About This Lesson
Use Sending a finished report to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
¿Está listo el informe?
eh-STAH LEES-toh ehl een-FOR-meh Is the report ready?
B
Está casi listo.
eh-STAH KAH-see LEES-toh It is almost ready.
A
Envíame el archivo cuando esté listo.
ehn-BYAH-meh ehl ar-CHEE-boh KWAHN-doh ehs-TEH LEES-toh Please send me the file when it is ready.
B
Acabo de terminar la última página.
ah-KAH-boh deh ter-mee-NAR lah OOL-tee-mah PAH-hee-nah I just finished the last page.
A
Lo necesito antes de que empiece la reunión.
loh neh-seh-SEE-toh AHN-tehs deh keh ehm-PYEH-seh lah reh-oo-NYOHN I need it before the meeting starts.
B
Ahora adjunto el archivo nuevo.
ah-OH-rah ahd-HOON-toh ehl ar-CHEE-boh NWEH-boh I am attaching the new file now.
A
Lo revisaré enseguida.
loh reh-bee-sah-REH ehn-seh-GHEE-dah I will check it right away.
B
Ahora debería estar en tu bandeja de entrada.
ah-OH-rah deh-beh-REE-ah ehs-TAR ehn too bahn-DEH-hah deh ehn-TRAH-dah It should be in your inbox now.Word by Word
Está
In ¿Está listo el informe? and Está casi listo, Está means is in the sense of being ready. It is the dialogue form of estar used before listo. Use está + an adjective to describe a current state.
listo
Here listo means ready, describing the report or file as finished enough to send. It appears after está or esté in Está casi listo and cuando esté listo. Use listo after estar when saying that something is ready.
el
In el informe and el archivo, el means the and points to a specific masculine noun. It comes before informe and archivo here. Use el + noun when referring to a specific item of this type.
informe
In el informe, informe means report, the workplace document being prepared. It follows el in this dialogue. Use el informe when referring to the specific report in the conversation.
casi
In Está casi listo, casi means almost and shows that the report is ready but not completely ready yet. It comes before listo. Use casi before a description or action when something is close to that state but not complete.
Envíame
In Envíame el archivo, Envíame means send me and forms a direct request to one person. The me part shows who should receive the file and is attached to the request form. Use Envíame when asking someone directly to send something to you.
archivo
In Envíame el archivo and el archivo nuevo, archivo means file. It refers to the digital document that should be sent and is modified by el or nuevo in these lines. Use archivo for a file you send, attach, or check.
cuando
In cuando esté listo, cuando means when and introduces the condition for sending the file. It comes before the clause describing the file's readiness. Use cuando + clause to connect an action with the time it happens.
esté
In cuando esté listo, esté means is or be ready in the condition when the file is ready. It is the dialogue form of estar used after cuando in this time clause. Reuse the exact pattern cuando esté listo when an action should happen once something is ready.
Acabo
In Acabo de terminar, Acabo helps express that the speaker has just finished the last page. It is the dialogue form of acabar used with de and an infinitive. Use Acabo de + infinitive to describe a very recent action.
de
In Acabo de terminar, de is part of the expression meaning have just finished; it does not mean of or from by itself here. It links Acabo with the action terminar. Reuse Acabo de + infinitive for a recent action.
terminar
In Acabo de terminar, terminar means finish, referring to completing the last page. It appears after de in the recent-action expression. Use terminar for completing a task, document, or other activity.
la
In la última página and la reunión, la means the and points to a specific feminine noun. It comes before última página and reunión in the dialogue. Use la + noun when referring to a specific item or event of this type.
última
In la última página, última means last and identifies the final page in the report. It comes before página and describes which page was finished. Use última + noun when referring to the final item in a sequence.
página
In la última página, página means page, specifically the final page of the report. It follows última in this phrase. Use la página when referring to a particular page in a document.
Lo
In Lo necesito and Lo revisaré, Lo means it and refers to the file. It is placed before the conjugated verb in both lines. Use lo before a verb when referring to a masculine item such as el archivo.
necesito
In Lo necesito, necesito means I need, and the lo before it identifies what is needed: the file. It is the dialogue form used with a direct object. Use necesito + an object when stating that you need something.
antes
In antes de que empiece la reunión, antes means before and places the needed file earlier than the meeting's start. It is part of the time expression antes de que. Use antes de que + clause to state that one event must happen before another.
que
In antes de que empiece la reunión, que introduces the clause describing the meeting's start. Together with antes de, it connects the required timing to that clause. Reuse the exact pattern antes de que empiece la reunión when setting a deadline before an event.
empiece
In antes de que empiece la reunión, empiece means starts and refers to the meeting beginning. It is the dialogue form of empezar used after antes de que. Use antes de que empiece + event when something must happen before that event starts.
reunión
In la reunión, reunión means meeting, the workplace event that has not started yet. It follows la in the time clause. Use la reunión when referring to a specific scheduled meeting.
Ahora
In Ahora adjunto and Ahora debería estar, Ahora means now and places the attaching or expected arrival in the present moment. It commonly comes at the beginning of the sentence here. Use ahora to show that something is happening or expected at this time.
adjunto
In Ahora adjunto el archivo nuevo, adjunto means I attach or am attaching the new file. It is the dialogue form of adjuntar used for the current action. Use adjunto + object when saying that you are attaching something.
nuevo
In el archivo nuevo, nuevo means new and describes the file being attached. It follows archivo in this dialogue. Use noun + nuevo when identifying an item as new in this pattern.
revisaré
In Lo revisaré enseguida, revisaré means I will check and refers to checking the file. It is the dialogue form of revisar used for a future action, with Lo before it identifying the file. Use Lo revisaré when promising to check that file.
enseguida
In Lo revisaré enseguida, enseguida means right away and shows that the checking will happen very soon. It comes after the action in this sentence. Use an action + enseguida to promise immediate action.
debería
In Ahora debería estar en tu bandeja de entrada, debería means should and expresses an expectation that the file is in the inbox now. It is followed by estar in this sentence. Use debería estar + place when saying where something is expected to be.
estar
In debería estar en tu bandeja de entrada, estar means be and describes the file's expected location. It follows debería and comes before the location expression. Use debería estar + location to state where something should be.
tu
In tu bandeja de entrada, tu means your and identifies the inbox as belonging to the person addressed. It comes before bandeja in this phrase. Use tu + noun when referring to something belonging to the person you are addressing.
bandeja de entrada
Together, bandeja de entrada means inbox, the place where the attached file should arrive. In this expression, bandeja means tray, de links it with entrada, and entrada identifies incoming items. Use bandeja de entrada when talking about an email inbox.
Grammar Points
acabar de + infinitivo
Acabo de terminar el informe.
ah-KAH-boh deh ter-mee-NAR ehl een-FOR-mehI have just finished the report.
Use acabar de + infinitive to say that something has just happened.
antes de que + subjuntivo
Antes de que empiece la reunión.
AHN-tehs deh keh ehm-PYEH-seh lah reh-oo-NYOHNBefore the meeting starts.
Use antes de que with the subjunctive when one action happens before another.
Spanish Vocabulary
acabar de
phrase
ah-kah-BAR deh
to have just
Acabo de terminar
Acabo de terminar la última página.
archivo
noun
ar-CHEE-boh
file
casi
adv
KAH-see
almost
cuando
conj
KWAHN-doh
when
enviar
verb
ehn-BYAR
to send
Envíame
estar
verb
ehs-TAR
to be
Está / esté
¿Está listo el informe? / cuando esté listo
informe
noun
een-FOR-meh
report
listo
adj
LEES-toh
ready
necesitar
verb
neh-seh-see-TAR
to need
necesito
página
noun
PAH-hee-nah
page
terminar
verb
ter-mee-NAR
to finish
último
adj
OOL-tee-moh
last
última
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Is the report ready?
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¿Está listo el informe?It is almost ready.
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Está casi listo.Please send me the file when it is ready.
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Envíame el archivo cuando esté listo.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
when
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cuandoto finish
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terminarready
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listoto send