Do you have a tip on how to conjugate verbs fast?
Do you have a tip on how to conjugate verbs fast? I would like to know how to put them in past, present and future without looking them online.
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Learn the conjugation of hablar by heart. I've heard 90% of the Spanish verbs end with -ar and are regular. That means that once you've learned the pattern of hablar, you'll have the pattern for most of the verbs in the Spanish language.
The regular -er & -ir ending verbs also have one pattern they share. Learn comer and you'll have that pattern down (except the nosotros).
Then you will need to memorize the irregulars. There's no way around it.
Don't learn the vosotros form for now unless you are going to Spain or are in a class that requires it. You can learn it later after you have the others down pat.
Join us in the current game of 500 Verbs on this site. We are conjugating through the 500 verbs. After awhile, they seem easier and easier as the patterns become apparent.
I use Barrons 501 Spanish verbs which I find to be very helpful in understanding how to use the different verb forms (ie: tenses and moods) ...it lists 501 commonly used verbs in alphabetical order and lays them out in a clear, easy to read style.
Jubilado has given you some good advice about learning the verb endings for regular verbs. These are: ar, er and ir
Irregular verbs just have to be learnt individually, The most important high frequnecy (common) verbs include: ser,(to be) Ir (to go ) and tener.(to have)
As Jubilado so wisely said there is no fast-track (magic cure) way to learn them. you just have to keep practising using them as much as possible, You may find making up sentences and writing them out in sentences to be helpful and, if you have a smart phone, there are apps (applications) out there that allow you to test your Spanish by filling in the missing verbs in the spaces given that may prove helpful.
I hope this helps 
There is no fast way; however, you should learn the basic 3 conjugations of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in present, preterite and future. The models for these 3 are hablar, comer, and vivir. Then you should learn the present, preterite and future of estar, ser, tener, and ir. Then you should learn the imperfect of these verbs. This may help you work through learning the various forms of verbs as you learn them. Many Spanish verbs go through a process called "stem changing", in which "o" changes to "ue" and sometimes "u", "e" changes to "ie" and sometimes "i", and "u" changes to "ue". After you learn a few of these you may recognize a pattern.
The hardest thing about learning Spanish is learning how to use the verbs, but it requires concentration, study and practice but not speed.
I recommend Berlitz Spanish verb handbook as a tool to help you learn verbs. It runs about 10.95 US dollars new.
I find Vogt's "TurboVerb" (TM) good. Vogt uses 4 microsystems based on "principal parts". "Principal parts" are used to teach Latin. Lay hands on a copy of Spanish Irregular Verbs Up Close - part of the McGraw Hill Practice Makes Perfect series to see how it works.
Hang them on clotheshangers and put them in your closet. They reproduce when you are not looking. No muss, no fuss, no bother and you will be speaking Spanish like a native in three easy weeks.
