Spanish has at least 14 verb tenses—so, around 84 forms of each verb. Oof!
With all these complexities, it can be incredibly helpful to find some effective, convenient verb tools for memorizing and mastering Spanish conjugation.
And if you’ve got a smartphone, you’re already just a few taps away from these tools.
In this post, we’ll look at eight Spanish conjugation apps that will teach you how to conjugate any Spanish verb.
Works offline or connected to the internet, so you can study anywhere
Includes customizable verb drills to make sure you’re targeting your specific language weaknesses
Optimized for tablets
More of a study aid that helps you drill conjugations, Spanish Verb Trainer can also be used to look up words.
The quiz function has a basic but usable design, where you’re told a verb and tense and pronoun to conjugate it to. Then you tap your phone to see the answer.
You can choose drills built off of verbs, tenses or pronouns, and you can save the drills that you want to go back to.
The paid version includes more verbs and tenses, but the audio quality is low.
Comes with all the tenses for a thorough study experience
Can be used offline
No translations are included with the app so it may be better for intermediate users and up who are honing their grammar skills
This is a really simple but functional app that has a website version as well.
For the app or the website, just type in a verb and it’ll give you all conjugations, laid out in a neat table
When you start to type in a verb, it’ll suggest the most common verbs that start like that, helping you with spelling.
3. Conjugate Spanish Verbs
Available: Android
Key features:
Comes with English translations
Includes most tenses
Includes lovely, simple graphics and a usable interface
Comes with learning tools and mini-lessons
This app is unique in that its mini-lessons include explanations of what the different tenses mean, or how they’re used, and users can access the explanations directly while conjugating.
Though you can actually get a free version of this app, for $0.99 you can get a clean version without any ads.
Search for the root verb or any of its conjugated forms
Full English translations of verbs and their conjugations are included
Conjuverb stands out primarily for its number of verbs and its high reviews, as well as its flashcard function, which allows you to choose from recently viewed verbs, favorite verbs, top lists and custom lists.
Contains lessons that teach you how to conjugate the present, preterite and future tenses
Hundreds of exercises for you to practice each verb type
Test yourself with quizzes and exams
Learn over 50 of the most common Spanish verbs
Learn the Castillian Spanish and Latin American Spanish dialects
Unlike other apps, Lingvity focuses on three of the most common verb conjugations: the present, preterite and future.
But the lessons go into much depth and you’ll truly master them with hundreds of practice exercises. The answers to exercises also come with audio pronunciations, helping you learn the conjugations even faster.
Features to Look for in Spanish Conjugation Apps
Not all conjugation apps are equally useful. Here are some of the features to check for when you’re downloading a new one:
Works without an internet connection. When you’re traveling, you might not always have internet available, so it’s useful to have a conjugation app that also works offline.
Has all the tenses. Some conjugation apps, especially the free ones, only come with the past, present and future tenses. That might be fine if you’re just starting out, but if you’re really going to advance and be able to express your thoughts, you’ll eventually need all the tenses.
Offers translation to English or searches in English or Spanish. This is a must for beginners, especially those who need to look up unfamiliar verbs!
Offers a large number of verbs. Some of the free apps will only come with, say, 100 verbs, hoping that you’ll pay extra to access more. It’s something to look out for if you don’t want your studies to get interrupted.
Offers extra activities like quizzes. Some apps will take the verbs you look up and turn them into flashcards or quizzes. It’s a great way to guarantee that you learn the verbs, rather than just looking them up and then forgetting them.
Includes vosotros. Some countries (namely Spain) use this tense (the informal plural “you”), whereas others, especially in Latin America, just use ustedes for the plural of tu. Most apps, however, include the vosotros conjugations.
Is user-friendly. Put simply, conjugations are hard enough without an app making it really difficult for you to find the exact conjugation you need!
There are tons of Spanish conjugation apps out there that can help you master verbs.
Be sure to combine these apps with other resources that can build your understanding of verbs further.
Look for them in real-world Spanish conversations and media, like the videos on FluentU (which also lets you click on words in the subtitles you don’t know).
With a bit of time and practice, you’ll soon be using the right conjugations without even thinking about them!
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Other sites use scripted content. FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease into the Spanish language and culture over time. You’ll learn Spanish as it’s actually spoken by real people.
FluentU has a wide variety of videos, as you can see here:
FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts. You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used. If you see an interesting word you don’t know, you can add it to a vocab list.
Review a complete interactive transcript under the Dialogue tab, and find words and phrases listed under Vocab.
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