Hi, When you talk about conjugating verbs in European Spanish, I assume you are thinking about dialects that use "vosotros" for "you-all." Except for the fact that Latin American dialects use ustedes for "you-all" and use 3rd person plural verbs with ustedes, all the verbs are conjugated the same. (Notice that not all US dialects of English use you-all. If you moved to my part of the world, you would sound fine; in other places, you would sound a little odd. The same in Spain and Latin America. Using vosotros will get you a few odd looks, but almost everyone will understand you.) Andres is correct, beginners ought to start with the present tense (to talk about now and in general) and learn the "regular" verbs (ones with predictable forms) first. IR is extremely irregular (very unpredictable.) Two good free sites are www.studyspanish.com (good explanations and lots of practice) and About.com. Do a search for learning Spanish. Buena suerte!