Students Have the Wrong Mental Approach to learning Irregular Verbs

Why do language students have the wrong mindset about Irregular Verbs?nIrregular Verbs are more often than not the most difficult part of any language to learn, but why?nnThe common belief amongst language students of all languages is that irregular verbs do not follow patterns like the regular verbs, therefore making them very difficult to learn and master.nnThe truth is, that when it comes down to it, 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.nnStrange statement to make I know but look at it this way...nIn Spanish there are three 'regular' verb types, so called because they follow a regular set pattern. Each pattern relating to different verb endings,these endings are; -ar; -er; and -ir.nnNow 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 verb as they are all different.nnThis is misleading!nNearly all Irregular verbs follow formations that other irregular verbs copy therefore enabling them to be put into groups.nIn my opinion if these 'irregular verbs' can be grouped they can and should be treated as regular verbs also.nGreat! you are probably saying, I've now got more regular verb groups to learn!nnBut remember that I started this report by stating that the inherent fear students have is of the difficulty learning irregular verbs compared to regular verbs. This simple declassification of irregular verbs into a regular type grouping should dismiss any anxieties once feltnnYou should remember this...nLearning 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.nnOnce you have mastered the mental strengths to deal with learning Spanish irregular verbs there is no reason why you can't apply the same methods to any other language you encounter the same problem with or, you can put your new found mental confidence to use on anything that starts to stress you out. The power of positive thinking is a marvelous tool to have!