CARLA: Spanish Grammar Strategies

I'm looking for a strategy that someone has used successfully to learn a specific grammar form. Moods Subjunctive Imperfect subjunctive Conditional Conditional perfect and pluperfect subjunctive Commands Pronouns Relative pronouns Simultaneous use of direct and indirect object pronouns Direct and indirect object pronouns in affirmative and negative你commands Reflexive pronouns in present perfect constructions Tenses / Aspect Preterite Imperfect Preterite vs. imperfect Serandestar Porvs.para Gender / Agreement Gender of nouns Gender and number agreement Other Demonstrative adjectives Lo+ adjective Haceranddesdein time expressions Negative words Superlatives I'm looking for strategies that match my learning style and that can apply to various grammar forms. Auditory Rhymes Songs and chants Talking to native speakers Visual Color coding Decision maps 图纸/心理图片 Note cards Playing with verbs Quasi-math formulas Quick grammar references Kinesthetic 物理行为 Writing it over Memory aids Acronyms Initials as a vehicle for mnemonics Phrases as memory aids Phrases as vehicles for syntax Cognitive English sentences with Spanish syntax English sentences with Spanish words inserted Focusing on meaning Learning material as a chunk Learning grammar by explaining it Using archetypical sentences Using L1 to keep forms and functions straight Context-based Making associations Observing use in context Other Avoiding avoidance Combining perceptual modes What's the reason for using one strategy or another? Spanish grammar sites Glossary

Here's an example of a strategy

“I wanted to learn whether to useserorestarwith adjectives to describe how people feel or what they are like (feliz, emocionado, contento, alegre, optimista, satisfecho, triste,anddeprimido). The problem is that in Spanish, some of these adjectives can be used with bothserandestarand others tend to be used mostly withestar. So I created two lists in my mind:

Then, I created a mnemonic using the initials of the verbs in the second group:CSTED.

Next, I thought of something silly:

I have to remember that there isn't a word represented by the letter 'A'."

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I'm looking for a strategy that someone has used successfully to learn a specific grammar form.

I'm looking for strategies that match my learning style and that can apply to various grammar forms.

Here's an example of a strategy