La rutina diaria
The day from waking up to going to bed. Almost every verb here is reflexive, which is exactly what makes it worth revising: the pronoun changes with the person, and dropping it changes the meaning.
Por la mañana
despertarseverb
to wake up
Me despierto a las siete. · I wake up at seven.
Despertar without the pronoun means to wake someone else: despierto a mi hermano.
levantarseverb
to get up
ducharseverb
to have a shower
lavarse los dientes
to brush your teeth
The article, not the possessive: los dientes, never mis dientes.
peinarseverb
to comb your hair
vestirseverb
to get dressed
Stem change: me visto, te vistes.
desayunarverb
to have breakfast
Not reflexive, and no article: desayuno pan.
salir de casa
to leave the house
Salir de, always with de.
Durante el día
ir al colegio
to go to school
El colegio in Latin America; el instituto in Spain for secondary.
estudiarverb
to study
almorzarverb
to have lunch
Comer in Spain. In Latin America, almorzar.
descansarverb
to rest
volver a casa
to go home
A casa with no article, always.
hacer los deberes
to do homework
La tarea in Latin America; los deberes in Spain. Both singular or plural as shown.
ayudar en casa
to help at home
quedar con amigos
to meet up with friends
Quedar, not encontrar. Encontrar is to find, or to bump into.
Por la noche
cenarverb
to have dinner
ver la tele
to watch TV
acostarseverb
to go to bed
Me acuesto tarde. · I go to bed late.
Stem change: me acuesto, te acuestas.
dormirseverb
to fall asleep
Dormir is to sleep; dormirse is the moment you drop off. Duermo ocho horas, but me duermo enseguida.
descansar bien
to sleep well
Cuándo y cuánto
todos los días
every day
normalmente
usually
antes de
before
Antes de salir, desayuno. · Before leaving, I have breakfast.
Followed by an infinitive, never a gerund.
después de
after
primero… luego… al final
first… then… finally
The three words that turn a list of verbs into a paragraph. Worth having ready for the writing paper.
tardarverb
to take time
Tardo veinte minutos en llegar. · It takes me twenty minutes to get there.
Tardar en plus infinitive.