Antes de me acuesto...

Question

I want to say in spanish, "Before I go to bed, there are things i have to do."

Is this the right translation?

Antes de me acuesto, allí hay cosas tengo que hacer.

Answer 1

Is this correct as well? ==>

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Antes de que me acuesto, hay cosas que tengo que terminar =o= lograr (en lugar de "hacer").

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Just wondering if the "present indicative" is acceptable for "acostar?"

antes de que takes subjunctive - jeezzle, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 2

"Antes de acostarme, hay cosas que tengo que hacer" is correct.

A simpler way to say this is to swap the predicate with the subject of the sentence as in:

"Tengo cosas que hacer antes de acostarme" like in English "I've got things to do before going to bed"

Hope this helps

Answer 3

Antes de acostarme, tengo que hacer algunas cosas.

i need to make "acostarme" a reflexive verb...but thanks for the support:P - july44444444, Oct 17, 2011

acostarme is reflexive - jeezzle, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 4

"Antes de acostarme... "or "antes de que me acueste..." Both are reflexive. Why do you think the answer jeezzle gave isn't reflexive?

Answer 5

FYI, July4 (repeated): See the following link on "reflexive verb" and how it really should be viewed:

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Laz & Q enlighten us!

Answer 6

for cristalino: your definition is "things I have to finish" not "things I have to do"

My English brain calls that "splitting hairs"... jeje - cristalino, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 7

I need to use something like "me acuesto" for a reflexive verb