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Yes, all verbs get conjugated in all tenses, although some tenses are used less than others. (The literary imperfect subjunctive e. g. caminase, isn't used much in everyday speech). But it doesn't have to be that intimidating.
Take the verb to run. You know you say I run and she runs. You add an s to the verb for the third person singular. But you don't have to memorize that s for every single verb out there. You memorize the pattern, so that you know that whenever you want to talk about he, she or it, you're going to add an s. (for regular verbs.). Now in Spanish, there are more patterns to memorize, but they are limited.
camino - I walk
caminas - you walk
camina - he walks, she walks, you(formal) walk, it walks
caminamos - we walk
caminan - you(plural) walk, they walk.
The endings are vitally important, since the pronouns (you, I, he, she, we etc) aren't required. The endings are the only way you can know who is being discussed. The -amos on the end of a verb signifies we.
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