Word
Mi hermano siempre come uvas con queso.
Meaning
My brother always eats grapes with cheese.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Mi hermano siempre come uvas con queso.
con
with / just by (+ -ing)
el hermano
the brother
siempre
always
comer
to eat; to have lunch
Questions & Answers about Mi hermano siempre come uvas con queso.
Why are there no words like las or el before uvas and queso?
When you are talking about eating an unspecified amount of a food, you drop the article in Spanish, just like in English. If you said come las uvas, it would mean he is eating specific grapes, like the ones you just bought at the market.
Can I put siempre at the end of the sentence?
It is much better to put it before the verb. In Spanish, adverbs of frequency like siempre (always) and nunca (never) usually go right before the verb they modify. While you can sometimes move adverbs around for special emphasis, placing siempre before the verb is the most natural word order.
Why do we use the simple present tense come instead of the continuous form like está comiendo?
You use the simple present tense to talk about regular habits and routines. The continuous form (está comiendo) is used for actions happening right at this exact moment. Since the word siempre tells us this is a repeated habit, the simple present is required here.