what is the easiest way to learn verb endings?
I am starting to learn Spanish at the age of 16 at college and I need to learn all the verb endings quickly as it is a verb fast paced course I am trying but just reading them is not getting them into my head I need help!
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It is important to remember that there are three main endings to verbs. -AR, -IR, and -ER. However, there are many irregulars such as Estar, Ir, and a host of others.
An exercise you can do, is to describe (either inside your head or on paper) your daily activities alone (yo) or with others (nosostros) or the activities you observe in others (´tú, used, vosotros, y ustedes).
Practice, practice, practice.
Feel free to post your thoughts for correction, that is helping me greatly.
Writing them helps me a lot more than reading them or doing multiple choice tests. There are several conjugation trainers on the internet that make you type the word in. The one I use is here
I prefer it, because it allows you to test several tenses at once, rather than one at a time like most of the trainers. Be warned that some of the answers are wrong.
¡Hola! My suggestion would be to read through the great verb teaches on this site:
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100002/spanish-verbs
Pay particular attention to the "infinitives" and "present tense" sections. Those will get you started on verb conjugation.
There is no magic trick that works for all verbs. It is a matter of learning regular and irregular conjugations, which takes time!
¡Buena suerte!
Hola Winkles. Welcome to the forum. 
I found the workbooks in the series "Practice Makes Perfect" very helpful in learning how to conjugate verbs. The workbooks contain lots and lots of exercises on conjugating and creating sentences.
You can find them on Amazon.com.
íBuena suerte!
