Breakdown of Termino de revisar mi agenda y apago el celular.
yo
I
mi
my
y
and
revisar
to check
el celular
the cell phone
apagar
to turn off
la agenda
the planner
terminar de
to finish (doing)
Questions & Answers about Termino de revisar mi agenda y apago el celular.
Why does it say Termino de revisar instead of just Termino revisar?
In Spanish, terminar (to finish) normally needs the pattern terminar de + infinitive to mean to finish doing something:
- Termino de revisar mi agenda = I finish checking my schedule Saying Termino revisar sounds unnatural in standard Spanish.
Is Termino de revisar the same as Acabo de revisar?
Not exactly.
- Termino de revisar... means I’m finishing / I finish checking... (focus: completion of the task, often right at the end).
- Acabo de revisar... means I just checked... (focus: it happened very recently). So acabo de is more like “just now,” while termino de is more like “I finish (up) doing it.”
Why is everything in the present tense (Termino, apago) if it describes something I’m about to do?
Spanish often uses the present tense for actions in a sequence that are habitual or immediate/near-future, similar to English I finish… and (then) I turn off…
So it can mean:
- a routine: I finish checking my schedule and I turn off my phone.
- something you’re doing right now: I’m finishing checking my schedule and I’m turning off my phone. Context decides.
Where is the subject yo? Shouldn’t it be Yo termino...?
Spanish commonly drops the subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows it:
- Termino = I finish
- Apago = I turn off You can add yo for emphasis or contrast (like “I finish…”), but it’s usually not needed.
Does revisar mean to review or to check here?
What does agenda mean in Latin American Spanish? Is it the same as English agenda?
Why does it say mi agenda and not la agenda?
What’s the difference between apagar el celular and apagarlo?
Is el celular specifically Latin American? What would people say in Spain?
Does y here imply “and then”? Would Spanish ever use y luego?
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