Pronunciation |
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Introduction: some useful phrases |
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Gender and plural of nouns |
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Articles: "the," "a," "an," "some" |
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Greetings, farewells, and polite expressions |
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Useful verbs: ter and haver |
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Subject pronouns: "I," "you," "he," "she," etc. |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversations & practice |
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31 | (16) |
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Adjectives: describing things |
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Prepositions: "of," "in," "at," "for," etc. |
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Addressing people using titles |
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Vocabulary for asking directions |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversation & practice |
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47 | (15) |
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Present tense (regular verbs) |
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Asking "how," "when," "where," etc. |
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Demonstratives: "this," "that," "these," "those" |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversation & practice |
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62 | (18) |
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Possessives: "my," "mine," "your," "yours," etc. |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversations & practice |
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80 | (19) |
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Useful verbs: andar and ficar |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversation & practice |
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99 | (20) |
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The imperfect tense ("was doing," "used to do") |
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Verbs for expressing "to know," |
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Adverbs of place ("here," "there") |
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More on personal pronouns |
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Exercises, vocabulary & practice |
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119 | (20) |
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"Either ... or," "neither ... nor" |
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More negatives: "nothing," "never," "no one," etc. |
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"Certain," "few," "all," "some," etc. |
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Making comparisons ("more/less than," "as ... as," etc.) |
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Expressions for "love" and "hate" |
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The future and conditional ("I will ..." "I would ...") |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversation & practice |
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139 | (16) |
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Past participles (the -ed form, e.g., "talked," etc.) |
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The present and past perfect ("I have done ...", "I had done ...") |
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Reflexive verbs (e.g., levantar-se) |
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Reciprocal forms ("each other," "one another") |
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Impersonal verbs (e.g. "it's raining") |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversations & practice |
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155 | (19) |
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The subjunctive: use and formation |
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"If" clauses ("if we go, we will ...") |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversation & practice |
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174 | (18) |
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The present participle (the -ing form: e.g., "saying," "doing," etc.) |
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Por and para ("for," "to," "along," "through," etc.) |
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Special uses of the definite article |
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Exercises, vocabulary, conversations & practice |
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192 | (6) |
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Useful expressions: Expressions linked to certain verbs: dar, deixar, etc. |
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Portuguese equivalents of some English idioms |
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More useful words and phrases: Em viagem /Traveling |
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No consultorio medico / At the doctor's |
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No restaurante / In the restaurant |
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Domesticas / House and household situations |
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Roupa e cores / Clothes and colors |
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Cabeleireiro / Hairdresser |
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Divertimentos e desportos / Entertainment and sports |
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213 | (12) |
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Verbs requiring prepositions |
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Key to exercises |
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225 | (18) |
Mini-dictionary English--Portuguese |
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243 | (10) |
Index |
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