Are my tenses right?

Question

This is not a homework question (I'm well beyond that age anyway). I genuinely am trying to express myself and just want to know if I have any errors and if this makes sense.

Levantarme a las 6 de la mañana y en seguida ir a trotar. ...Empiezo a cansarme. Debo volver a casa. Después de correr, ducharme en el baño. Ponerme jabon Axe y lavarme el pelo con Sprint. Luego, cepillarme los dientes con pasta. Tengo una navaja, pero no afeitarme la cara porque no tengo una barba.

Ahh...Ahora, Me siento fresco. ...pero también tengo hambre. Antes de comer desayuno, darle de comer el Perro, Lucky. He tenido Lucky durante 1 mes. Por mi desayuno, Como cereal. He estado comiendo este marca de cereal durante 10 años. Está muy delicioso.

Después de comer, voy a YouTube y ver vídeos del gatos. Son muy divertidos! ...¿Qué es esto? Enojarme por los comentarios!

I'm trying to say this in the first paragraph. Is my Spanish correct?:

I get up at 6am and immediately go jogging....I'm getting tired: I better get back home now. After running, I shower in the bathroom, put on Axe body soap and wash my hair with Spint . Help would be much appreciated.

Thank you Richard for filling out your profile , worth a vote from me , Hey I am almost beyond that age , but still do homework. - ray76, Jan 25, 2016

Answer 1

I get up at 6am and immediately go jogging....I'm getting tired: I better get back home now. After running, I shower in the bathroom, put on Axe body soap and wash my hair with Spint .

Me levanto a las 6am y enseguida me voy a trotar. Empiezo a cansarme: Mejor regreso a casa ahora. Después de correr, me ducho en el baño, me pongo jabón Axe para el cuerpo y me lavo el pelo con Spint.

My advice is for you to translate the other way. From Spanish to English. So you can immedately know if your traslation is correct or not.

The end of this is to understand what's being said/written in Spanish, right?

Edit:

You can say "Tengo/tenía/tuve que levantarme...." that would make it OK to use "levantarme"

Like I said before, try not to understand grammar, rather try to understand what's being said in Spanish. The only way for you to do that is to translate from Spanish to English, word by word, then see if you have to re-arrange the word in English, in order to understand.

Right ! - ray76, Jan 25, 2016

Yes, so why is it wrong to use the reflexive levantarme, ducharme, etc. What's the difference in meaning? - thebaelfire, Jan 25, 2016

Please, read my edit. - chileno, Jan 25, 2016

Answer 2

To try to explain: Me levanto is the first person singular of levantarse, to get up. As you're talking about yourself, that is the most natural form to use. Reflexive verbs refer back to the person who is doing the act described by the verb.

You could say; Me cuesta levantarme muy temprano ( It is hard for me to get up very early) . In that sentence the English also uses the infinitive. I don't know if this will help, but if you read several example sentences I'm sure you'll see how it works. Good try anyway!

This is follow on to Chileno and Jubilado, just an explanation. I hope it helps. - annierats, Jan 25, 2016

edited a typo. - Jubilado, Jan 25, 2016

Thanks Jubilado. - annierats, Jan 25, 2016

Answer 3

Okay I've given it a try. I am not a native speaker, but I think my corrections are close to the way one would say it. You can think about it and maybe another native speaker besides chileno will give you some tips.

Levantarme Me levanto a las 6 de la mañana y en seguida ir voy a trotar. ...Empiezo Cuando empieza (subjunctive) a cansarme, Debo volver vuelvo a la casa. Después de correr, ducharme me ducho en el baño (where else would you shower?). (Ponerme jabon Axe y lavarme el pelo con Sprint- I don't know what you mean here, maybe too much information). Luego, cepillarme los dientes con pasta. Tengo una navaja, pero no afeitarme la cara me afeito porque no tengo una barba.

Ahh...Ahora, Me me siento fresco mejor y más fuerte. ...pero también tengo hambre. Antes de comer desayuno desayunar, darle de le da comer el al Perro, Lucky. He tenido Lucky durante 1 mes Tengo Lucky hace un mes. Por mi desayuno, Como como cereal. He estado comiendo este marca de cereal durante 10 años (is it Cinnamon Toast Crunch?). Está Es muy delicioso.

Después de comer, voy a YouTubey para ver vídeos del gatos. Son muy divertidos! ...¿Qué es esto? Enojarme por los comentarios!

Thanks mate. - ray76, Jan 25, 2016

Thank you! The only thing I have to ask is what the difference in meaning is between using "Levantarme" and "Me llevanto" in this context. Is levantarme wrong? - thebaelfire, Jan 25, 2016