Vacation exam and weekend exam

Question

Yo fui a la playa Nosotros esquiamos en el agua Comimos helado de chocolate No llevé la a crema protectora Yo practique el surfing en el pceano pacifico

What do you guys think?

Is this something you want to have proofread? - rac1, May 20, 2015

If so, you need to clearly state that or whatever it is you are asking. - rac1, May 20, 2015

And please supply the English for those here learning English and also for clarity. - ray76, May 21, 2015

Answer 1

Good Job! You conjugated all your verbs right! My recommendation for you though is this-When talking/writing in Spanish, imagine you are talking/writing in English. Try to make the sentences flow together and not sound chunky. Transition words can be super helpful. Try using words like

Antes de-before, Despues de-after, Mientras-while, Aunque-though/despite the fact that, Pues-well, Entonces-then, Luego-then, Proximo-next, Ultimo-last , Primero-first,

Overall though, good job. As with anything, keep practicing!

Answer 2

Good effort, Hoyobro much of your work is correct! You are making the common mistake made by most, if not all, people learning Spanish: that is, overuse of personal pronouns!

Spanish-speaking natives rarely use personal pronouns such as: yo, tú él, ella etc...except for emphasis or for clarification. We used to have a native here called Heidi who many still remember and she trained many of us to stop using these personal pronouns all the time!

Most of the verb forms can only refer to one particular subject. The verb endings show the subject to whom the verbs refers and so make it clear who the speaker is talking about! I will illustrate this by using the verb, comer = to eat:

Como = I eat,

comes = you eat (familiar form)

come =he/she eats or you eat (polite/formal form)

comemos = we eat;

coméis = you eat (vosotros form really only used in Spain)

comen = they eat,also you eat Ustedes form used widely throughout Latin America.

Example: exception for clarification: Yo estaba hablando pero ella estaba leyendo = I was talking but she was reading.

This is just to give you an idea of when to use a personal pronoun.

I have made some corrections below, mostly by removing the personal pronouns.

Fui a la playa. Esquiamos en el agua. Comimos helado de chocolate. No apliqué la crema de sol. Practiqué el surf en el océano Pacífico..

The more commonly used verb meaning to put on something like sun tan lotion/sun cream or any kind of lotions like that is, aplicar = to apply.

You can use esquiamos =:We skied but you can also be more specific and say:

Hicimos el esquiar acuático = We water skied (literally: we did water skiing)

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

This is a really good explanation :) - atrevida, May 21, 2015

Thank you, atrevida :) - FELIZ77, May 21, 2015