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Viajes y Aventuras
Travel vocabulary & Past irregulars: fui, tuve, hice

What We'll Cover Today

  • Vocab: Travel & Transportation~5 min
  • Past Irregulars: ir & ser (fui)~10 min
  • Vocab: Food, Drink, & Shopping~5 min
  • Past Irregulars: tener (tuve)~10 min
  • Past Irregulars: hacer (hice)~10 min
  • Review & Activities~5 min

Vocabulary: Travel

el viaje
trip / journey
[vyah-heh]
las vacaciones
vacation
[vah-cah-syo-nes]
el aeropuerto
airport
[ah-eh-ro-pwer-to]
el equipaje
luggage
[eh-kee-pah-heh]

Vocabulary: Transport

el avión
airplane
[ah-vyon]
el tren
train
[tren]
el autobús
bus
[ow-to-boos]
el metro
subway
[meh-tro]

Travel Vocabulary Match

Match the Spanish words to their English translations.
el viaje
las vacaciones
el aeropuerto
el avión
airport
airplane
trip
vacation

Past Irregular: fui (IR / SER)

Insight: The verbs ser (to be) and ir (to go) share the exact same forms in the preterite!

yo fui [fwee]
= I went / I was

IR (to go)

Ayer fui al aeropuerto.

Yesterday I went to the airport.

SER (to be)

El viaje fue largo.

The trip was long.

Full Conjugation: IR/SER in Past

yo fui I went/was
tú fuiste you went/were
él/ella/Ud. fue he/she/you went/was
nosotros fuimos we went/were
ellos/ellas/Uds. fueron they/you all went/were

Sentence Reorder (1/2)

Build the sentence: "Yesterday I went to Madrid by train."

Sentence Reorder (2/2)

Build the sentence: "We went on vacation to Mexico."

Vocabulary: Food & Drink

la comida
food / meal
[co-mee-dah]
la bebida
drink
[beh-bee-dah]
el agua
water
[ah-gwah]
el restaurante
restaurant
[res-tow-ran-teh]

Vocabulary: Shopping

la tienda
store / shop
[tyen-dah]
comprar
to buy
[com-prar]
el dinero
money
[dee-neh-ro]
caro
expensive
[cah-ro]

Past Irregular: tuve (TENER)

The verb tener (to have) changes to the tuv- stem in the past tense.

yo tuve [too-veh]
= I had

Ayer tuve una comida excelente.

Yesterday I had an excellent meal.

tú tuviste you had
él/ella/Ud. tuvo he/she/you had
nosotros tuvimos we had
ellos/ellas/Uds. tuvieron they/you all had

Spot the Mistake

Find and click the incorrect word:

Ella tenió un problema en el aeropuerto.
tuvo is the correct past form of tener (She had a problem...). "tenió" does not exist!

Quick Check — Tuve

1. Yo ______ que ir a la tienda ayer. (I had to go to the store yesterday.)
2. Nosotros ______ mucho tiempo. (We had a lot of time.)

Past Irregular: hice (HACER)

The verb hacer (to do/make) changes to the hic- stem in the past tense.

yo hice [ee-seh]
= I did / I made

Hice la comida anoche.

I made the food last night.

tú hiciste you did/made
él/ella/Ud. hizo (c changes to z!) he/she/you did/made
nosotros hicimos we did/made
ellos/ellas/Uds. hicieron they/you all did/made

Sentence Reorder (1/2)

Build the sentence: "What did you do on vacation?"

Sentence Reorder (2/2)

Build the sentence: "He made a delicious meal."

Dialogue: At the Airport

Read the dialogue. Click the Spanish text to see the translation.

Ana
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
Luis
Fui al aeropuerto. Tuve que viajar a México.
I went to the airport. I had to travel to Mexico.
Ana
¡Qué bien! ¿Fue un viaje largo?
How great! Was it a long trip?
Luis
Sí, pero la comida en el avión fue excelente.
Yes, but the food on the airplane was excellent.

Speaking Practice

Translate out loud:

1. We went to the store.
2. He made a drink.
3. I had vacation yesterday.
1. Fuimos a la tienda.
2. Él hizo una bebida.
3. Ayer tuve vacaciones.

¿Qué hicieron en sus vacaciones?

A group of friends laughing over dinner at a coastal restaurant
Describe their vacation (Hint: fueron, tuvieron, comida)

Review Quiz

1. Juan y María ______ a comprar comida. (went)
2. Yo ______ mi equipaje. (made/packed)
3. Nosotros ______ que viajar en autobús. (had to)
¡Excelente!

You've mastered the past irregulars fui, tuve, and hice, and learned essential travel and shopping vocabulary!

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