Dictionary of 501 Spanish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses

by Christoper Kendris

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812004213
• ISBN13: 9780812004212
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Length: 559 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A necessity for all Spanish students!

This is an EXCELLENT book. I bought this book during my first year of Spanish lessons at the recommendation of my Spanish teacher. It is well-organized, easy to understand, and thorough in its coverage and explanations of the different verbs and their tenses. Each verb featured has its own page and at the bottom of each page there are some popular phrases and expressions listed to show other possible ways to use the featured verb. I also like this book because there are quizzes at the back of the book to test your knowledge of the different tenses. A short dictionary is included in the back--a "survival" dictionary for travelers, but useful for students, too. I know it was for me!

No frills - just an awesome quick reference

There are other Spanish verb books out there that claim to be better, or have more verbs written out in their full conjugations, or give you better insight to their usage in different countries, etc., but Christopher Kendris's book is the fastest to look up verbs, and the easiest to use. There are no fancy boxes with a lot of small print inside, or so many explanations that you can't find the verb. This is a no-frill, look-em-up, you-got-it kind of reference. It is extensive enough to satisfy most students (and even some native speaking professors!) Yet it does not go so deep that you have to finish the novel before you get the conjugation that you only have 10 seconds to look up for your work. Contrary to the opinion that the work is only good for people who need to see a few hundred AR verbs fully conjugated, most students learn faster and retain the knowledge better when they hear, SEE, and write the information they are learning. It IS important to see the verbs conjugated because then they are reatined better in your memory. What would you remember better, a description of a beach in Hawaii, or a picture of it? This book is not just for slow students, it's for every learner or reviewer. If you have outgrown the need for this book, don't buy it, or get one that goes more deeply into the subject. But let's not confuse our own needs with the value of this book. By the way, this one can still fit into your purse or briefcase.

The Most Important Book For Spanish Students And Teachers

Without a doubt, 501 Spanish Verbs is the most useful book available to a student of the Spanish language. It is not just for students, however. I have heard that even fluent professors have had to consult this book at one time or another because they were confused about how a word was conjugated. Verbs are the backbone of the Spanish language, and if you don't know how to conjugate them, people won't understand you. I take this book with me whenever I go on vacation to Spanish speaking countries, and it has proved infinitely useful during conversations where I didn't know how to say a verb. Spanish speakers are incredibly patient if you don't understand them and need to look something up, and this book is definitely the most helpful.I should also add one thing: This book unfortunately does not distinguish between verbs commonly used in Spain, and other verbs used in Latin America that mean the same thing. An example is abrasar (to burn or light) and abrazar (to hug). I was telling a Colombian security guard that I was lighting fireworks, and he was confused. Turns out I was saying that I was hugging fireworks. Abrasar is only used in Spain. In Latin America the word for lighting or burning something is Encender. I hope this book helps you as much as it did for me.

A Foreign Language Masterpiece!

This book is possibly the most useful Spanish language book that exists. It can help the beginner Spanish student, as well as the most advanced (I'm in AP Spanish and consult this book frequently)! It also has quizzes that can help you out with verbs with tricky conjugations. It also lists verbs that aren't fully conjugated in the text, and tells you what similar verbs are conjugated in this way. One more thing, it has a great list of phrases used in the everyday Spanish-speaking world, as well as a few Spanish proverbs. All in all, I believe that every Spanish student and Spanish-speaker alike should own a copy of this book!

It is a "must have" for the serious Spanish student!

I bought my first copy of this book in 1987 and I wore it out! One could not ask for a more complete and comprehensiver verb reference book. It is put together in an easy to follow, comprehensive manner. It begins with a concise explination of each tense (simple and compound) with examples for each. That alone is reason enough to warrant owning this reference. It then goes on to fully conjugate 501 verbs in each tense, with one verb per page, listed alphabetically. So, for example, if you forget the irregular command for of the verb "dar," no problem, just look it up under "d." And there it is along with the verb's meanings, all its conjugations, and examples of idioms commonly associated with this verb. I studied Spanish for ten years and used it all the time. Now I am a Spanish professor, myself, and I still keep it on top of my reference books and reccommend it to all my students.