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Past trips: 'hacer' and 'ir' singular persons preterite

I can use the verbs 'ir' and 'hacer' in the preterite tense to answer questions about a past trip.

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Past trips: 'hacer' and 'ir' singular persons preterite

I can use the verbs 'ir' and 'hacer' in the preterite tense to answer questions about a past trip.

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Key learning points

  1. The preterite is used for completed past events; two key irregular verbs are 'ir' and 'hacer'.
  2. 'Fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue' mean 'I went, 'you went' and 'she, he, it went' respectively.
  3. 'Hice', 'hiciste' and 'hizo' mean 'I did, made', 'you did, made' and 'she, he, it did, made' respectively.
  4. There is no word in Spanish for ‘on’ before a day of the week. Instead, the definite articles 'el' and 'los' are used.

Keywords

  • Preterite - tense used for completed events in the past

  • Hacer - verb meaning 'to do' and 'to make'

  • Ir - verb meaning 'to go'

Common misconception

'Fue' means 'I went'.

'Fui' means 'I went' and 'fue' means 'she, he, it went'. The two have similar spelling so are easily confused.


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Teachers can make use of transitional moments during lessons to encourage pupils to use these two verbs in the preterite. The questions '¿Dónde/Adónde fuiste?' and '¿Qué hiciste?' can be used frequently as questions pupils can ask and answer in pairs to build oral confidence and fluency.
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6 Questions

Q1.
'Me gusta vivir __________ las montañas'. Choose the correct missing word.

el
la
a
Correct answer: en
y

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:correo (m),mail

mail

Correct Answer:favor (m),favour

favour

Correct Answer:flor (f),flower

flower

Correct Answer:llave (f),key

key

Correct Answer:mensaje (m),message

message

Correct Answer:móvil (m),mobile

mobile

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:cabeza (f),head

head

Correct Answer:parte (f),part

part

Correct Answer:primo (m),cousin

cousin

Correct Answer:ropa (f),clothes

clothes

Correct Answer:suleo (m),floor

floor

Correct Answer:tren (m),train

train

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I can go and you can do'.

1 - yo
2 - peudo
3 - ir
4 - y
5 -
6 - puedes
7 - hacer

Q5.
Write in English: 'mis padres están felices'.

Correct Answer: my parents are happy

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'a view of the station'.

Correct Answer: una vista de la estación

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:fui,I went

I went

Correct Answer:fuiste,you went

you went

Correct Answer:fue,she, he, it went

she, he, it went

Correct Answer:hice,I did, made

I did, made

Correct Answer:hiciste,you did, made

you did, made

Correct Answer:hizo,she, he, it did, made

she, he, it did, made

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:ayer,yesterday

yesterday

Correct Answer:por la tarde,in the afternoon

in the afternoon

Correct Answer:el martes pasado,last Tuesday

last Tuesday

Correct Answer:por la mañana,in the morning

in the morning

Correct Answer:la semana pasada,last week

last week

Correct Answer:después de desayunar,after breakfast

after breakfast

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'I went to France and she went to Italy'.

1 - yo
2 - fui
3 - a Francia
4 - y
5 - ella
6 - fue
7 - a Italia

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'on Thursday I made a call'.

Correct Answer: el jueves hice una llamada, el jueves yo hice una llamada

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