Question

1. Ayer yo _____________ la ropa.

Answer 1

1. Ayer yo planché la ropa

2. False

3. Uso la escoba para barrer
Pongo los platos sucios en el lavavajillas 
Uso el detergente para lavar la ropa
Uso la plancha para planchar la ropa
Pongo la ropa en la lavadora
Tiro la basura en el basurero
Cuando estoy en la cocina, me lavo las manos en el lavamanos

Answer 2

Exercise 1:

The correct answer is c. Planché.

The reason is that the question is remarking that this situation happened yesterday and that the action was made by the first person singular.

So, the verb "planchar" that in English is "to iron" is conjugated correctly in the past simple for the first person singular in option c. Planché, while option b. planchó is in the past simple but for the third person singular. Option a. plancho is in the first person singular but in the present simple. And option d. Voy a planchar is in the first person singular but in future continuos (in Spanish is "futuro próximo").

Exercise 2:

The sentence is false because it is referring to a doble room, which by definition is a room with two beds only, not three.

Exercise 3:

1. The correct answer is "Uso la escoba para barrer" (I use the broom to sweep). For the broom is the proper instrument that works for cleaning the floor or sweeping.

2. The correct answer is "Pongo los platos sucios en la cocina" (I place dirty dishes in the kitchen) because kitchen is the place where food is cooked and retained, and dishes are kept and cleaned.

3. The correct answer is "Uso la lavadora para lavar la ropa" (I use the washing machine to wash laundry). For the washing machine is the proper laundry appliance for cleaning dirty clothes with soap or detergent.

4. The correct answer is "Uso la plancha para planchar la ropa" (I use the iron to iron clothes"). Because the iron is the proper home appliance that is used for straighten clothes.

5. The correct answer is "Pongo la ropa sucia en la lavadora" (I put laundry in the washing machine), for the washing machine is used for cleaning dirty clothes, and any other thing that we introduce in it would probably break the machine, so only laundry is the correct answer.

6. The correct answer is "Tiro la basura en el basurero" (I trash garbage to the dump). Because dumps are recipients that hold garbage only so it can be later put away as waste.

7. The correct answer is "Cuando estoy en la cocina, me lavo las manos en el fregadero" (When I am in the kitchen, I wash my hands in the sink). For the sink is an instrument for washing dishes but that can be used for personal cleanliness when you do not want to go to the bathroom.