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SPANISH VERB

hacer feliz

to make (someone) happy

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

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use hacer feliz

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

  1. Present

    Un patio lleno de gente me hace feliz.

    A patio full of people makes me happy.

  2. Past

    Tu llamada hizo muy feliz a mi madre.

    Your call made my mother very happy.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña me hacía feliz cualquier cosa.

    As a girl, anything made me happy.

  4. Future

    Esta noticia hará muy feliz a Rosario.

    This news will make Rosario very happy.

  5. Conditional

    A mi padre lo haría feliz una visita tuya.

    A visit from you would make my father happy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Haz lo que te haga feliz, hija.

    Do whatever makes you happy, love.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Solo quería algo que la hiciera feliz.

    I just wanted something that would make her happy.

  8. Imperative

    Hazla feliz, que se lo merece.

    Make her happy, she deserves it.

Good to know

  • "Hacer feliz a alguien": me haces feliz, you make me happy. "Feliz" agrees in number: nos hacen felices.

Where you hear hacer feliz

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • A mí me hace feliz un patio lleno de gente. A patio full of people makes me happy.
  • Tu llamada me hizo muy feliz, hija. Your call made me very happy, sweetheart.
  • Esta noticia va a hacer muy feliz a Rosario. This news is going to make Rosario very happy.

Verbs like this one

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