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SPANISH VERB

hacerse

to become (over time)

  • #483 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: haciéndose
  • Past participle: hecho

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use hacerse

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

  1. Present

    Ya se hace tarde, vámonos a casa.

    It's getting late, let's go home.

  2. Past

    Mi abuelo se hizo médico a los cuarenta años.

    My grandfather became a doctor at forty.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada invierno los días se hacían más cortos.

    Every winter the days got shorter.

  4. Future

    ¿Crees que algún día te harás famoso?

    Do you think you'll become famous someday?

  5. Conditional

    Sin ese trabajo, mi vida se haría muy aburrida.

    Without that job, my life would get very boring.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vámonos antes de que se haga de noche.

    Let's go before it gets dark.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nadie imaginó que Carlos se hiciera tan rico.

    No one imagined Carlos would get so rich.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te hagas el tonto y contesta!

    Don't play dumb and answer!

Good to know

  • "Hacerse" is a gradual change: se hizo rico, se hizo tarde. "Hacerse el tonto" is to play dumb.

Where you hear hacerse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Con los años, uno se hace más sabio. With the years, you become wiser.
  • Mi nieto se hizo hombre de repente. My grandson became a man all of a sudden.
  • Algún día me voy a hacer partera. One day I'm going to become a midwife.
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You've Become a Real Mexican

Intermediate Level 3 · te hiciste · te hiciste hombre

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