Feb 12 - Help with a few things

I have to record in Spanish for my Spanish class. The post has to be about a vacation to anywhere in the world, and it has to be in the present tense. Words like Fuimos, hubo, etc those are all past tense correct? After I record myself, I will post the written here for someone to critique. I will do it after I post it though, because I cannot have translation help. My professor said no running the post through an online translator...I guess some of you might be considered that.