howdo you memorize all those irregular verbs in spanish do you use verb charts or just acquire them while reading
For French I look over the endings every now and again and then just notice them in reading mostly.
If you see ait on the end of a verb again and again and again you’re gonna start to recognise that those verbs probably all mean the same thing.
Write the irregular verbs down, e.g. in the present and then say them aloud. After a number of these verbs you will see that there is a regularity in their endings!
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You are right: in all languages the irregular verbs have some regularity in their endings!
You needn’t write down all irregular verbs, but maybe writing down 7-10 of the most popular verbs must be helpful, for example in Spanish: ‘ser, estar, hacer, ir, poder, tener, saber, querer, ver’.
or in Russian: хотеть, мочь, давать, идти, ехать, искать, быть
Personally I read the verb conjugations ten times, then write everything three times in my word processor. Writing helps in memorizing. Also you learn how to spell when you write. I repeat this procedure once a day for three days minimum, after which it should begin to stick. It typically takes four or five days before a completely irregular verb sticks to my memory. On the other hand I don’t spend more than a few minutes daily rehearsing them. This way it doesn’t get tiresome while at the same time I end up learning them. I use this method for a lot including personal pronouns, possessive adjectives, and consonant mutations.