Year 8 - Spanish
Past trips: 'hacer' and 'ir' singular persons preterite
Past and future trips to Spain and Spanish festivals: -ar verbs, 'hacer', 'ir'
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits -ar verbs in the context of the text 'La Tomatina'. Pupils revisit 'ir a' to express future meaning in the context of planning a trip, and singular forms of 'hacer' and 'ir' in the preterite in the context of a past trip.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the verbs 'ir' and 'hacer' in the preterite tense to answer questions about a past trip.
Key Notes
- The preterite is used for completed past events; two key irregular verbs are 'ir' and 'hacer'.
- 'Fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue' mean 'I went, 'you went' and 'she, he, it went' respectively.
- 'Hice', 'hiciste' and 'hizo' mean 'I did, made', 'you did, made' and 'she, he, it did, made' respectively.
- There is no word in Spanish for 'on' before a day of the week. Instead, the definite articles 'el' and 'los' are used.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preterite: tense used for completed events in the past
- hacer: verb meaning 'to do' and 'to make'
- ir: verb meaning 'to go'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Fue' means 'I went'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The preterite is used for completed past events; two key irregular verbs are 'ir' and 'hacer'. 'Fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue' mean 'I went, 'you went' and 'she, he, it went' respectively.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preterite'
tense used for completed events in the past. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Fue' means 'I went'. Correction: 'Fui' means 'I went' and 'fue' means 'she, he, it went'. The two have similar spelling so are easily confused.
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