A clear report says what is wrong, when it began and where it happens.

The idea

Use dejó de funcionar for a stopped system, desde for a starting point and revisar to request an inspection. Ask ¿le viene bien? about a proposed time.

Examples

  • La calefacción dejó de funcionar anoche.The heating stopped working last night.
  • En mi habitación el radiador está frío, pero en la cocina funciona.The radiator in my room is cold, but the one in the kitchen works.
  • Desde el lunes la calefacción se apaga cada pocas horas.Since Monday the heating has been switching off every few hours.
  • Mi vecino oyó un ruido extraño en la caldera esta mañana.My neighbour heard a strange noise from the boiler this morning.
  • ¿Podrían enviar a alguien para revisar la calefacción?Could you send someone to inspect the heating?
  • Estamos en casa el jueves por la tarde; ¿les viene bien?We are home on Thursday afternoon; does that suit you?

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Watch out

Do not add another de after dejó de: the next word is an infinitive, as in dejó de funcionar.

Try it yourself

  1. The heating ___ working yesterday. Choose the Spanish form.

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    dejó

    Dejó completes the expression for something that stopped working yesterday.

  2. Can you send someone to inspect the radiator? Choose the Spanish verb.

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    revisar

    Revisar asks the visitor to inspect the radiator.

  3. I am home on Tuesday morning. Does that suit you? Choose the Spanish verb.

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    viene

    Viene makes the proposed Tuesday morning a question about convenience.

Use it today

Describe a fault and propose a time for an inspection.