En la tarde trapeo la sala y vuelvo a guardar la escoba.

En la tarde means in the afternoon. In much of Latin America, this is a very natural way to express that time of day.

You may also hear por la tarde, which is also correct and very common in Spanish generally. The difference is often small in everyday use:

• en la tarde = in the afternoon
• por la tarde = in the afternoon / during the afternoon

In Latin American Spanish, en la tarde can sound especially normal in casual speech.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already tells you who is doing the action.

• trapeo = I mop
• yo trapeo = I mop

Both are grammatical, but yo is usually omitted unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Trapeo la sala. = I mop the living room.
• Yo trapeo la sala, pero tú limpias la cocina. = I mop the living room, but you clean the kitchen.

Trapeo is the first-person singular present indicative form of trapear.

Conjugation:

• yo trapeo = I mop
• tú trapeas = you mop
• él/ella trapea = he/she mops
• nosotros trapeamos = we mop
• ustedes trapean = you all mop
• ellos trapean = they mop

So in this sentence, trapeo la sala means I mop the living room.

Usually, yes. Trapear commonly means to mop or to clean the floor with a mop or rag.

In Latin America, it strongly suggests floor-cleaning. Depending on the region, the exact image may be a mop, a rag, or a floor cloth, but mop is usually the best English translation.

So:

• trapear la sala = to mop the living room

La sala usually means the living room or the sitting room in Latin American Spanish.

It refers to the main room where people sit, talk, or receive guests.

So:

• trapeo la sala = I mop the living room

Because volver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. Its stem changes from o to ue in most forms.

Conjugation:

• yo vuelvo
• tú vuelves
• él/ella vuelve
• nosotros volvemos
• ustedes vuelven
• ellos vuelven

So vuelvo is the correct I form.

Volver a + infinitive means to do something again.

So:

• vuelvo a guardar = I put away again / I go back to putting away

In this sentence, the most natural meaning is:

• vuelvo a guardar la escoba = I put the broom away again

This is a very common structure in Spanish:

• Volví a leer el mensaje. = I read the message again.
• Vamos a volver a intentarlo. = We’re going to try again.

The a is part of the fixed structure volver a + infinitive.

You should learn it as a unit:

• volver a hacer
• volver a leer
• volver a guardar

You cannot normally leave the a out here.

So:

• vuelvo a guardar = correct
• vuelvo guardar = not correct

Not exactly. On its own, volver often means to return or to come back. But in the pattern volver a + infinitive, it means to do something again.

Compare:

• Vuelvo a casa. = I return home.
• Vuelvo a guardar la escoba. = I put the broom away again.

So the meaning depends on what comes after volver.

Here, guardar la escoba means to put away the broom or to store the broom.

The verb guardar often means:

• to keep
• to store
• to put away
• to save

In housework contexts, put away is usually the best translation.

So:

• guardar la escoba = to put away the broom

Spanish uses definite articles very naturally with nouns, and often more regularly than English does. In this sentence:

• la sala = the living room
• la escoba = the broom

That is completely normal. Spanish often sounds more article-heavy than English, and learners should not try to remove articles just because English would sometimes sound less repetitive.

Yes. Both verbs are in the present tense:

• trapeo
• vuelvo

In Spanish, the present tense can describe:

• what you do now
• what you do regularly
• a routine or habitual action

So this sentence can naturally describe part of someone’s usual daily routine:

• En la tarde trapeo la sala y vuelvo a guardar la escoba.

Yes, but the meaning would be different.

• Luego guardo la escoba. = Then I put away the broom.
• Vuelvo a guardar la escoba. = I put away the broom again.

So vuelvo a adds the idea of again or once more. Without it, you just have a simple next action.

Yes, somewhat. The original order is very natural:

• En la tarde trapeo la sala y vuelvo a guardar la escoba.

But Spanish can move time expressions around:

• Trapeo la sala en la tarde y vuelvo a guardar la escoba.
• En la tarde, trapeo la sala y vuelvo a guardar la escoba.

The original version sounds smooth and natural, especially for introducing the time first.