501 Spanish Verbs with CD-ROM and Audio CD (501 Verb Series) [Paperback]

Christopher Kendris (Author), Theodore Kendris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0764197975 | ISBN-13: 978-0764197970 | Edition: 7

The world's bestselling Spanish verbs reference book has just gotten better! The authors focus directly on a command of Spanish verbs--and fluency in Spanish starts with knowledge of verbs. This new seventh edition shows students and travelers exactly how to use the 501 most common and useful Spanish verbs in all 15 tenses and moods. Each verb is alphabetically listed in easy-to-follow chart form, one verb per page with its English translation. Enclosed with the book are two discs, a CD-ROM with language-learning aids, and an audio CD that reviews the formation and usage of Spanish verb forms.

New features include--

Formation and usage of Spanish verb tenses and moods summarized as they relate to their English equivalents

The 55 most essential Spanish verbs used in context

Another 2,200 regular verbs conjugated like the book's 501 model verbs

Verbs in idiomatic phrases

Passive and active voice formations

Sentences demonstrating Spanish verb usage in all tenses

Exercises in Spanish verb usage with answers

Appendixes covering impersonal verbs, weather expressions, and English-Spanish verb index . . .and more

501 Spanish Verbs plus software--the best language learning program of its kind!

It's a must have for language classes, a self-teaching guide for international travelers, and a handy reference volume for translators. In addition to the 501 verb tables the book with software includes a wealth of additional features to help students develop a truly comprehensive command of Spanish for speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. There's a reason other publishers imitate Barron's 501 Spanish Verbs. After almost 50 years on the market, Barron's verb books are still the best. Choose the original!

Enclosed with each book:
- A CD-ROM
It's filled with sentence completion exercises, dialogue exercises, word completion exercises, word puzzles, and more. Barron's CD-ROM is more adaptable than those from other publishers because you can download it on any PC® or Mac®.
- Brand-New with This Edition--an Audio CD
It emphasizes Spanish pronunciation and listening comprehension. Here's an audio feature that presents the true sound of spoken Spanish

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
Learning Spanish is twice as easy with
this brand-new 3-in-1 combination!

The comprehensive verb reference book gives you:

The most common Spanish verbs, alphabetically arranged, one verb per page, conjugated in all tenses

Formation of the present and past participles

Common idioms and example sentences demonstrating verb usage

More than 2,200 additional verbs conjugated like model verbs among the 501

Often-used Spanish phrases, words, and expressions

List of Essential 55 Verbs with usage examples and expressions related to the verbs

A summary of sequence of verb tenses . . . and much more

The FREE CD-ROM gives you:

Sentence completion exercises

Dialogue exercises

Word-completion exercises

Word-seek exercises

Matching with English

Correct answers for all exercises

The brand-new FREE Audio CD gives you:

Exercises to improve your Spanish pronunciation and listening comprehension

Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 7 edition (June 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764197975
• ISBN-13: 978-0764197970
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses
  • #7 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Study & Reference

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

83 of 83 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition February 28, 2011

By Martin Farkas

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've owned 501 Spanish Verbs paper edition for years and found it very helpful. When it looked like it was formated for Kindle I bought that one too. It's good but it has some flaws. The complete introductory grammar discussion is easy to read. The "501" verbs are easy to access and easy to read.

But the other two indices have been a problem. In the paper book you can use the English Spanish verb index to look up English verbs, find the equivalent in Spanish and see where the conjugation is. Also you can use the 2,200 verb index to look up Spanish verbs not included in the 501 for a short definition and a similar 501 dictionary entry to help you conjugate it.

In the Kindle edition it's easy to use the Table of Contents to get to the first page of these indices. But to actually use them you would have to page through, page by page, until you found the word you want. There's no way to search for anything except the 501 verbs.

I got around this problem by creating a "Note" at the beginning of each letter in the two indices. When I want to look up an English verb, I "View Notes & Marks" and can page through quickly to the right area.

What the book really needs is two more searchable "dictionaries". I hope that if it's ever developed the upgrade will be available to us, the pioneer users.

Note: I've made my Notes public so you may be able to use them to access these indices with having to enter them yourself.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Aid to Learn Spanish September 27, 2010

By Henry Siegel

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I am a beginning student of the Spanish Language. This book is vitally important to anyone who is trying to learn spanish. It has not only the verbs, but learning aids all throughout this book. A must for students of Spanish. It comes with two CDs which are also helpful/

27 of 34 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, But Now Obsolete w/ Verbarrator Software Available September 10, 2010

By C. Robinson

Format:Paperback

Have you ever desired to use a verb in Spanish, but you were unsure of how to conjugate it? Maybe you were having a conversation with a native Spanish speaker. And so you chose to use the verb in the infinitive because you were not sure about how to conjugate the verb. Well, you will no longer have to worry about becoming a participant in the Spanish verb conjugation substitution game. Today you have the choice of using up to 500 verbs or more with this book. This book will save you the agony of having to decrease the actual level of your Spanish and allow you to use the verbs that enhance both your writing and conversational Spanish skills.

This book covers topics on the formation of the present and past participles in Spanish, passive voice and active voice, the Spanish infinitive and its principal uses, principal parts of some important Spanish verbs, the future subjunctive and the future perfect subjunctive, and an alphabetical listing of 501 Spanish verbs fully conjugated in all tenses and moods just to name a few. The core of the book which is the alphabetical listing of 501 Spanish verbs is arranged with the infinitive, gerund and past participle of the verb occupying the top of the page. Below the infinitive are the English translation and the verb ending such as ar, er or ir under which that verb is to be categorized. Beneath this section, there are two columns with the seven simple tenses and the seven compound tenses.

The book also has verb drills and tests to sharpen the students' grammar and conjugation skills. Answers for these tests can be found on the CD-ROM along with explanations. If you want to learn to speak Spanish fluently then you must learn how to conjugate Spanish verbs.

For learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs, I actually prefer the Verbarrator Version 1.1 (Windows Version) software. As great as this resource or reference book is, it is just that: A resource or reference book. There's no way you are going to read this book from cover to cover. But the Verbarrator Version 1.1 (Windows Version) software makes learning Spanish verbs enough fun that you will want to use the software every day. I will even say that with modern methods of learning Spanish such as the Verbarrator software there is really no need to buy this book. You can just get the Verbarrator and learn Spanish verbs in a more effective and fun way.

Some other products that I found helpful are Rosetta Stone Spanish. The Rosetta Stone program works great for me because I am a visual learner. Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1,2,3,4 & 5 Set with Audio Companion is probably the best Spanish course that you will find if you are a visual learner. The one downside of Rosetta Stone Spanish course is that the Spanish is rather basic. You must also learn lots of new words, if you ever wish to speak Spanish fluently. For learning Spanish vocabulary words, my top pick is Quick Study-Spanish Vocabulary Flash Cards-1000 cardsYou get 1,000 of these cards at an excellent price.