Why is the AZ Study Guide for you?
How can I use the AZ Study Guide?
In Writing:
Use the AZ Study Guide for reference while using your student workbook, writing compositions, letters, and notes. The special AZ Grammar Usage and Examples side includes the most frequently needed grammar information and examples for quick and easy use as you work. The unique AZ Verb Tense and Usage side is designed to remind and teach students how to use the present, past, and future tense sequences correctly.
In Reading:
Use the AZ Study Guide verb tense side to identify verb forms and tenses. Refer to the grammar side to help identify particular uses of pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, articles, comparisons, conjunctions, and more!
In Speaking and Listening:
Practice speaking with a friend or classmate using different verbs, verb tenses and grammar references with the AZ Study Guide. Don't forget to use it while watching Spanish TV, listening to the radio, or take it with you on trips!
Classroom Teachers:
The AZ Study Guide is ideal for classroom use either for individual students or small group work. It can easily be placed on one of the classroom walls for easy reference for you and your students. See our order information on how you can order for your students.
Where can I use the AZ Study Guide?
The AZ Study Guide is a lightweight, flexible, laminated poster 36 inches by 24 inches (3 feet by 2 feet). It can be rolled and unrolled for easy transport or storage. The poster format enables the learner to locate the verb or grammar information quickly and easily without having to flip through numerous books or note pages. It is ideal for use on tabletops or used like a poster and mounted on a bulletin board or wall. The AZ Study Guide can be folded and unfolded for the backpack, binder, suitcase or briefcase. If folded, the creases are permanent but the AZ Study Guide is still perfectly usable and readable.
Verb Tense and Usage
- The AZ Study Guide has been designed to be used both vertically and horizontally.
- The vertical design allows for easier and faster learning by using the following:
- Red colored names of verb tenses are easy to find and include comparable English meaning.
- Verb tense endings are easy reference for conjugating any regular verb.
- Twelve of the most common verbs are fully conjugated: dar, decir, estar, hacer, ir, poder, poner, saber, ser, tener, venir, ver.
- Alternating blue and green colors help to contrast and locate
- Verb tenses and conjugations are faster to locate and use when reading or speaking
- Use the horizontal verb tense and vertical infinitive verb to help you find the correct verb conjugation quickly
- Garamond style size 10 font size allows for easy reading
- Blue divider line helps students learn which verbs are present/future vs. past
The verb tenses listed include:
- Present Indicative
- Present Progressive
- Present Perfect
- Future
- Future Perfect
- Present Subjunctive
- Commands(Imperative)
- Present Perfect Subjunctive
- Preterite
- Imperfect
- Conditional
- Conditional Perfect
- Pluperfect
- Preterite Perfect
- Imperfect Subjunctive
- Pluperfect Subjunctive
- Future Subjunctive
The horizontal design allows for faster and easier learning by using the following:
For the more complex sentences using a phrase with a subjunctive verb tense and another present/future or past tense phrase, the blue horizontal divider line guides students to the correct verb tense choices available.
- Present and Future Tenses use with Present Subjunctive Tenses
- When using verbs in the present or future tense, do not use any verb tense below the blue line.
- When using verbs in the past tense, do not use any verb tense above the blue line.
- Past Tenses use with Past Subjunctive Tenses
Grammar Usage and Examples
- Green colored titles highlight examples of correct parts of speech placement along side easy to follow examples of Spanish usage with English translation
- Blue color parts of speech help guide the student to follow and use the correct placement in reading, writing or speaking
- Garamond style size 10 font size allows easy reading
- Red color borders and titles help you to locate the language concepts and parts of speech that you need to find quickly and easily
The 22 major concepts and parts of speech include:
- Direct Object Pronouns
- Indirect Object Pronouns
- Using Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns together
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Additional Uses of "Se"
- Adjective Agreement in Gender and Number
- Use of Definite Articles
- Use of Indefinite Articles
- 5 Verbs of Description ser, estar, tener, hacer, haber
- Interrogative Pronouns
- ¿Qué vs. Cuál?
- Nouns and Gender
- Comparisons
- Personal "A"
- Demonstrative Adjectives
- Prepositions
- Prepositional Pronouns
- Por vs. Para
- Capitalization
- Conjunctions
- Affirmative and Negative Words
- Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns & Personal Pronouns
List of Educational Institutions and Businesses using and/or selling AZ Study Guide.
- Chabot Community College, Hayward, California
- Cal State University East Bay, Hayward, California
- Spanish Fluency Programs, El Cerrito, California
Thank you for buying or using the AZ Study Guide. The AZ Study Guide is designed to supplement classroom teaching and textbooks for the high school and college students in beginning Spanish courses. We are interested in your opinion and comments in order to improve, correct and revise the study guide to best accommodate the learning and teaching process.
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