First of all, don't worry about grammar. I would recommend that you learn some sentences first. When you have a certain level you can always start with in-depth knowledge. A grammar book is far too complex for learning on your own. Start with websites like lingolia, where you find explanations and exercises for everything that is relevant to YOU. You should always try to understand things instead of memorizing. If you for example take a simple verb conjugation, for a verb like "gehen" - to walk/ go instead of learning the endings, like you find them in a book, just look at the forms and what happens: You have the verb in the basic form: gehEN -> there are two parts, an ending EN and the first part Now we go: Ich gehE -> what happens? We get rid of the N, that's it! Now books will teach you to cut the ending and insert the new ending, but that is faaaar toooo complicated, if you know what I mean ;) Now for the other forms, we in fact have to rid ourselves of the ending entirely du gehST (you add st -> 2 letters for the second form, makes sense I guess) er gehT (add a t and this is almost like the second form) wir gehen (that's easy, because for this form we always use our infinitive, even if the verb would be irregular) ihr geht (wait a minute, this is exactly like our he/she/it form, isn't it? Yes, it is!) Last form: sie gehen (infinitive again) Easy enough, because you have to only have to learn the second and third person singular, THAT'S ONLY 2 forms, and you can easily construct the other forms from that! I hope this demonstration helped you understand the importance of simplifying and applying your own! logic, and you do not need to be afraid of learning grammar anymore! If you need more help, please do not hesitate to write a message If you like to practice your grammar, I'd be happy to work on this with you. If you like you can have a look at my profile and get back to me for a study plan or more personalized advice.