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Learn Spanish Verbs Fast! Audio Set (Musical Spanish)

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The technique used by the author is to have the listener listen and repeat the verb conjugations for 50 important verbs. She covers the present, preterite, imperfect, and future tenses as well as the past and present participles. She does not cover the subjunctive or conditional tenses.

I think this is decent program for practicing pronunciation and memorizing the conjugations for these 50 verbs as well as learning their definitions. It doesn't require a lot of intense concentration for practicing unlike some audio programs. You can follow along to the audio with the booklet provided if you wish.

The drawbacks for me were I memorize things better when I can use the words in dialogs. There are no dialogs on this program so you won't get any practice including them in sentences. Also, the author spends very little time distinguishing between when to use the imperfect or preterite past tenses which is a problem area for me. A final complaint is that the recorded volume of the CDs is too low. I like to take the CDs to the gym where its noisy and even at full volume I struggle to hear the recording.

Hi guys sorry to post a review, as I'm the author and of course I think my product works - but this guy has posted reviews on 2 of my products touting a highly expensive (and unavailable through sources like Amazon & Borders) program called "Learn Spanish Like Crazy" - then he compares my products to it, and says they don't measure up. While everybody is entitled to their opinion, he depicts this other program as if it's a $20 audio program like mine, which it certainly isn't. As for my own products (Learn Spanish Verbs Fast & Musical Spanish) - I can only tell you that I've sold many, many copies of these programs, including on Ebay where hundreds of people have written to say how much they enjoyed these products. Nothing I produce is aimed at teaching you the entire language...but my programs are easy, fun, useful, and hit their mark. Reviews comparing my stuff to audio programs marketed through MLM that cost hundreds of dollars - are definitely inappropriate.

I listened to this audio on a recent car trip to Southern Cal and found it extremely helpful in my quest to speak Spanish better. The verbs are clearly enunciated with an excellent Spanish accent. Anyone who seriously uses this product will most certainly be able to sound more like an educated speaker. Her voice is fantastic.

Learning Spanish verbs has been the toughest part of the language for me. So I was thrilled when I opened learn Spanish Verbs and popped it into my CD player.
This easy to listen to course teaches 50 important verbs
in all their tenses. Compared to books that simply list all the
verbs, this one is much for useful in my opinion for language learners. Now I comprendi Spanish better than ever.

You learn verbs without having to study. You simply listen and learn.I strongly recommend it.

I was terribly disappointed to find that the verb drills on these CDs do not include the informal 2d person plural vosotros,as used in Spain and, just as importantly, in much classic Spanish literature. I see no point in learning some forms of each tense and mood of verbs and not all of them. On the other hand, it is true that the vosotros form is almost never used in the Americas, so I suppose this is helpful material for those who want to learn Spanish only for use in, say, Mexico or Guatemala. But why do that? If you decide you want to anyway, this is pure drill material, and if you learn better by listening and speaking than by reading and speaking, this isn't a bad way to learn. Just remember you are only learning part of the language, and you'll be lost in Spain or speaking to native Spaniards.

I was disappointed that there was no native speaker used on these CD's. Also, there are no sentences or phrases. Only simple verb tenses. You could achieve the same result by simply studying the verbs yourself or recording yourself! I never use these CD's - save your money.