El miércoles tomaré un taxi al trabajo.

On Wednesday I will take a taxi to work.

Breakdown of El miércoles tomaré un taxi al trabajo.

• yo: I
• el trabajo: the work
• a: to
• tomar: to take

Questions & Answers about El miércoles tomaré un taxi al trabajo.

Why is the definite article El used before miércoles?

In Spanish, days of the week are normally preceded by the definite article when you talk about a scheduled or habitual event. So El miércoles means “on Wednesday.” Without El, it would sound unnatural in this context.

Should miércoles be capitalized?

No. In Spanish, days of the week are not capitalized unless they start the sentence. So you write miércoles (lowercase) in the middle of a sentence.

Why is there an accent on the é in tomaré?

Tomaré is the first-person singular of the simple future of tomar (“I will take”). Spanish words ending in a vowel (or n, s) are normally stressed on the next-to-last syllable. Here the stress falls on the last syllable -ré, so you need a written accent.

Why is the pronoun yo omitted before tomaré?

Spanish is a pro-drop language: the verb ending -é already tells you the subject is yo. You can include yo (e.g., Yo tomaré…) for emphasis, but it’s not required.

What’s the difference between tomaré and voy a tomar?