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Welcome to Lesson 14
Viajes y Aventuras
Travel vocabulary & Past irregulars: fui, tuve, hice
Say it, then make it yours: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Follow with your own answer: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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]
Use the words in a sentence: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Ask a partner: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Notice the meaning before you memorise a translation.
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Vocabulary: Transport
el avión
airplane
[ah-vyon]
el tren
train
[tren]
el autobús
bus
[ow-to-boos]
el metro
subway
[meh-tro]
Use the words in a sentence: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Ask a partner: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Notice the meaning before you memorise a translation.
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Travel Vocabulary Match
Match the Spanish words to their English translations.
el viaje
las vacaciones
el aeropuerto
el avión
airport
airplane
trip
vacation
Use the words in a sentence: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Ask a partner: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Notice the meaning before you memorise a translation.
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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 |
Say it, then make it yours: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Follow with your own answer: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Sentence Reorder (1/2)
Build the sentence: "Yesterday I went to Madrid by train."
Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Now say or write your own answer to: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Sentence Reorder (2/2)
Build the sentence: "We went on vacation to Mexico."
Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Now say or write your own answer to: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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]
Use the words in a sentence: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Ask a partner: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Notice the meaning before you memorise a translation.
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Vocabulary: Shopping
la tienda
store / shop
[tyen-dah]
comprar
to buy
[com-prar]
el dinero
money
[dee-neh-ro]
caro
expensive
[cah-ro]
Use the words in a sentence: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Ask a partner: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones? Notice the meaning before you memorise a translation.
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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!
Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Now say or write your own answer to: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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?"
Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Now say or write your own answer to: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Sentence Reorder (2/2)
Build the sentence: "He made a delicious meal."
Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Now say or write your own answer to: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
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?
Describe their vacation (Hint: fueron, tuvieron, comida)
Ellos fueron a un restaurante. Tuvieron una comida muy buena.
Say it, then make it yours: El verano pasado fui a Sevilla, tuve suerte e hice muchas fotos. Follow with your own answer: ¿Adónde fuiste de vacaciones?
English-speaker check: Fui can mean ‘I went’ or ‘I was’; context makes the meaning clear.
Review Quiz
1. Juan y María ______ a comprar comida. (went)
2. Yo ______ mi equipaje. (made/packed)
3. Nosotros ______ que viajar en autobús. (had to)
¡Hasta luego!
¡Excelente trabajo!
You've mastered the past irregulars fui, tuve, and hice, and learned essential travel and shopping vocabulary!
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