Irregular verbs, the students nightmare

Regular verbs are dependaply consistent. Irregular verbs , on the other hand , can end in a variety of ways, with absolutely no consistent pattern.

learners always find it so difficult to learn these verbs that they sometimes have a feeling of despair. Irregular verbs mustn’t be arranged alphabetically. they must be arranged PHONETICALLY ( same sounds and letters for the past and past participle forms ). this help students a great deal to learn the 100 most important irregular verbs in afew days not years.

this table is an example:

this example shows that the sounds for the three forms are the same likewise are the end letters. ( ite – ote – itten )

I know it is not an easy task to prepare and arrange such tables , but they can be so helpful for our student . save no effoert to benefit your learners is our motto . right Marco!

Right on Fikry! :)

I couldn’t agree more. Things like this got me through calculus at college! Great post!

With Spanish and other languages derived from Latin, you can learn cognates or words that almost look identical and have a similar or identical meaning, but also learn false cognates, words that may look the same but have totally different meanings. For example: embarazada means pregnant in Spanish; not embarrassed. Avergonzar means to embarass. Extremo/extrema means extreme and palma can mean the palm of the hand or a palm leaf, so these are cognates because they resemble the Latin and English forms and mean the same thing. It would be interesting to see cognates in Italian and other languages, as well. This could be handy for someone learning or reviewing multiple languages. I think chao, ciao, etc. is a good example of this.
It is also necessary to teach families of related words so that the student can practice speaking all of them together. 1)mezclar: to mix or blend; to mix up or muddle, 2) mezcla: mixing, mixture or mortar,
3) mezclarse: to get mixed up or mixed up in, or to mingle socially, 4) mezcolanza: a hodgepodge or mess of items.
See? You have learned four words for the price of one!