Weekend activities: 'hice', 'hiciste', 'hizo'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense to describe and contrast what I and others did at the weekend.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Spanish words with final syllable stress ending in -n or -s ('según', 'quizás') need an accent on the last syllable.
- The verb 'hacer' means 'to do' or 'to make'. We use the preterite tense to describe completed events in the past.
- The singular forms of 'hacer' in the preterite tense are 'hice' (I did), 'hiciste' (you did) and 'hizo' (she, he did).
- Spanish uses subject pronouns only for contrast or emphasis: 'yo' (I), 'tú' (you), 'él' (he) and 'ella' (she).
- 'De' often comes after location adverbs like 'cerca'. 'De' + 'el' becomes 'del' and 'de' + 'la' becomes 'de la'.
Keywords
Hacer - Spanish verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
Preterite - tense used for events completed in the past
Hice - 'I did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', first person singular
Hiciste - 'you did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', 2nd person singular
Hizo - 'he, she did, made', preterite tense of 'hacer', 3rd person singular
Common misconception
When 'de' appears before 'el' it becomes 'de el'.
When 'de' appears before a singular masculine noun with the definite article 'el' it merges with it to form 'del', e.g. 'la jugadora está fuera del estadio' - 'the player is outside the stadium'.
Teacher tip
As a simple plenary activity, students in groups of 3 all answer the question '¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado?'. Each student in the group listens to the answer, then says what 'you' and what 'he' or 'she' did last weekend, using 'hiciste' and 'hizo'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
Q2.'¿Y tú? ¿__________ gusta el vestido?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
lawyer (f)
lawyer (m)
daughter
son
aunt
uncle
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
blue
well-known
weak
full
new
old
Q5.Write in English: 'la caja está vacía'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'our garden is big'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words need an accent?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to do, make; doing, making
I did, made
you did, made
she, he, it did, made
Q3.Order the words to say: 'he gives a watch and they give a card'.
Q4.'Vivo cerca __________ centro'. Choose the correct missing word.
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