About This Lesson
Use Reviewing Homework Mistakes to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
¿Podemos repasar los errores de mi tarea?
poh-DEH-mohs reh-pah-SAR lohs eh-RROH-rehs deh mee tah-REH-ah Could we review my homework mistakes?
B
Marqué algunos pequeños errores en las oraciones.
mahr-KEH ahl-GOO-nohs peh-KEH-nyohs eh-RROH-rehs en lahs oh-rah-SYOH-nehs I marked a few small sentence errors.
A
¿Por qué hiciste esta corrección?
por KEH ee-SEES-teh EH-stah koh-rrehk-SYOHN Why did you make this correction?
B
Aquí, el sustantivo necesita un artículo.
ah-KEE el soos-tahn-TEE-boh neh-seh-SEE-tah oon ahr-TEE-koo-loh The noun needs an article here.
A
No me di cuenta de eso en algunas respuestas.
noh meh dee KWEHN-tah deh EH-soh en ahl-GOO-nahs reh-SPOO-EHS-tahs I missed that in a few answers.
B
Añadirlo aquí hace que la oración esté completa.
ah-nyah-DEER-loh ah-KEE AH-seh keh lah oh-rah-SYOHN eh-STEH kohm-PLEH-tah Adding it here makes the sentence complete.
A
Ahora voy a reescribir esa parte.
ah-OH-rah boy ah reh-ehs-kree-BEER EH-sah PAR-teh I will rewrite that part now.
B
Eso te ayudará a recordar la regla.
EH-soh teh ah-yoo-dah-RAH ah reh-kor-DAR lah REH-glah That will help you remember the rule.Word by Word
Podemos
In ¿Podemos repasar los errores de mi tarea?, Podemos means can we and asks whether the speakers can do something together. A useful reuse pattern is Podemos + infinitive, as in Podemos repasar. You would use it to suggest or request a shared action.
repasar
Here repasar means to review or go over the homework mistakes. It is the infinitive after Podemos in Podemos repasar. A useful study pattern is repasar + material, and you would use it when checking lessons, notes, or mistakes.
los
In los errores, los means the and introduces the plural noun errores. It is used before a specific plural noun. You would use los + plural noun when referring to known items.
errores
Here errores means mistakes or errors, specifically the mistakes in the homework. It is the object of repasar in los errores. You would use it when discussing mistakes in written work or speech.
de
In de mi tarea, de links errores with the homework and shows what the errors concern. The reusable pattern is noun + de + noun for this kind of relationship. You would use it to identify the source or subject of something.
mi
In mi tarea, mi means my and shows that the homework belongs to or is associated with the speaker. It comes directly before the noun tarea. You would use mi + singular noun to identify something connected to yourself.
tarea
Here tarea means homework, the work being reviewed in the classroom. It appears after mi in mi tarea. You would use tarea when talking about assigned schoolwork.
Marqué
Marqué means I marked in the sentence about marking small sentence errors. It tells what the speaker did to the homework. A useful reuse pattern is Marqué + object, and you would use it when explaining what you marked on a document.
algunos
In algunos pequeños errores, algunos means some or a few and introduces an unspecified limited number of errors. It comes before the plural noun phrase pequeños errores. You would use algunos + plural noun when referring to several items without naming an exact number.
pequeños
Here pequeños means small and describes the errors as minor. It appears in pequeños errores before the noun. You would use an adjective such as pequeños with a plural noun when describing several things.
en
In en las oraciones, en connects the marked errors with the sentences where they occur. It introduces the relevant place or context. You would use en + noun when locating something in a place, text, or situation.
las
In las oraciones, las means the and introduces the specific plural noun oraciones. It is used before a known group of sentences. You would use las + plural noun when referring to specific plural items.
oraciones
Here oraciones means sentences, referring to the written sentences containing the errors. It appears in las oraciones. You would use oraciones in a language classroom when discussing written sentence structure.
Por qué
The whole expression Por qué means why and asks for the reason for an action. Por contributes the relation to a reason, while qué identifies what reason is being asked about; together they form the question expression in Por qué hiciste esta corrección. You would use it when asking someone to explain a decision or action.
hiciste
In hiciste esta corrección, hiciste means you made or did and refers to the other person’s action. It is used with the object esta corrección. You would use hiciste when asking or explaining what someone did.
esta
In esta corrección, esta means this and points to the specific correction being discussed. It comes directly before corrección and matches that noun. You would use esta + singular noun when identifying a particular nearby or current item.
corrección
Here corrección means correction, the change made to the homework. It is the object in hiciste esta corrección. You would use it when discussing a change that fixes an error in written work.
Aquí
Here Aquí means here, referring to a particular point in the sentence rather than necessarily a physical place. In Aquí, el sustantivo necesita un artículo, it directs attention to that point. You would use Aquí when pointing out where something appears or is needed.
el
In el sustantivo, el means the and introduces the specific singular noun being discussed. It comes before sustantivo. You would use el + singular noun when referring to a known masculine noun.
sustantivo
Here sustantivo means noun, the grammatical word that needs an article. It is the subject of el sustantivo necesita un artículo. You would use sustantivo when discussing sentence or word structure in a language lesson.
necesita
In el sustantivo necesita un artículo, necesita means needs or requires. It states that the noun requires an article in this sentence. A useful reuse pattern is subject + necesita + required item, especially when explaining a grammatical requirement.
un
In un artículo, un means a or an and introduces one unspecified article. It appears directly before artículo. You would use un + singular noun when introducing one item that has not been specified.
artículo
Here artículo means a grammatical article, the item needed before the noun. It appears in un artículo after necesita. You would use artículo when discussing words such as the or a in sentence structure.
No
In No me di cuenta de eso, No means not and negates the speaker’s noticing or realizing. It comes at the beginning of the negative verb phrase. You would use No before a verb phrase to deny that an action or state occurred.
me
In me di cuenta de eso, me identifies the speaker as the person who did not notice the point. It is part of the expression me di cuenta de. You would use this same object form when saying that you noticed or realized something.
di cuenta de
The whole expression di cuenta de means realized or noticed in No me di cuenta de eso. Di and cuenta work together as the awareness expression, while de introduces what was noticed, here eso. The reusable pattern is me di cuenta de + thing, used when explaining that you noticed or realized something.
eso
In de eso, eso means that and refers here to the missing article or correction just discussed. It follows de as the thing the speaker did not notice. You would use eso to refer back to a previously mentioned point.
algunas
In algunas respuestas, algunas means some or a few and refers to an unspecified limited number of answers. It comes before respuestas. You would use algunas + plural noun when referring to several items without giving an exact number.
respuestas
Here respuestas means answers, specifically answers in which the speaker missed the issue. It appears in algunas respuestas. You would use respuestas when discussing solutions or written answers to exercises.
Añadirlo
Here Añadirlo means adding it, with lo referring to the article that should be added. The infinitive Añadir has the object pronoun lo attached to it. You would use an infinitive with an attached object pronoun when referring to an action and its object together.
hace
In Añadirlo aquí hace que la oración esté completa, hace means makes or causes. It introduces the result of adding the article. A useful reuse pattern is hace que + clause when one action produces a result.
que
Here que introduces the result clause after hace in hace que la oración esté completa. It connects the action of adding the article with the state of the sentence. You would use hace que + clause to describe what an action causes.
la
In la oración, la means the and introduces the specific singular sentence being discussed. It comes before oración. You would use la + singular noun when referring to a known feminine noun.
oración
Here oración means sentence, the written sentence affected by adding the article. It is the subject of la oración esté completa. You would use oración when talking about one sentence in a language exercise.
esté
In la oración esté completa, esté presents the sentence as being in the resulting state of being complete. It follows hace que and connects the sentence with the result described by completa. You would use que + subject + esté + adjective to describe a resulting state.
completa
Here completa means complete and describes the sentence after the missing item is added. It appears in la oración esté completa. You would use it when saying that a feminine singular item, such as a sentence, is complete.
Ahora
In Ahora voy a reescribir esa parte, Ahora means now and signals that the action will happen at the current moment. It sets the time for the speaker’s next action. You would use Ahora before an action you are starting or about to start.
voy
In voy a reescribir, voy indicates that the speaker is going to do the action. It works with a to-infinitive construction to express an intended or imminent action. You would use voy a + infinitive when saying what you are going to do.
a
Here a is part of voy a reescribir and links voy with the infinitive reescribir. Together, voy a reescribir means I am going to rewrite. You would use voy a + infinitive to express a planned or imminent action.
reescribir
Here reescribir means to rewrite, referring to writing esa parte again in corrected form. It is the infinitive after voy a. A useful reuse pattern is reescribir + object, as in reescribir esa parte, when correcting written work.
esa
In esa parte, esa means that and identifies the particular feminine singular part to be rewritten. It comes directly before parte. You would use esa + singular noun when referring to a specific item already identified in the conversation.
parte
Here parte means part or section, referring to one section of the homework sentence. It appears in esa parte. You would use parte when referring to one section of a text, task, or larger item.
te
In te ayudará, te identifies the person who will receive help, here the learner. It appears before ayudará. You would use te with ayudar when saying that someone or something will help you.
ayudará
In Eso te ayudará a recordar la regla, ayudará means will help. It describes the future benefit of rewriting the sentence. A useful reuse pattern is te ayudará a + infinitive, used when explaining what will help you do.
recordar
Here recordar means to remember and follows a ayudará a construction. The object of remembering is la regla. You would use ayudar a + infinitive when saying that something helps someone perform an action.
regla
Here regla means rule, specifically the grammar rule the learner should remember. It appears after recordar in recordar la regla. You would use recordar la regla when talking about retaining a rule for future exercises.
Grammar Points
hacer que + subjuntivo
Eso hace que la tarea esté completa.
EH-soh AH-seh keh lah tah-REH-ah eh-STEH kohm-PLEH-tahThat makes the assignment complete.
After hacer que, use the subjunctive: esté expresses the resulting state rather than a simple fact.
infinitivo + pronombre
Necesita añadirlo ahora.
neh-seh-SEE-tah ah-nyah-DEER-loh ah-OH-rahHe/She needs to add it now.
The object pronoun lo can attach directly to an infinitive: añadir + lo = añadirlo.
Spanish Vocabulary
algunos
det
ahl-GOO-nohs
some; a few
aquí
adv
ah-KEE
here
corrección
noun
koh-rrehk-SYOHN
correction
errores
noun
eh-RROH-rehs
mistakes; errors
hiciste
verb
ee-SEES-teh
you made; you did
marqué
verb
mahr-KEH
I marked
oraciones
noun
oh-rah-SYOH-nehs
sentences
pequeños
adj
peh-KEH-nyohs
small
por qué
adv
por KEH
why
¿Por qué hiciste esta corrección?
repasar
verb
reh-pah-SAR
to review
sustantivo
noun
soos-tahn-TEE-boh
noun
tarea
noun
tah-REH-ah
homework; assignment
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Why did you make this correction?
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¿Por qué hiciste esta corrección?The noun needs an article here.
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Aquí, el sustantivo necesita un artículo.I will rewrite that part now.
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Ahora voy a reescribir esa parte.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to review
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repasarsentences
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oracionesyou made; you did
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hicistesmall