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SPANISH VERB

hacer

to do, to make

  • #4 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: haciendo
  • Past participle: hecho

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I do
  2. tú you do
  3. usted, él, ella he/she does
  4. nosotros we do
  5. vosotros Spain you all do
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they do

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I did
  2. tú you did
  3. usted, él, ella he/she did
  4. nosotros we did
  5. vosotros Spain you all did
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they did

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to do
  2. tú you used to do
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to do
  4. nosotros we used to do
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to do
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to do

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will do
  2. tú you will do
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will do
  4. nosotros we will do
  5. vosotros Spain you all will do
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will do

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would do
  2. tú you would do
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would do
  4. nosotros we would do
  5. vosotros Spain you all would do
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would do

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I do
  2. tú (that) you do
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she do
  4. nosotros (that) we do
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all do
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they do

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I did
  2. tú (if) you did
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she did
  4. nosotros (if) we did
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all did
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they did

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú do!
  2. usted do! (formal)
  3. nosotros do! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain do! (all of you)
  5. ustedes do! (all of you)

How to use hacer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    ¿Qué haces los fines de semana?

    What do you do on weekends?

  2. Past

    Hice la tarea antes de salir a jugar.

    I did my homework before going out to play.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela hacía las mejores enchiladas del mundo.

    My grandmother made the best enchiladas in the world.

  4. Future

    Mañana haremos una carne asada en el jardín.

    Tomorrow we will have a barbecue in the yard.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Qué harías con un millón de pesos?

    What would you do with a million pesos?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que mañana haga buen tiempo.

    I hope the weather is nice tomorrow.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi jefe me pidió que hiciera el reporte hoy.

    My boss asked me to do the report today.

  8. Imperative

    Haz tu cama antes de desayunar.

    Make your bed before breakfast.

Good to know

  • The weather takes hacer: hace calor, hace frío, hace sol.
  • Hace dos años is "two years ago".

Where you hear hacer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Los domingos hago mole. On Sundays I make mole.
  • Ayer no hice nada. Yesterday I didn't do anything.
  • ¿Qué vas a hacer mañana? What are you going to do tomorrow?

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Hoy hacemos salsa. Today we're making salsa.
  • Ayer hice muchas cosas. Yesterday I did a lot of things.
  • ¿Qué vas a hacer el sábado? What are you going to do on Saturday?
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What Are You Going to Do?

Beginner Level 1 · hacer · vas a hacer

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First, Cut the Onion

Beginner Level 2 · hacemos · haces · hago · hizo

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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · hiciste · hice

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · hacías · hacía

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It Rained All Afternoon

Beginner Level 2 · va a hacer

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Don't Move!

Beginner Level 2 · lo hizo

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How Long Will You Stay?

Beginner Level 3 · hará

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · hará · haré · haré un viaje · haremos

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What Brings You Here?

Beginner Level 3 · les haré un mapa

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I'll Take You

Beginner Level 3 · les hago

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The First Cenote

Beginner Level 3 · estabas haciendo

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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · hicimos

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