Homework Questions and Answers | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: In a language classroom, one adult asks what homework to complete and when to bring the answers back..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Use Homework Questions and Answers to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?

keh DEH-boh ah-SAIR deh tah-REH-ah What should I do for homework?
B

Empieza completando este ejercicio.

em-PYEH-sah kom-pleh-TAHN-doh ES-teh eh-hehr-SEE-syoh Start by completing this exercise.
A

¿Qué página debo usar?

keh PAH-hee-nah DEH-boh oo-SAHR Which page should I use?
B

Usa la página con las preguntas cortas.

OO-sah lah PAH-hee-nah kohn lahs preh-GOON-tahs KOR-tahs Use the page with the short questions.
A

¿Cuándo debo terminarlo?

KWAHN-doh DEH-boh tehr-mee-NAHR-loh When should I finish it?
B

Termínalo antes de clase.

tehr-MEE-nah-loh AHN-tehs deh KLAH-seh Finish it before class.
A

¿Puedes mirar mis respuestas más tarde?

PWEH-dehs mee-RAHR mees rehs-PWEHS-tahs mahs TAHR-deh Can you look at my answers later?
B

Tráemelas después de terminar.

TRAH-eh-meh-lahs dehs-PWEHS deh tehr-mee-NAHR Bring them to me after you finish.

Word by Word

Qué In “¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?”, “Qué” asks what task the speaker should do. A common reuse is to place it at the beginning of a question asking for information about an action or thing.
debo In “¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?”, “debo” expresses what the speaker should or must do. It is followed by the infinitive “hacer”; this pattern is useful when asking about an obligation or recommended action.
hacer In “debo hacer”, “hacer” means to do and names the action the speaker needs to carry out. After “debo”, use the infinitive to state what must or should be done.
de In “de tarea”, “de” helps identify the activity as homework. Learn “de tarea” as part of the expression for saying that something is homework or is for homework.
tarea “Tarea” means homework in “¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?”. Use it when talking about schoolwork assigned for completion, especially in a classroom context.
Empieza “Empieza” tells one person to start, as in “Empieza completando este ejercicio.” It is useful for giving a direct instruction about the first action to take.
completando In “Empieza completando este ejercicio”, “completando” names the action to begin with: completing the exercise. After an instruction such as “Empieza”, this form can state the action that should come first.
este In “este ejercicio”, “este” means this and points to a particular exercise. Place it before the noun when identifying the item that should be used or completed.
ejercicio “Ejercicio” means exercise in “este ejercicio”. In a language classroom, it refers to a task or practice activity that a learner completes.
página “Página” means page in “¿Qué página debo usar?”. It is useful when asking which page contains the material for an activity or when identifying a page by a description or number.
usar In “debo usar”, “usar” means to use and states what page the speaker should work with. After “debo”, the infinitive names the action that is required or recommended.
Usa “Usa” tells one person to use something, as in “Usa la página con las preguntas cortas.” It is useful for giving a direct instruction about which material to choose.
la In “la página”, “la” means the and marks the page as a specific page known in the conversation. It comes before the singular noun it identifies.
con In “la página con las preguntas cortas”, “con” means with and links the page to the questions it contains. The pattern “con” followed by a noun is useful for describing something that has or includes another thing.
las In “las preguntas”, “las” means the and identifies a specific plural group of questions. It comes before the plural noun being discussed.
preguntas “Preguntas” means questions in “las preguntas cortas”. Here it refers to the questions written on the page of the exercise, a common classroom use of the word.
cortas In “las preguntas cortas”, “cortas” means short and describes the questions on the page. It changes to match the plural form of “preguntas” and is useful for describing the length of written questions.
Cuándo In “¿Cuándo debo terminarlo?”, “Cuándo” asks when the action should be completed. Use it at the beginning of a question about a time, deadline, or point at which an action should happen.
terminarlo In “debo terminarlo”, “terminarlo” means to finish it; “lo” is attached to the infinitive “terminar”. The form is useful when the object is already understood and the speaker needs to say that it should be finished.
Termínalo “Termínalo” tells one person to finish it in “Termínalo antes de clase.” It combines the command to finish with “lo”, which refers to the work being discussed, and is useful for giving a direct instruction about a specific task.
antes In “antes de clase”, “antes” means before and places the completion earlier than class. The pattern “antes de” is useful for stating that an action must happen before a time or event.
clase “Clase” means class in “antes de clase”. Here it refers to the language lesson, and the word is useful when setting a deadline connected with a lesson.
Puedes In “¿Puedes mirar mis respuestas más tarde?”, “Puedes” asks whether the other person can or is able to do something. It is followed by the infinitive “mirar” and is useful for making a request about someone’s ability or availability.
mirar In “Puedes mirar mis respuestas”, “mirar” means to look at or examine. After “puedes”, the infinitive states the action being requested, with “mis respuestas” as what is examined.
mis In “mis respuestas”, “mis” means my and shows that the answers belong to or were produced by the speaker. Place it before a plural noun when referring to the speaker’s multiple items.
respuestas “Respuestas” means answers in “mis respuestas”. In this classroom situation, it refers to the learner’s answers to the questions in the exercise.
más In “más tarde”, “más” contributes to the time expression meaning later. Learn it together with “tarde” when referring to a time after now or after the current activity.
tarde In “más tarde”, “tarde” contributes to the meaning later. This expression is useful when arranging for an action, such as looking at answers, to happen at a later time.
Tráemelas “Tráemelas” means bring them to me in “Tráemelas después de terminar.” It is a direct instruction combining the command to bring with “me” for the recipient and “las” for the answers, and it is useful when asking someone to bring specific items.
después In “después de terminar”, “después” means after and places bringing the answers later than finishing. The pattern “después de” followed by an infinitive is useful for describing an action that happens after another action.
terminar In “después de terminar”, “terminar” means to finish. Its infinitive form follows “después de” to name the action that must happen first.

Grammar Points

antes de + infinitivo

antes de terminarlo

AHN-tehs deh tehr-mee-NAHR-loh

before finishing it

Use antes de + an infinitive to show that one action happens earlier. The pronoun can attach to the infinitive: terminarlo.

imperativo afirmativo + pronombres

Tráemelas

TRAH-eh-meh-lahs

Bring them to me.

In affirmative commands, object pronouns attach to the end of the verb: me + las become part of Tráemelas.

Spanish Vocabulary

completar verb
kom-pleh-TAHR to complete completando

Empieza completando este ejercicio.

corto adj
KOR-toh short cortas

Usa la página con las preguntas cortas.

cuándo adv
KWAHN-doh when

¿Cuándo debo terminarlo?

ejercicio noun
eh-hehr-SEE-syoh exercise

Empieza completando este ejercicio.

empezar verb
em-peh-SAHR to start Empieza

Empieza completando este ejercicio.

este det
ES-teh this

Empieza completando este ejercicio.

hacer verb
ah-SAIR to do

¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?

página noun
PAH-hee-nah page

¿Qué página debo usar?

pregunta noun
preh-GOON-tah question preguntas

Usa la página con las preguntas cortas.

tarea noun
tah-REH-ah homework

¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?

terminar verb
tehr-mee-NAHR to finish terminarlo

¿Cuándo debo terminarlo?

usar verb
oo-SAHR to use Usa

Usa la página con las preguntas cortas.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What should I do for homework?

Show Answer¿Qué debo hacer de tarea?

Start by completing this exercise.

Show AnswerEmpieza completando este ejercicio.

Which page should I use?

Show Answer¿Qué página debo usar?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

question

Show Answerpreguntas

homework

Show Answertarea

exercise

Show Answerejercicio

to start

Show AnswerEmpieza