Diana Trujillo: 'fue', 'hizo' and 'tuvo'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the preterite tense of regular and irregular verbs to talk about other people's past actions and achievements.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The preterite tense is used to describe completed events in the past.
- To mean 'she, he, it' remove the -er/-ir and add -ió. e.g. nació
- To mean 'they' remove the -er/-ir and add -ieron. e.g. nacieron
- Use the DOP 'lo' for him/it (masculine) and 'la' for her/it (feminine) – the thing or person receiving the action
- Some verbs are irregular. Use fue, hizo and tuvo to say he/she went, did and had in the past.
Keywords
Preterite tense - a tense used for events completed in the past
Direct object pronoun - person, animal or thing that receives the action of the verb
Irregular verb - a verb that does not follow the regular rules
Common misconception
To form the preterite tense I just take off the -er/-ir and add the correct ending (-ió - for she, he, it) to all the verbs.
Some verbs are irregular and don’t follow the pattern. e.g. hacer - hizo, tener - tuvo, ir - fue.
Teacher tip
For a follow-up lesson, the teacher could have students give a brief presentation about the Spanish-speaking scientist they researched.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'stone, rock'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to be missing, to be lacking
to be, being
to do, to make, doing, making
to have, having
to learn, learning
to say, saying
Q3.Order the words to say 'engineers use modern technology to study the moon'.
Q4.Order the words to say 'the flight is long and very tiring'.
Q5.'She was born in England.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Q6.'Her experience is unique.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'place, position'?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
good
certain, sure, true
big, great
modern
optimistic
possible
Q3.Order the words to say 'the clean air is a big advantage of the job'.
Q4.Order the words to say 'the (female) engineer looked for the opportunity to visit other planets'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'the scientists picked up proof during their mission'.
Q6.'I fulfilled the task with success.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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