20 Minute Spanish Language Grammar Review (With Supplemental Learning Links)

Nouns - Sustantivos

Articles - Definite article = the (el, la, los, las). Indefinite article "a," = uno, un, una; Plural articles: "some" = unos, unas.

Verbs - Verbos (infinitivos y formas conjugadas)

A conjugated form transforms the impersonal infinitive into a workable union with a subject, most often human beings: I, you (two kinds), he/she/you/it, we, they/y'all

Tenses/Times - Los tiempos

Present time - In Spanish, the present is OFTEN used instead of the "future" tense/tiempo.

Past time - El tiempo pasado: In Spanish, there are two past tenses; the preterito for thing that happen of sudden and "Boom!" are over and done. 

The other Spanish past tense is the imperfecto which is used to describe past actions that happened continuously over a period of time > Hablaba con el profesor. 

Or the "imperfect" action happened over a period of time but in "punctuated" fashion: "Cada lunes durante 20 anos comia en el mismo restaurante."

State of being verbs: "ser" (permanent or "indwellingly qualitative" states) and "estar" (to describe temporary conditions).

Progressive tenses: Comprised of the helping verb "to be" plus present participle. In Spanish "estar" mas el participio presente.

Irregular Spanish Verbs In Preterite Time (Tense)

https://121spanish.com/preterite-irregular-verbs

Irregular Spanish Verbs In Imperfect Time (Tense)

https://www.realfastspanish.com/grammar/spanish-past-imperfect-verbs

Compound tenses - Comprised of the helping verb "to have" plus a past participle. In Spanish, "haber" mas el participio pasado.

Object pronouns - Direct and Indirect  (Complementos; directos e indirectos). Object pronouns always follow English verbs. In Spanish, object pronouns usually come before verbs unless they are attached to infinitives or present participles.

Adjectives: modifiers of nouns. (Typically follow nouns unless the adjective refers to "a number of things.)

In Spanish, "adjetivos" can be used as adverbs, thus serving "double duty."

Adverbs: modifiers of verbs. In English, adverbs end with "....ly."

Indicative and Subjunctive "moods." Mostly we speak in the indicative to simply indicate what's going on. The subjunctive mood is almost always sub-joined in a subordinate clause to a primary clause containing a so-called "triggering" verb. (Triggering verbs often relate to doubt, sometimes in paradoxical ways. Triggering verbs also include verbs of command and emotion

Active and passive "voices": "God created the world in 7 days." "The world was created by God in 7 days."

Please keep in mind that since this list was formulated several years ago (and even then made use of older archived information), a number of these links may now be defunct or "under new management."

Even so, I think you will find lots of good stuff in this compilation.

Take a quick "clicky" survey to get a quick sense of which ones seem most attractive/usable.

Spanish Language Learning Links:

1000 Most Frequently Used Spanish Language Words (In Order Of Frequency): http://frequencylists.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-1000-most-frequently-used-spanish.html

2000 Most Frequently Used Spanish Words: http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/darrenwoods/MasterList.html

Spanish Word A Day (a fun, informative, free email resource): http://www.spanishdict.com/wordoftheday

Top Ten YouTube Channels To Learn Spanish: https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2011/04/youtube-channels-to-learn-spanish/

Best Apps For Learning Spanish: https://www.linguasorb.com/spanish/blog/best-apps-for-learning-spanish-in-2017

Best Spanish Language Learning Software: 

1.) http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/education/best-learn-spanish-software/ (Note the high-ranking of Duolingo Spanish which is available for free.)

2.) http://www.spainforpleasure.com/2016/07/26/best-app-to-learn-spanish/

Useful Learning Strategies: https://baselang.com/learn-spanish-fast/

Is The Best Way To Learn A Foreign Language The Opposite Of The Usual Way? https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2014/04/22/the-best-way-to-learn-a-foreign-language-is-the-opposite-of-the-usual-way/#5e0341de5e8e

Strategies for Learning The Most Important Vocabulary and Grammar
http://www.4stepstofluency.com/learning-vocabulary-and-grammar/

Superb Spanish learning links from University of Puebla's Spanish language school 

http://www.sipuebla.com/contents23.htm 

  

Spanish Language: http://spanish.about.com/

Biblioteca Virtual Mig:uel de Cervantes: http://cervantesvirtual.com/   

Diccionarios y traductores automáticos: http://www.etsimo.uniovi.es/links/idiomas.html

Glossaries by Language: http://thclai.com/glossaries.html#Spanish

Ejercicios de Gramática: Ample exercises in Spanish grammar, emphasizing verb use. http://www.indiana.edu/~call/ejercicios.html

Academia Mexicana de la Lengua: http://www.academia.org.mx/ 

Real Academia España: http://www.rae.es/

LANIC  Latin American Network Information Center:  http://lanic.utexas.edu/ 

I Love Languages (Reference books and translation services):  http://www.ilovelanguages.com/index.php?category=Languages

WWW Resources for Language Teachers: http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html

Best Spanish Language Sites: http://lone-eagles.com/miglang.htm

Internet Resources for Latin America: http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/

Browsing literature by country/region: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/etexts.html

Latin American Newspapers (1): http://www.zonalatina.com/Zlpapers.htm#MEXICO