Darse cuenta – Hace Falta – Hay que
Darse cuenta = to realise, to notice
Hace falta = it’s necessary to, one needs to …
Hay que = One must, it is necessary to …
Spanish Practice using these verbs in a story about a mountain rescue
More Verbs in the Story
despegar to take off
aterrizar to land
tener que to have to
darse cuenta to notice, to realise
ir to go
hacer falta to be necessary
Estar (+ gerund) to be + doing verb
Ser to be
Mirar to look
ver to see
Llegar to arrive
Empezar to start
Viajar to travel
Tener to have
Trabajar to work
Esquiar to ski
Preparar to prepare
Poder to be able to
Sometimes ‘poder’ is used as a reflexive verb in Spanish, like in this phrase in the story:
“… donde se puede aterrizar.” = where it’s possible to land.
‘Snowplough’ in Spanish:
un quitanieves = literally ‘a get rid of snow ..!’
Video
Ser and Estar Practice: Here is a different version of the same story for practice using SER and ESTAR.
For practice talking about a holiday in Spain using three tenses, go to:
KS3 Spanish Holiday Practice