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Practicing a range of verb forms

A way to cut corners in learning verb forms is to focus first on the ones used with yo and perhaps tu.  But the problem is that you really do need the correct verb forms for usted, él, ella, nosotros, ustedes, ellos, and ellas as well. Megan says that even though remembering the yo forms of verbs is easy, it is not practical since assignments and tests usually include the range of verb forms.  While you may assume that by learning the verb inflection for yo, you can easily produce the forms for other persons, this student emphasizes that you may find yourself drawing a blank if you haven’t practiced those other forms.  She recommends incorporating as much as possible the verb forms for all the pronouns in your assignments in order to get used to using them and retrieving them when necessary.