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SPANISH VERB

hacer caso

to listen (to someone), to take their advice

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

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use hacer caso

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

  1. Present

    Mi hijo no me hace caso ni en broma.

    My son doesn't listen to me, not even as a joke.

  2. Past

    Le hice caso a la matrona y salió todo bien.

    I listened to the midwife and everything went well.

  3. Imperfect

    De joven no hacía caso a nadie, ni a mi madre.

    When I was young I didn't listen to anyone, not even my mother.

  4. Future

    Pablo hará caso al médico, o eso espero.

    Pablo will listen to the doctor, or so I hope.

  5. Conditional

    Yo le haría caso a tu hermana, sabe de esto.

    I'd listen to your sister, she knows about this.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que me hagas caso por una vez.

    I want you to listen to me for once.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije que me hiciera caso y no lo hizo.

    I told him to listen to me and he didn't.

  8. Imperative

    Hazle caso a tu abuela, que sabe más que tú.

    Listen to your grandmother, she knows more than you.

Good to know

  • "Hacer caso a alguien" is to listen to them and do as they say: hazme caso. "No hacer ni caso" is to ignore someone completely.

Where you hear hacer caso

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Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Sarah me hace caso. Julián, a veces. Sarah listens to me. Julian, sometimes.
  • Le hice caso a mi madre, y volví a casa. I listened to my mother, and went home.
  • Pablo va a hacer caso a la matrona. O eso espero. Pablo's going to listen to the midwife. Or so I hope.
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