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SPANISH VERB

hacer bien

to do the right thing, to be right to

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: haciendo bien
  • Past participle: hecho bien

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

How to use hacer bien

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

  1. Present

    Haces bien en descansar antes del examen.

    You're right to rest before the exam.

  2. Past

    Hiciste bien en no contestar a ese mensaje.

    You did the right thing not answering that message.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela decía que hacíamos bien en callarnos.

    My grandmother said we were right to keep quiet.

  4. Future

    Harás bien en dormir esta noche, nada de estudiar.

    You'd do well to sleep tonight, no studying.

  5. Conditional

    Harías bien en llamar a tu madre hoy.

    You'd do well to call your mother today.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dudo que haga bien en aceptar ese trabajo.

    I doubt I'm right to take that job.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nadie pensó que hiciéramos bien en mudarnos.

    Nobody thought we were right to move.

Good to know

  • "Hacer bien en" with a verb is to be right to do it: hiciste bien en venir. "Hacer bien" is also to do good: el sol hace bien.

Where you hear hacer bien

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Haces bien en descansar, hija. You're right to rest, sweetheart.
  • Hiciste bien en venir, Encarna. You did the right thing to come, Encarna.
  • Harás bien en dormir esta noche. Nada de estudiar. You'll do well to sleep tonight. No studying.
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A Family Visit

Fluency Level 3 · Hiciste bien.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.