mrs gooch, when you give up on duolingo you should try my approach of learning the 1000 most frequently used Spanish words.
What good is knowing 1000 words if I don't know how to put together a sentence?
Let's practice ITT with the following:
The Apple is red
It is johns Apple
I give John the apple
We give him the apple
He gives it to John
She gives it to him
I must give it to him
I want to give it to her
La manzana es rojo.
Es manzana de Juan.
Nosotros ???? lo la manzana.
or this... Lo nosotros ??? la manzana.
El ???? lo a el. (I don't know how to say him instead of he????)
Ella ???? lo a el.
Quiero ????? lo a ella.
or maybe this is better...... Lo quiero a ella.
OK, I typed all that without using Google or anything to remind me of words. I have learned to say him/her, but I don't remember. I don't think I have learned to say give.