Year 8 - Spanish
Weekend activities: 'hice', 'hiciste', 'hizo'
Weekend activities and holidays: 'hacer' and 'ir'
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces singular preterite forms for irregular verbs 'hacer' and 'ir', and revisits their present tense singular forms. Pupils combine adverbs of location with 'del' and 'de la' and use forms of 'ir' with 'al' and 'a la'. Pupils revisit final syllable stress.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense to describe and contrast what you and others did at the weekend.
Key Notes
- Spanish words with final syllable stress ending in -n or -s ('según', 'quizás') need an accent on the last syllable.
- The verb 'hacer' means 'to do' or 'to make'. We use the preterite tense to describe completed events in the past.
- The singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense are 'hice' (I did), 'hiciste' (you did) and 'hizo' (she, he did).
- Spanish uses subject pronouns only for contrast or emphasis: 'yo' (I), 'tú' (you), 'él' (he) and 'ella' (she).
- 'De' often comes after location adverbs like 'cerca'. 'De' + 'el' becomes 'del' and 'de' + 'la' becomes 'de la'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- hacer: Spanish verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- preterite: tense used for events completed in the past
- hice: 'I did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', first person singular
- hiciste: 'you did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', 2nd person singular
- hizo: 'he, she did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', 3rd person singular
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When 'de' appears before 'el' it becomes 'de el'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Spanish words with final syllable stress ending in -n or -s ('según', 'quizás') need an accent on the last syllable. The verb 'hacer' means 'to do' or 'to make'. We use the preterite tense to describe completed events in the past.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'hacer'
Spanish verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When 'de' appears before 'el' it becomes 'de el'. Correction: When 'de' appears before a singular masculine noun with the definite article 'el' it merges with it to form 'del', e.g. 'la jugadora está fuera del estadio' - 'the player is outside the stadium'.
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