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Yo siempre trabajo temprano en la oficina.

Yo siempre trabajo temprano en la oficina.
I always work early in the office.
From Lesson 19:Regular -ar verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Yo siempre trabajo temprano en la oficina.

yo
I
en
in / on / at
la oficina
office
siempre
always
trabajar
to work
temprano
early

Questions & Answers about Yo siempre trabajo temprano en la oficina.

How does the verb trabajo show who is working?
Trabajo comes from the regular verb trabajar (to work). To say 'I work', we drop the -ar ending and add -o. Because this ending already tells us the subject is 'I', it does a lot of the heavy lifting for us!
If trabajo already means 'I work', why is yo included in this sentence?
In Spanish, you can usually drop subject words like yo (I). Including yo here just adds a little extra emphasis, as if you are saying 'As for me, I always work early.' Dropping it and just saying siempre trabajo temprano is also perfectly correct.
Where should I put words like siempre in a sentence?
Frequency words like siempre (always) or nunca (never) usually go right before the verb they describe. That is why it is placed right before trabajo here.
Does en always translate to 'in'?
En is a super flexible preposition! Depending on the sentence, it can mean 'in', 'on', or 'at'. In this sentence, en la oficina translates nicely to either 'in the office' or 'at the office'.

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