So many people have been asking for a Verbarrator review. Verbarrator is the Spanish verb conjugation software, which I’m sure you’ve already heard about. But is Verbarrator worth getting?
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One of the most difficult aspects of learning the Spanish language is verb conjugation. If you think it’s hard, you’re definitely not alone. In English, we’ve learned not to think a lot about verb conjugation. As you must have realized by now, Spanish is a little different in that respect, it takes some practice to learn the different ways to conjugate verbs, and it is a vital skill for the true mastery of the language.
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What I liked about Verbarrator is not simply the fact that it’s a high-tech approach to teaching verb conjugation, but more importantly, I felt that it was designed with people like me in mind, it was designed specifically for people who are struggling with verb conjugation because they are not very familiar with the concept. I did purchase a couple of Spanish courses during the years, many of which were very helpful, but verb conjugation remained this “gap” in my understanding of the language, none of the courses that I bought managed to communicate it in a way that made it easy to understand and retain, they just failed to give it the deserved amount of attention. It was frustrating really, my Spanish vocabulary was above average, but my ability to express myself in Spanish was lower than average due to my struggle with verb conjugation.
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Verbarrator was really helpful in that regard, with Verbarrator you get access to 34,770 mp3 audio files, and you have a variety of different customization options available to you. For instance, you can instruct it to focus on a particular set of verbs, the ones you’re struggling with, you can also adjust the response time to match your skill level, which would allow you to give yourself more or less time to answer. Another nice feature is the ability to track your progress by monitoring your score, this really kept me motivated and always eager to improve my performance. On the more technical side, there is both a PC and a MAC version of the software, so you shouldn’t have a problem running it on your computer.
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To sum up, yes, it did fill this hole in my understanding of the language and really, for the first time in my life I felt that I can express myself confidently in Spanish, knowing that I’m being understood, and yes, it is a great feeling to finally “get it”. Conclusion?
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Highly recommended. If you’re struggling with verb conjugation, you should really give Verbarrator a try. In my opinion, it just fixes the problem.
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Get the official Verbarrator here.
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