Breakdown of Mi novia vuelve a hacer el calentamiento en el gimnasio.
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
mi
my
el gimnasio
the gym
hacer
to do, to make
la novia
the girlfriend
volver a
to do again (+ infinitive)
el calentamiento
the warm-up
Questions & Answers about Mi novia vuelve a hacer el calentamiento en el gimnasio.
Why does it say vuelve a hacer instead of using a word for 'again'?
In Spanish, the most common way to say you do something 'again' is using the phrase volver a followed by an infinitive verb. Here, vuelve a hacer literally translates to 'returns to do', but it naturally means 'is doing again'. You could also use a phrase like otra vez (again), but this verb structure is very common and essential to know at this level.
How is the noun calentamiento formed?
Why is the verb spelled vuelve and not 'volve'?
The infinitive is volver, but it is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. The o in the root changes to ue in all forms except for 'we' (nosotros) and 'you all' (vosotros). Since 'my girlfriend' is a 'she' (ella), we must use the stem-changing form vuelve.
Could I say al gimnasio instead of en el gimnasio here?
Not in this context. The preposition en is used because she is already located inside the gym doing the action. If you used al, which is a contraction of a plus el, it would imply movement towards a destination. That does not make sense here since the verb hacer (to do) describes an action happening at a fixed location.
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