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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

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Contractions 35
Verbs 39
    Verb Types 39
    Regular Verb Forms 39
    Irregular Verb Forms 44
    Verb Constructions 46
      1. Spanish (ir + a + inf) vs. Portuguese (ir + inf) 46
      2. Spanish (haber + pp) vs. Portuguese (ter + pp) 47
      3. Spanish gustar vs. Portuguese gostar de 48
      4. Spanish hacer vs. Portuguese haver in time expr 48
      5. Spanish (estar + -ndo) vs. Portuguese (estar + a + inf) 49
Usage of ser and estar 49
Two New Verb Categories 51
    1. Future Subjunctive 51
    2. Personal Infinitive 52
Nominals 57
    Object Pronouns 57
      1. Placement 57
      2. Other Problems 60
    Direct Object Nouns 63
    Definite Article 63
    Gender 64
      1. In Cognates 64
      2. In the Number 'Two' 64

Part III – Hints on Vocabulary Transfer

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Some Patterns of Correspondences 65
    Common Correspondences 65
      1. Sounds 65
      2. Word Endings 73
    Less Common Correspondences 75
False Cognates 80

Part IV – Supplementary Pronunciation Exercises

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Supplementary Pronunciation Exercises 81
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