Year 9 - Spanish
Weather in Chile: 'hace' and 'hizo'
Countries: 'hacer', -ar verbs
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits singular present and preterite forms of 'hacer', and introduces the use of 'hacer' with the weather. Pupils learn plural forms '-amos' and '-aron' for -ar verbs in the preterite, and contrast these with their singular counterparts and '-amos' in the present tense.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense to describe what you and others did in Chile, as well as what the weather is and was like in Chile.
Key Notes
- To describe completed events in the past in Spanish we use the preterite tense.
- The singular preterite forms of 'hacer' are 'hice' (I did/made), 'hiciste' (you did/made) and 'hizo' (she, he did/made).
- When contrasting what different people do or did, we use subject pronouns in Spanish (e.g. 'yo', 'tú', 'él', 'ella').
- Chile is a Latin American country which has very varied weather because of its long, narrow shape.
- In English we use the verb 'to be' for the weather but in Spanish we use the verb 'hacer', e.g. 'hace sol' (it's sunny).
Vocabulary To Learn
- preterite tense: tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I did'
- hacer: verb 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'; also means 'it is' in weather phrases
- hice: I did, made
- hiciste: you (singular) did, made
- hizo: he, she, it did, made
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We use 'ser' to describe the weather in Spanish.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To describe completed events in the past in Spanish we use the preterite tense. The singular preterite forms of 'hacer' are 'hice' (I did/made), 'hiciste' (you did/made) and 'hizo' (she, he did/made).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preterite tense'
tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I did'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: We use 'ser' to describe the weather in Spanish. Correction: In English we use the verb 'to be' for the weather (e.g. 'it is cold'), but in Spanish the verb 'hacer' is used. For example, to say 'it is sunny' you would say 'hace sol'.
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