Discuss a workplace, working from home and a morning schedule.

The idea

Trabajar means to work and follows regular -ar forms: trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajan. Use en for a workplace and desde casa for working from home.

Examples

  • Trabajo en una escuela.I work at a school.
  • ¿Trabajas desde casa hoy?Are you working from home today?
  • Ella trabaja con niños.She works with children.
  • Trabajamos por la mañana.We work in the morning.
  • Ustedes trabajan en equipo.You work as a team.
  • Mis vecinos trabajan en un hospital.My neighbours work at a hospital.

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Watch out

Trabajo can be the verb “I work” or the masculine noun “work/job”; its role is clear from the sentence.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the form for yo: Yo ___ en una escuela. (trabajo / trabajan)

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    trabajo

    Trabajo is the present verb form for yo.

  2. Choose the form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ por la mañana. (trabajamos / trabajas)

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    trabajamos

    Trabajamos agrees with the plural subject nosotros.

  3. Choose the form for plural neighbours: Mis vecinos ___ en un hospital. (trabajan / trabaja)

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    trabajan

    Trabajan agrees with the plural subject mis vecinos.

Use it today

Describe where you work or study and say whether you work in the morning.