Customer Reviews
EXCELLENT BOOK - By: OPTIMISTIC SPANISH MATURE STUDENT, 26 Oct 2008 
ABSOLUTELY WORTH EVERY PENNY.
I PURCHASED THIS BOOK A GOOD FEW YEARS AGO. I USE IT ALL THE TIME IN BETWEEN MY CLASSES AT NIGHT SCHOOL AND ALWAYS REFER BACK TO IT WHEN WE MOVE TO DIFFERENT USES OF VERBS IN CLASS.
I DO THE EXERCISES IN A A4 SCRAP PAD THAT WAY THE BOOK CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THEN I CHECK THE ANSWERS FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK.
I HAVE EVEN BOUGHT THIS BOOK FOR A GOOD FRIEND AND HE AND HIS CO WORKER THINK IT IS EXCELLENT.
PRONOUNS AND PREPOSITIONS .....COMPLETE SPANISH GRAMMAR ....AND SPANISH VOCABULARY ....ARE ALL VERY USEFUL BOOKS IN THE LEARNING RANGE ALSO.
Spanish Verbs - By: Nigel Saperia, 15 Sep 2008 Excellent basic text on Spanish verbs. I refer to it time & time again, even after years of study.
Know Spanish Verbs Inside and Out!!! - By: Brandon Simpson, 21 Jul 2008 This book on Spanish verb tenses is the best I've ever seen. In fact, it is probably the only book of its kind. I haven't seen any other books like this one, probably because it would be a waste of time for someone else to write a book like this.
The book first explains the present tensein great detail. It explains how the present tense is usedin every possibleway. Although, it doesn't explain that the present tense is often used to convey a future action more often than the actual future is.
Richmond's explanation of the past tenses is also very good, but I didn't like how the imperfect & the preterit were explained. What I did like was how the author explains that the irregular preterit conjugations have predictable patterns.
The subjunctive is explained towards the end, which is one of the most difficult things to masterin Spanish grammar. I didn't particularly care for the author's explanation of the subjunctive because it seems to be a "regurgitation" of how other books explain it.
Allin all, this book is well worth its price. Every Spanish student (and teacher) should have a copy of "Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses."
Brandon Simpson
This book is the best - By: Mr. G. Stocks, 04 Jul 2008 I have read a few books on Spanish verb tenses & grammar, but this one has got to be the best of them all. If you read through this book step by step & do the written exercises as you proceed, you will understand verbsin no time at all.It is easy to follow & set outin a reader friendly way.
clear and practical help for the student of spanish - By: Llb Hide, 08 Jun 2008 In support of the many enthusiastic reviews of this book, I must agree that this is one of the clearest & easiest to understand guides to spanish verbs avaialble. As a very keen student of spanish I have an extensive collection of relevant books, but the Practice Makes Perfect series are refreshingly easy & pleasant to use. The grammar is divided into distinct sections with plenty of explanations, examples & exercises for practice, as well as answers for checking. There are also exercisesin the writing of short passages which incorporate the verb conjugations learnt & introduce much new & useful vocabulary. This is a very useful book, not only for learners who attend classes & who would like a little more clarification, but especially for those trying to teach themselves. The relatively large size of print & good layout also enhance the pleasure of using this book.
