Module 4 of the free Spanish course (CEFR A2, completed), lesson 25 of 30: The unit's exit story, all tenses aboard: El verano pasado fuimos a Colombia en avión. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
| Spanish | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| el verano pasado | last summer | ehl beh-RAH-noh pah-SAH-doh |
| fuimos a Colombia | we went to Colombia | FWEE-mohs ah koh-LOHM-byah |
| hacía calor | it was hot (imperfecto) | ah-SEE-ah kah-LOHR |
| visitamos Cartagena | we visited Cartagena | bee-see-TAH-mohs kar-tah-HEH-nah |
| famoso | famous (m) | fah-MOH-soh |
| famosa | famous (f) | fah-MOH-sah |
| el próximo año | next year | ehl PROHK-see-moh AH-nyoh |
| la playa | the beach | lah PLAH-yah |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
The unit's exit story, all tenses aboard: El verano pasado fuimos a Colombia en avión. ¡Era fantástico! Hacía calor. Visitamos Cartagena, una ciudad famosa. El próximo año vamos a visitar Lima.
Last trip (two pasts), next trip (ir a + infinitive) — your own version, six sentences. La playa is where the story usually ends.
pasado and próximo agree with their noun: el verano pasado but la semana pasada; el próximo año but la próxima semana.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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