KS2 · Spanish · Year 6
It's my birthday! Singular 'hacer', negative ‘no’
What I and others do: the verb 'hacer'
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can say what I do or don't do, and what another person does or doesn't do on birthdays.
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I can say what I do or don't do, and what another person does or doesn't do on birthdays.
Key learning points
- In Spanish all words with antepenultimate (third-last) syllable stress have an accent, e.g. música.
- The verb 'hacer' means to do, to make. It is an irregular verb; I do is 'hago', she, he, it does is 'hace'.
- To make a sentence negative, add 'no' before the verb. This works with any verb and any person.
Words to know
- hacer
- irregular Spanish verb meaning to do, to make
- hago
- I do, part of the Spanish verb 'hacer'
- hace
- she, he, it does, part of the Spanish verb 'hacer'
- no
- word used before a verb to make a negative
Common mistakes
Like English, Spanish uses two different words to make verbs negative — just as English uses 'do not/don't' and 'does not/doesn't.'
In Spanish, simply use 'no' before the verb for all subjects (I, you, he, she, etc.) to make a negative, e.g. 'no hago' - I don't do, 'no hace' - she, he, it doesn't do.
For parents, carers and teachers
- To consolidate learning, ask pupils to write their own list of things they do and don’t do for their birthday, or for someone else’s party. Encourage them to use 'hago', 'hace', and 'no' in full sentences.