From my studies of Quechua, I quickly realized that the best way to acquire basic conversational proficiency in the language to was to immerse myself in the suffixes and verb conjugations.

My study plan:

1. Learn most commonly used verbs and suffixes.
2. Memorize and practice how to conjugate verbs.
3. Write and recite sentences and/or dialogues using conjugations and suffixes.
4. Practice speaking with locals to figure out areas that need more focus on.
5. Keep writing and reciting sentences, dialogues, and stories in Quechua until it all starts to click and make sense to you
6. Remember to go at your own pace and to not rush yourself. Language learning doesn’t have to be a race to perfection. It is okay to make mistakes and work on areas that need more practice.

Quechua, like many other languages, conjugates verbs. Conjugating verbs in Quechua was the easiest of the trails I had faced studying the language. I think that once you have delved off the deep end into a complex grammar system like Russian, everything else seems a bit easier.

In my opinion, once you know how to conjugate and herd verbs into appropriate sentences, you will have the ability to write just about any sentence in Quechua! PDF download of conjugation chart below.

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Quechua Verb Conjugations:

Present Tense:

Subject Pronoun	Verb Root Rimay=To speak	Conjugation	Phrase
Noqa (I)	Rima	-ni	Noqa rimani
Qan (You) Infrm*	Rima	-nki	Qan rimanki
Pay (He, she, it)	Rima	-n	Pay riman
Noqayku (We) Frm*	Rima	-yku	Noqaykyu rimayku
Noqanchis (We) Infrm.	Rima	-nchis	Noqanchis rimanchis
Qankuna (You) Frm.	Rima	-nkichis	Qankuna rimankichis
Paykuna (They)	Rima	-nku	Paykuna rimanku

*Infrm.= Informal , Frm.= Formal

Past Tense: Add –ra to make conjugation past tense

Subject Pronoun	Verb Root Mihuy= To eat	Conjugation	Phrase
Noqa (I)	Mihu	-ra-ni	Noqa mihurani
Qan (You) Infrm.	Mihu	-ra-nki	Qan mihuranki
Pay (He, she, it)	Mihu	-ra-n	Pay mihuran
Noqayku (We) Frm.	Mihu	-ra-yku	Noqayku mihurayku
Noqanchis (We) Infrm.	Mihu	-ra-nchis	Noqanchis mihuranchis
Qankuna (You) Frm.	Mihu	-ra-nkichis	Qankuna mihurankichis
Paykuna (They)	Mihu	-ra-nku	Paykuna mihuranku

Present Progressive (-ing): Use Suffix –sha to express –ing in English

Subject Pronoun	Verb Root Yachay= To study	Conjugation	Phrase
Noqa (I)	Yacha	-sha+ni	Noqa yachashani
Qan (You) Infrm.	Yacha	-sha+nki	Qan yachashanki
Pay (He, she, it)	Yacha	-sha+n	Pay yachashan
Noqayku (We) Frm.	Yacha	-sha+yku	Noqayku yachashayku
Noqanchis (We) Infrm.	Yacha	-sha+nchis	Noqanchis yachashanchis
Qankuna (You) Frm.	Yacha	-sha+nkichis	Qankuna yachashankichis
Paykuna (They)	Yacha	-sha+nku	Paykuna yachashanku

Future Tense:

Subject Pronoun	Verb Root Tusuy-To dance	Conjugation	Phrase
Noqa (I)	Tusu	-saq	Noqa tususaq
Qan (You) Infrm.	Tusu	-nki	Qan tusunki
Pay (He, she, it)	Tusu	-nqa	Pay tusunqa
Noqayku (We) Frm.	Tusu	-saqku	Noqayku tususaqku
Noqanchis (We) Infrm.	Tusu	-sunchis	Noqanchis tusunchis
Qankuna (You) Frm.	Tusu	-nkichis	Qankuna tusunkichis
Paykuna (They)	Tusu	-nqaku	Paykuna tusunqaku

PDF of Quechua Conjugation Table:

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Simichaqta yachanki (Aprende los verbos):

llank’ay- To work (Trabajar)

Yachay= To know (Saber)

Phaway= To run (Correr)

Qelqay= To write (Escriber)

Asiy- To smile (Reir)

Riy= To go (ir)

Hatariy= To get up (Levantarse)

Kutichiy= To give back (Devolver)

Wayk’uy= To cook (Cocinar)

Kutimuy= To return (Regresar)

Hamuy= To come (Venir)

Qunqay= To forget (Olvidar)

Pampachay= To forgive (Perdonar)

Puñuy= To sleep (Dormir)

Tusuy= To dance (Bailar)

Pusay= To carry (llevar)

Musquy= To dream (Soñar)

Yuyay= To remember (Recordar)

Qhaway= To see (Ver)

Rantiy= To buy (Comprar)

Uyariy= To listen (Escuchar)

Tariy= To find (Encontrar)

Much’ay= To kiss (Besar)

For easy conjugations check out: cooljugator.com/qu 

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