Wow, this whole conjugating thing is challenging.
I had to force myself away from attempting to learn the Spanish r and rr sounds. I still have trouble. They sound so forced. The transition between pe and rro is unbelievable forced sounding. Almost feels like I would be spiting at someone if I attempted to say it to them.
One the conjugating side, I was in awe of how fluid the Spanish language is. I just cannot believe there are some many ways to say the same things (more or less).
Does anyone have any neat tricks they use to remember the ar, er, ir verb conjugations. However, about the "GO' verbs. The ones with irregular you forms. I love this language, but I cannot help but feel slightly overwhelmed right now.
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Well yes it is overwhelming but it will sort of make sense as time goes by. I have no tricks to suggest, it is all about memory. Don't give up on the r's, it isn't all that hard once you get the hang of it.
I agree with you, I love Spanish but it is very overwhelming with the conjugations. I understand your pain with the irregular verbs, for you just have to memorize them along the way. To get you started with those, I'm going to give you a 3 irregular verbs that I just learned- start memorizing! Estar (Yo estoy, tú estás, él/ella/Ud. está, nosotros,-as estamos, vosotros-as estáis and ellos/ellas/Uds. están.), Ir (Yo voy, tú vas, él/ella/Ud. va, nosotros,-as vamos, vosotros,-as vais and ellos/ellas/Uds. van.) Ser (Yo soy, tú eres, él/ella/Ud. es, nosotros,-as somos, vosotros,-as sois and ellos/ellas/Uds. son.)
For the -AR, -ER and -IR conjugations: Every single regular verb's Yo form always ends in an o. For example, hablar. Just know the root: habl. Than add an o. That is for all the regular verb's yo forms. For the tú form, -AR is adding -as to the root, whereas -ER and -IR forms you add -es to the root of the word. For the él/ella/Ud. form, the -AR verb you add an -a to the root, and the -ER and -IR you add an -e to the root word. For the nosotros,-as form, for the -AR form you add an -amos, -ER -emos and -IR imos. For the vosotros, -as form -AR is -áis, -ER is -éis and -IR is -ís. The last one, for ellos/ellas/Uds. is for -AR -an and for -ER and -IR -en.
So basically, for the "yo" form all the (regular) verbs are the same, -o, and the rest except for "nosotros,-as" -AR is different and -ER and -IR are the same, but for "nosotros,-as" and "vosotros,-as" all the (regular) verbs are different.
Hope this helps!
The only trick I've found is practice, practice, practice. A lot. And then some more. You'll still get things wrong from time to time, but you'll be far more accurate and have a greater sense of fulfillment!
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Talk to me in Skype, and I am sure you are gonna have a heart attack once I am done with you... 
Im there right now! chileno74
And again, it isn't all memory... 
Conjugating can be a challenge because you kind of just have to memorize it. BUT, after you really get down the present tense, I personally think you begin to pick up the rest a bit easier. The irregulars you just have to memorize, but they become easier to remember as you go because you will begin to see them used more. Memorization comes with practice, so don't give up!
The Verbarrator Is a great tool, check it out. It uses a listen and repeat method of learning verb conjugations and teaches you vocabulary at the same time.
T, I've found the repetition of the conjugating games are helpful here on the SD website . After a while, you start to see similarities. Try it, it's fun! Click here: 500 Verbs (easy, for beginners)
