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Spanish Problems.
(Eigth grade)
I'm in Spanish 1 since the beginning of the school year. Right now I have a C, I'm a straight-A student. Spanish is a very hard class for me, especially since we're conjugating verbs.
How can I raise my grade? I do ask questions and go in for extra help, and I study well. But when I'm given the test, I simply can't make sense of ANYTHING!
Thanks <3
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Hola!
Conjugating verbs comes down to one thing: REPETITION. I have learned Spanish, German, and some Italian. All have different ways of conjugating verbs, and the way I learned best was repetition and using context clues. Here are some links to sites:
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Look in your book and find a website. The site will have activities of conjugating verbs. You just need to get used to seeing the language written out for written tests. The sites will help you!
Buena suerte!
ask Peter anytime....
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I speak spanish fluently. I'll let you know that one of the greatest obstacles for most students in learning a different language is that they keep translating. When you study, try not to translate too much from spanish to english, english to spanish.
Yes, it is important to know what they mean and what they are; if you can learn to visualize the object in your mind and put the spanish word to it, it will really help you understand in clearer and ultimately reach the (one of) the last things - thinking in spanish.
It will come to you, eventually. I never really bothered with memorizing endings or stem changes or anything. Most people do though, because it helps them.
Make a list of any verb tenses you need to know. Write down the -ar, -er, and -ir endings for each of the tenses. Make sure you make a seperate list for irregulars, such as ir, ser, dar, etc. They vary on which ones are irregular in which tenses.
I strongly recommend a book called 501 Spanish Verbs. They have the full 16-verb conjugation of many verbs you will use. It is useful because you can see where there are irregularities, spelling changes, etc.
As for taking the actual test...hmm. Somebody actually asked me today after the spanish test if I thought in spanish. I just realized I did. Funny stuff. Try to focus your attention on what it is you are being asked for. After you realize what it is they need, whether its a conjugation, fill-in, etc, then go from there and if you feel the need to, translate as much of it as you can. Always make sure to relax, and don't stress yourself by trying to translate everything, you really don't need to translate everything. Always look for context clues. Hope that helped and buena suerte =)
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