Why do language students have the wrong mindset about irregular Spanish verbs?
It is not surprising to learn that irregular verbs are more often than not the most difficult part of any language to learn, but why is this the case?
The common belief amongst language students is that irregular verbs do not follow patterns like the regular verbs, therefore making them very difficult to learn and master.
The truth is, that when it is broken down, the problem lies with a student's often misguided concerns regarding the potential difficulty of learning the irregularity of a verb, the actual task is actually no more difficult than learning the conjugations of a regular verb.
Although it may seem a strange statement to make but there is another way to look at this problem...
In the Spanish language there are three 'regular' verb groups, so called because they follow a regular pattern of conjugation that is followed by all other regular verbs of that group. Each group is conjugated differently anthese groups are made up of verbs that end in either; -ar; -er; or -ir.
Now you've probably already learned or memorized the endings for each conjugation for each of these verb groups and have been told that you will have no option but to memorize each irregular Spanish verb as they are all quite different.
This is misleading!
Nearly all Spanish verbs, irregular or not, follow formations that other irregular verbs copy therefore enabling them to be put into groups.
In my opinion if these 'irregular verbs' can be grouped they can and should be treated as regular verbs also.
Great! you are probably saying, I've now got more regular verb groups to learn!
But remember that I started this article by stating that the inherent fear students have is of the difficulty learning irregular verbs compared to regular verbs.
This simple declassification of an irregular verb into a verb that follows a set of rules also should dismiss any anxieties that a student may have once felt
You should remember this...
Learning is a state of mind, believing something is difficult often leads to to it being just that, so you need to get the right mindset, think positive and your learning experience will mirror that belief and as a result your studies will become easier.
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