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      What do you do? 'Hacer' singular persons, information questions

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use singular persons of ‘hacer’ and question words to ask and answer information questions.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [o] are as in the words ‘casa’ and ‘yo’.
      2. The verb ‘hacer’ means ‘to do, to make’.
      3. The first person singular form of ‘hacer’ is ‘hago’, meaning ‘I do, I make’.
      4. ‘Hacer’ is irregular in the 1st person singular, but 2nd and 3rd persons singular are regular.
      5. The question word ‘cuándo?’ means ‘when’.

      Keywords

      • Hacer - irregular verb meaning ‘to do, to make’

      • Hago - 1st person singular of ‘hacer’, meaning ‘I do, I make’

      • ¿cuándo? - question word meaning ‘when?’

      Common misconception

      'Hacer' only means 'to do'.

      In Spanish, 'hacer' is used for 'to do' and 'to make', there is no specific verb for either.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

      Correct Answer:chica,girl

      girl

      Correct Answer:chico,boy

      boy

      Correct Answer:persona,person

      person

      Correct Answer:señor,man, Mr.

      man, Mr.

      Correct Answer:señora,woman, Ms., Mrs.

      woman, Ms., Mrs.

      Q2.
      Fill in the respective gaps to complete the following sentence: 'En la torre, __________ por la puerta y __________ por la ventana.'

      Correct answer: paso; miro
      miro; paso
      tengo; doy
      doy; tengo

      Q3.
      Which word below refers to something that is closer?

      allí
      Correct answer: aquí

      Q4.
      How do you say 'its' for a singular noun in Spanish?

      Correct Answer: su

      Q5.
      ¿Qué no hay en una escuela?

      una silla
      una mesa
      una clase
      Correct answer: un caballo

      Q6.
      How do you say 'to know' in Spanish?

      Correct Answer: saber

      5 Questions

      Q1.
      How do you say 'when?' in Spanish?

      Correct Answer: ¿cuándo?, cuándo

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

      Correct Answer:la actividad,activity

      activity

      Correct Answer:los deberes,homework

      homework

      Correct Answer:el deporte,sports

      sports

      Correct Answer:el dibujo,drawing, art

      drawing, art

      Q3.
      Place these times of the day in chronological order (starting with the earliest).

      1 - la mañana
      2 - la tarde
      3 - la noche

      Q4.
      What does 'hacer' mean in English?

      'to do, doing'
      'to make, making'
      Correct answer: both 'to do, doing' and 'to make, making'
      neither 'to do, doing' nor 'to make, making'

      Q5.
      Choose the option that follows this order: infinitive, I form, you form, she, he, it it form.

      hace, hacer, haces, hago
      hacer, hace, haces hago
      Correct answer: hacer, hago, haces, hace
      hace, hago, hacer, haces
      hago, haces, hacer, hace

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