. I even like to pick it up and read it in spare time. Though it contains some good vocabulary at the start of each section, that is NOT what the book is geared to. It is like a nice supplement. The new vocabulary is used mainly in the grammar parts, where the words are used, or needed to explain a point or maybe an irregularity, whether it be in commands, participles, subjuctive, etc. As I said, the Spanish that the book was written in is not really all that difficult. It is a pretty easy read, which makes it nice. I recommend it for ANY Spanish student. Beginners might find good practice to read and acquire new vocabulary, intermediates might get to some good grammar points down (e.g. the subjunctive) as well as some new useful vocabulary, y las personas avanzadas pueden usar este libro como un resumen de la gramática y las estructuras del español. Again, a very good buy. It is very nice to have around.

This book is great in that it has plenty of exercises after the concepts are explained--and if you want to learn AND REMEMBER a new language, repetition (and use) is really the only way.It explains all of the important grammar concepts (and hang-ups for english speakers) with clarity. Of course, it's presented almost entirely in spanish, so you need to understand a good amount of Spanish to get anything out of it. This is my favorite Spanish Language book (and most of them that I own are very good).

If you are serious about gaining control of the Spanish language and have to do it by yourself, this book is it. It is unlike any other self-study book I've encountered. Entirely in Spanish, it really gets you thinking and learning in that language. Uniquely simple and easy to follow, this book moved me far ahead into understanding the grammatical structure and its applications.

Once you've gotten past basic Spanish, you will need an intermediate/advanced Spanish grammar book. This book fits the bill perfectly. And, it's the perfect companion to another great book for really learning Spanish, "501 Spanish Verbs." Since Spanish grammar gets harder as you get more advanced, you will quickly find that you need a book like this. I know it helped me greatly with things like the subjunctive, for instance, and I'm sure it will help you too! This is one of the essential books you need if you're learning Spanish, and have gotten past the basics...

I'm very glad to have acquired this book for a solid review of intermediate Spanish. This book is not for novices, which many of the other self-study books are (i.e., the other books are too basic). Along with a strong grammatical review, the book also provides decent vocabulary review as well. If you have a good understanding of Spanish, this book and the "501 Spanish Verbs" book are all you need.