This magazine letter you are required to read contains house chore activities.

If you haven’t encountered these chores before, here’s their meaning:

– compartir los quehaceres – share house chores
– limpiar el cuarto – clean/tidy up the room
– hacer la cama – make the bed
– pasar la aspiradora – vacuum
– sacar la basura – take out the trash
– limpiar los zapatos – clean the shoes

This exercise checks for your understanding of the previously read magazine letter on house chores. Based on what you’ve read, you should complete the sentences.

For the sentences to be complete, we have to add verbs **deber/necesitar + infinitive** because they express something that should/needs to be done.

Verbs *”deben” (should)* and *”necesitar” (need to)* will be conjugated in accordance with the person and number of the subject.

1. La familia *debe* **aydar** (con los quehaceres.)
(The family should help (with house chores.))

2. Los hijos ***deben* limpiar sus cuartos y *necesitan* hacer sus camas.**
(The kids should clean their room and need to make their beds.)

3. Para las alfombras, la familia ***debe* pasar la aspiradora una vez por semana.**
(For the carpets, the family should vacuum once a week.)

4. Antes de entrar a la casa, los zapatos ***necesitan* estar limpios.**
(Before entering the house, the shoes need to be cleaned.)

Please see the **detailed explanation.**

1. …aydar.
2. …deben limpiar sus cuartos y necesitan hacer sus camas.
3. …debe pasar la aspiradora una vez por semana.
4. …necesitan estar limpios.

The object of this exercise is to practice writing. The question reads:

Do you think it is important for a family to share chores? Why?

Use the model answer below as a guide.

– Pienso que es importante para una familia que compartan los quehaceres porque todos deben tener responsabilidades y mantener la casa limpia.
(I think it is important for a family to share chores because everyone should have responsibilities and keep the house clean.)