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It's my birthday! Singular 'hacer', negative 'no'

What I and others do: the verb 'hacer'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils use 'hacer' to understand short texts and ask and answer questions about birthdays and other celebrations. They learn to use 'hacer' meaning be with weather expressions and extend their sentences using the subordinating conjunction 'cuando', meaning 'when'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to say what you do or don't do, and what another person does or doesn't do on birthdays.

Key Notes

  • In Spanish all words with antepenultimate (third-last) syllable stress have an accent, e.g. música.
  • The verb 'hacer' means to do, to make. It is an irregular verb; I do is 'hago', she, he, it does is 'hace'.
  • To make a sentence negative, add 'no' before the verb. This works with any verb and any person.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • hacer: irregular Spanish verb meaning to do, to make
  • hago: I do, part of the Spanish verb 'hacer'
  • hace: she, he, it does, part of the Spanish verb 'hacer'
  • no: word used before a verb to make a negative

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Like English, Spanish uses two different words to make verbs negative — just as English uses 'do not/don't' and 'does not/doesn't.'

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

In Spanish all words with antepenultimate (third-last) syllable stress have an accent, e.g. música. The verb 'hacer' means to do, to make. It is an irregular verb; I do is 'hago', she, he, it does is 'hace'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'hacer'

irregular Spanish verb meaning to do, to make. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Like English, Spanish uses two different words to make verbs negative — just as English uses 'do not/don't' and 'does not/doesn't.'. Correction: In Spanish, simply use 'no' before the verb for all subjects (I, you, he, she, etc.) to make a negative, e.g. 'no hago' - I don't do, 'no hace' - she, he, it doesn't do.

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