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501 Verbs
Barron's 501 Spanish Verbs
501 Spanish Verbs
729 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1963
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April 7, 2024
5 ⭐
Wrap your Spanglish-speaking Gringo arms around this beauty in a warm and tender embrace. Flick amorously through its ink-laden sheets and whisper sweet nothings as the sultry scent of well-loved pages beguiles your senses:
Querido libro de verbos
Yo te llevo conmigo donde voy
No me dejes ir solo, necesito de ti
Tu me sabes bien cuidar
Tu me sabes bien guiar
Te amo, mi amor eterno
Steal lavishly and shamelessly from a variety of Spanish love songs if required, but do it! Por el amor de dios, do it! Do it because this is not only the most useful verb book you’ll ever come across as a Spanish student but also, in my opinion, the single most important language learning resource that you’ll ever hold in your lowly mitts, full stop!
To let such a thing go or, worse, to let it fall into the hands of another is to remain a Spanglish-speaking Gringo for the rest of your days!
Wrap your Spanglish-speaking Gringo arms around this beauty in a warm and tender embrace. Flick amorously through its ink-laden sheets and whisper sweet nothings as the sultry scent of well-loved pages beguiles your senses:
Querido libro de verbos
Yo te llevo conmigo donde voy
No me dejes ir solo, necesito de ti
Tu me sabes bien cuidar
Tu me sabes bien guiar
Te amo, mi amor eterno
Steal lavishly and shamelessly from a variety of Spanish love songs if required, but do it! Por el amor de dios, do it! Do it because this is not only the most useful verb book you’ll ever come across as a Spanish student but also, in my opinion, the single most important language learning resource that you’ll ever hold in your lowly mitts, full stop!
To let such a thing go or, worse, to let it fall into the hands of another is to remain a Spanglish-speaking Gringo for the rest of your days!
June 10, 2013
I used to think this book was stupid. If you could just learn the different groups/patterns, then you'd know how to conjugate thousands of verbs. BUT, now I know that being able to quickly look up a verb you're unsure about, and see ALL of the conjugations right there, spread out, is extremely helpful. Also, it really only has verbs you'll ever want to use (with some obscure irregular verbs as exceptions). There was only a handful of times it didn't have a verb I wanted. Looking through it for a verb is like looking something up in a magic dictionary; so fast! Hooray!
January 13, 2009
An essential reference book to have on hand for any intermediate/advanced student of Spanish. It also gives suggestions for practice drills of the various tenses- it included tenses I hadn't even heard of!
January 15, 2010
I have owned many editions of this book over the years in other languages besides Spanish as well and I will say that it is even better each time. This is a great reference book for anyone who is serious about learning the intricacies of verbs.
July 20, 2016
This is a must-have book if you ever want to advance your spanish language skills. It was well organized and the instructions and explanations were clear. Highly reccommend, especially for people currently studying spanish.
March 27, 2008
Extremely helpful for translating irregular verbs! I don't know if I would have gotten by in my Spanish classes without this book. You can look up a verb and you get a whole page dedicated to all its forms. The beginning also covers the regular verbs in a way that is easy to reference.
October 4, 2012
One of the most useful resources someone learning Spanish can have. 501 of the most commonly used Spanish verbs along with all of their conjugations and useful grammar information. Every Spanish student should have this book in their library.
February 3, 2021
A delightful resource of common verbs paired with their meanings, examples, and conjugation in different tenses. I appreciated the highlighting and more in-depth explanation of particular verbs that are more frequently used as well.
May 23, 2022
Probably my most-used resource currently. I love all the sayings that are included.
The only thing I would change would be to add information on the geographic areas where the sayings are most common.
The only thing I would change would be to add information on the geographic areas where the sayings are most common.
August 14, 2010
Extremely useful in my quest to become semi-fluent in español.
March 1, 2008
This book is a must-have for the language learner.
July 29, 2011
This is the greatest asset ever--simple yet brilliant
August 11, 2011
A must have for anyone learning Spanish
April 25, 2014
Excellent book for anyone trying to advance their Spanish grammar. I've used it a lot!
June 17, 2014
Great tool for any one studying or using Spanish as a 2nd language
June 29, 2012
Good reference if you are learning spanish verbs
July 30, 2021
This was recommended to me by my Spanish instructor and it's a great reference when you're learning the language. Irregular verbs are noted and there's a list of 'essential verbs'. Each verb is conjugated through the tenses. Verbs with a lot of colloquial uses will include examples.
August 23, 2018
This book was very helpful when I was learning Spanish and then for years after that when writing, speaking, etc.
January 28, 2019
As far as reference materials go, this was extremely useful and easy to navigate.
September 9, 2020
One of the most comprehensive collection of Spanish verbs. Well organized and easy to locate necessary information. Excellente!
October 5, 2020
It was really good
January 3, 2022
A text book I enjoyed working through while living in latin amercia. Spanish does verbs so much better than English! cant really say I finished it but did work through it a fair way.
June 19, 2025
Read this book prior to writing reviews for all books that I read.
June 6, 2011
Gah! I'm trying to get a handle on the simplest of past and imperfect tenses that I have neglected for so long. A little Spain-o-centric, but this book is awesome if you wanna wrap your brain around verb conjugation.
September 18, 2023
An extremely useful compendium of Spanish verbs with conjugations for all 14 tenses. The book also contains study tips, including definitions of grammatical terms along with examples. It is an invaluable reference tool when learning Spanish.
April 5, 2008
hahahahhahahahahhhahahahahhaa I love reference books!
I'm procrastinating on writing a paper. This is what I do instead.
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September 4, 2008
Ha ha ha. No seriously, it saved my grades
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