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Integrated present: weekend habits (A1 ES)

Weekend dialogue with 30+ present forms and ¿Qué haces? questions. A1 reading with translation.

¿Qué haces los fines de semana?

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Integrated Spanish present: ¿Qué? questions, weekend routines; 30+ examples

Practises integrated present in a dialogue about Saturday and Sunday routines, food, and leisure.

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¿Qué haces los fines de semana?

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What do you do on weekends?

Question with "qué" asks about an action. Word order: ¿Qué + do you + when/where?

Essential question for talking about weekends.

Los sábados me levanto tarde

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On Saturdays I wake up late

The reflexive pronoun "me" shows the action goes back to the person: me levanto = I wake up.

Learn reflexive verbs through daily routine examples.

Desayuno con calma en la cocina

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I have breakfast calmly in the kitchen

"Con calma" means "calmly, without rushing". A typical phrase for describing morning habits.

Useful for describing your own habits in conversation.

¿Sales de casa después?

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Do you go out afterwards?

"Salir de casa" means "to leave the house". Question in present tense.

Useful phrase for planning meetings.

Voy al mercado con mi abuela

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I go to the market with my grandmother

"Ir al mercado" is a typical activity in Spanish-speaking countries. Many people go to the market every Saturday.

Learn to talk about family activities.

Cada persona tiene su rutina

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Each person has their own routine

A nice phrase for summarizing. "Cada persona" = each person, "su rutina" = their routine.

Great for wrapping up a conversation about habits.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

I wake up

me levanto

I wake up

Reflexive verb. "Me levanto" = I get up. Used for morning routines.

Essential reflexive verb for daily routines.

cereal

cereales

cereal

"Cereales" are breakfast cereals like corn or oat flakes. Eaten with milk.

Useful word for food and breakfast topics.

market

mercado

market

"El mercado" is the traditional place to buy fresh vegetables, fruits, and bread.

Key word for daily shopping.

I rest

descanso

I rest

"Descansar" means "to recover energy". "Los domingos descanso" = On Sundays I rest.

Useful for talking about weekends and how you feel.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Question with "qué"

¿Qué haces?

Question with "qué"

"¿Qué haces?" — question about an action. Pattern: ¿Qué + verb + circumstance?

Learn to ask questions about actions.

Reflexive verbs: me levanto

me levanto

Reflexive verbs: me levanto

The reflexive pronoun "me" shows the person does something for themselves: I wake up = me levanto.

Reflexive verbs are important for daily routines.

Frequency: todos los fines de semana

todos los fines de semana

Frequency: todos los fines de semana

"Todos los fines de semana" = every weekend. "Todos los" + noun means "every".

Learn frequency expressions for describing habits.

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