Weather in Chile: 'hace' and 'hizo'
I can use singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense to describe what I and others did in Chile, as well as what the weather is and was like in Chile.
- Year 9
Weather in Chile: 'hace' and 'hizo'
I can use singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense to describe what I and others did in Chile, as well as what the weather is and was like in Chile.
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Key learning points
- 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).
Keywords
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 misconception
We use 'ser' to describe the weather in Spanish.
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which pronouns are feminine?
Q2.'¿__________ estrellas hay?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.Write in English: 'el cielo es azul'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the climate is different'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct translation of 'it's sunny'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
