I'd like to relearn Spanish, and before I go fully diving in, I'd like to do work on my own to learn some of the fundamentals.
I figure I could buy 501 spanish verbs because it looks extremely handy and is extremely cheap.
Is anyone informed as to highly acclaimed beginner spanish textbooks? I have no idea where to look, but something approaching standard school-style, with full explanations of all the different particles and conjugations seems ideal.
Unless you are going to become a teacher, why learn every different particles and conjugations before you can even have a plain conversation?
Learning a language is more than just being able to learn every verb and grammar rules.
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Honestly, I don't think you need a textbook. I have the Barron's version of 501 Spanish Verbs and it's good; I also have the Barron's Mastering Spanish Grammar book, that's good too. That's more than you'd learn in a textbook right there, not to mention the thousands of free online resources. Spanish is of course a very popular language; take advantage of all the information you can find on the internet.
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Learning a language is more than just being able to learn every verb and grammar rules.
Limed for truth. I still have this site bookmarked from my college Spanish courses as it's a handy verb conjugation tool in case you ever get stuck trying to work through one of the many tenses: http://conjugador.reverso.net/conjugacion-espanol-verbo-expresar.html
To me, Spanish is all about Verb Conjugation. Learn them, you'll be fine.