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Taking charge of the class register in Spanish
This guide helps your child describe the steps of a classroom responsibility, focusing on how to sequence actions that happen one after the other using temporal clauses.
What you'll learn
- Express sequences of actions using temporal conjunctions
- Use the Present Perfect Subjunctive to show completion
- Discuss classroom duties and routines
Spanish phrases for taking charge of the class register
Después de que todos hayan llegado, cuento a los niños.
After everyone has arrived, I count the children.
'Hayan llegado' is the subjunctive form used to describe the completed condition.
Después de que los haya contado, se lo digo a la profesora.
After I have counted them, I tell the teacher.
'Se lo digo' means 'I tell it to her'.
Después de que ella haya revisado los nombres, cierra el registro.
After she has checked the names, she closes the register.
'El registro' refers to the attendance book.
Después de que me lo haya entregado, lo llevo abajo.
After she has handed it to me, I take it downstairs.
'Entregar' is commonly used for handing over items.
Después de que haya llegado a la oficina, llamo a la puerta.
After I have reached the office, I knock on the door.
'Llamar a la puerta' is the standard way to say 'to knock'.
Después de que alguien haya respondido, entro.
After someone has answered, I go inside.
'Entro' comes from 'entrar' (to enter).
Después de que haya entregado el registro, vuelvo a clase.
After I have delivered the register, I return to class.
'Vuelvo' is the present tense of 'volver' (to return).
Después de que haya terminado mi tarea, me uno a los demás.
After I have finished my job, I join the others.
'Me uno' is the reflexive form of 'unir' (to join).
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El registro / El libro de asistencia
The class register
Depending on the country, schools use different terms for the roll-call book.
Entregar
To deliver or hand in
Useful for homework or documents.
Llamar a la puerta
To knock on the door
Literally 'to call at the door'.
Haber + [Participio]
To have + [Past Participle]
Used in the subjunctive here to indicate a finished action in a recurring routine.
Temporal Subordinate Clauses with 'Después de que'
To describe a sequence where one action must be completed before the next one starts in a routine, we use 'después de que' followed by the Present Perfect Subjunctive (Haber in subjunctive + Past Participle). The main result is then stated in the Present Tense.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Después de que + [haya/hayas/haya...] + [participio], [verbo en presente] | Después de que haya comido, juego. |
| First Person | haya terminado | Después de que haya terminado, salgo. |
| Third Person | haya llegado | Después de que ella haya llegado, empezamos. |
More examples
Después de que hayamos guardado los libros, vamos al patio.
After we have put away the books, we go to the playground.
Uses the 'we' form (hayamos).
Después de que hayas hecho tu tarea, puedes ver la tele.
After you have done your homework, you can watch TV.
A common instruction for children using the 'tú' form.