Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Learning Verb Tenses

     Next to nouns, one of the most relevant parts of speech is verbs.  Verbs are the action in the sentence, which tells what the subject is or does.  Have you noticed that they have the same definition in English and Spanish?  Yes, they have the same meaning and job than in English.  Most pupils do not have problems with regular and irregular verbs in present tense and often they are easy to learn.  However, when an irregular verb is put in the past and future tense, it might become problematic. 
    In the classroom, the teacher tells students that they have to memorize all irregular verb of common use.  This is partially true, but how can a pupil translate that knowledge to real life?  Besides texts and isolated exercises, we present a series of modules, videos, worksheets, and other instruments to practice this concept and make learning meaningful.

Check this YouTube tutorial to review the verbs.
Verbs: A Tutorial

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