Breakdown of El verano pasado hice senderismo en el norte de España.
de
of
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
España
Spain
hacer
to do, to make
Questions & Answers about El verano pasado hice senderismo en el norte de España.
Why does the sentence start with El when the English translation just says "Last summer"?
In Spanish, you usually need a definite article (el, la, los, las) before general time expressions like el verano pasado (last summer) or la semana pasada (last week). You cannot just say verano pasado on its own.
Why is the word order verano pasado instead of pasado verano?
In Spanish, adjectives typically come directly after the noun they describe. Since pasado (past or last) is an adjective describing the noun verano (summer), it must follow the noun.
The translation says "I went hiking", but isn't hice the past tense of "to do"?