Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Hacer in Spanish
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At a glance: Hacer (to do, to make) is one of the most common irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen. Yo changes c to g (hago); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (hice), future (haré), conditional (haría), subjunctive and past participle (hecho).
- Past participle
- hecho done
- Gerund
- haciendo doing
- Similar
- cumplir (to achieve), realizar (to carry out), fabricar (to make), preparar (to prepare), producir (to produce)
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Hacer
- Hacer in the Indicative Present
- Hacer in the Indicative Preterite
- Hacer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Hacer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Hacer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Hacer in the Indicative Future
- Hacer in the Indicative Conditional
- Hacer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Hacer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Hacer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Hacer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Hacer
- Imperative tenses of Hacer
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Example sentences and usage
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Hacer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Hacer is the Spanish verb meaning "to do / to make". It is extremely versatile, and one common use is to express the weather or time. In this sense, it is different from English, whereby we would use "to be". For example: "hace frío" is how to say "it is cold", which directly translates to "it makes cold". An example regarding time: "Hace mucho tiempo que no te veo" means "It has been a long time since I have seen you". Again, the direct translation from English does not work in this case.
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Indicative tenses of Hacer
Hacer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of hacer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “hago los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I do my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hago | I do |
| Tú | haces | you do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hace | s/he does |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hacemos | we do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hacéis | you (plural) do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hacen | they do |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to g (hago); the other forms are regular.
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Hacer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of hacer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “hice los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I did my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hice | I did |
| Tú | hiciste | you did |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hizo | s/he did |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hicimos | we did |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hicisteis | you (plural) did |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hicieron | they did |
How it’s built: Irregular stem hic- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron; ella/él changes c to z (hizo).
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Hacer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of hacer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “hacía los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I used to do my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hacía | I used to do |
| Tú | hacías | you used to do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hacía | s/he used to do |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hacíamos | we used to do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hacíais | you (plural) used to do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hacían | they used to do |
How it’s built: Regular: stem hac- plus the -er endings.
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Hacer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of hacer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy haciendo los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I am doing my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy haciendo | I am doing |
| Tú | estás haciendo | you are doing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está haciendo | s/he is doing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos haciendo | we are doing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis haciendo | you (plural) are doing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están haciendo | they are doing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund haciendo.
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Hacer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of hacer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a hacer los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I am going to do my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a hacer | I am going to do |
| Tú | vas a hacer | you are going to do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a hacer | s/he is going to do |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a hacer | we are going to do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a hacer | you (plural) are going to do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a hacer | they are going to do |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive hacer.
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Hacer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of hacer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “haré los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I will do my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haré | I will do |
| Tú | harás | you will do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hará | s/he will do |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | haremos | we will do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | haréis | you (plural) will do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | harán | they will do |
How it’s built: Irregular stem har- instead of hacer, plus the future endings.
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Hacer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of hacer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “haría los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I would do my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haría | I would do |
| Tú | harías | you would do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haría | s/he would do |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | haríamos | we would do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | haríais | you (plural) would do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | harían | they would do |
How it’s built: Irregular stem har- instead of hacer, plus the conditional endings.
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Hacer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of hacer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he hecho los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I have done my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he hecho | I have done |
| Tú | has hecho | you have done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha hecho | s/he has done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos hecho | we have done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis hecho | you (plural) have done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han hecho | they have done |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Hacer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of hacer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había hecho los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I had done my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había hecho | I had done |
| Tú | habías hecho | you had done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había hecho | s/he had done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos hecho | we had done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais hecho | you (plural) had done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían hecho | they had done |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Hacer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of hacer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré hecho los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I will have done my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré hecho | I will have done |
| Tú | habrás hecho | you will have done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá hecho | s/he will have done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos hecho | we will have done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis hecho | you (plural) will have done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán hecho | they will have done |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Hacer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of hacer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría hecho los deberes después de cenar”, meaning “I would have done my homework after dinner”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría hecho | I would have done |
| Tú | habrías hecho | you would have done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría hecho | s/he would have done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos hecho | we would have done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais hecho | you (plural) would have done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían hecho | they would have done |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Subjunctive tenses of Hacer
Hacer in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “haga”, meaning “I do”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haga | I do |
| Tú | hagas | you do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haga | s/he does |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hagamos | we do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hagáis | you (plural) do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hagan | they do |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, hago (haga, hagas, haga, hagamos, hagáis, hagan).
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Hacer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “hiciera”, meaning “I did”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiciera | I did |
| Tú | hicieras | you did |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiciera | s/he did |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiciéramos | we did |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hicierais | you (plural) did |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hicieran | they did |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, hicieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (hiciéramos).
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Hacer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “hiciere”, meaning “I will do”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiciere | I will do |
| Tú | hicieres | you will do |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiciere | s/he will do |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiciéremos | we will do |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hiciereis | you (plural) will do |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hicieren | they will do |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, hicieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (hiciéremos).
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Hacer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya hecho”, meaning “I have done”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya hecho | I have done |
| Tú | hayas hecho | you have done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya hecho | s/he has done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos hecho | we have done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis hecho | you (plural) have done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan hecho | they have done |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Hacer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera hecho”, meaning “I had done”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera hecho | I had done |
| Tú | hubieras hecho | you had done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera hecho | s/he had done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos hecho | we had done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais hecho | you (plural) had done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran hecho | they had done |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Hacer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere hecho”, meaning “I will have done”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere hecho | I will have done |
| Tú | hubieres hecho | you will have done |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere hecho | s/he will have done |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos hecho | we will have done |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis hecho | you (plural) will have done |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren hecho | they will have done |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle hecho.
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Imperative tenses of Hacer
Hacer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “haga”, meaning “(to you formal) do!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | haz | (to you) do! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haga | (to you formal) do! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hagamos | let's do! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | haced | (to you plural) do! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hagan | (to you plural formal) do! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (haz); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (haga, hagamos, hagan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (haced).
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Hacer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no haga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't do!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no hagas | (to you) don't do! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no haga | (to you formal) don't do! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no hagamos | let's not do! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no hagáis | (to you plural) don't do! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no hagan | (to you plural formal) don't do! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no hagas, no haga, no hagamos, no hagáis, no hagan.
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Example sentences and usage
- Si pudiera enviarte un malvavisco, Trang, lo haría. If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.
- Un japonés nunca haría tal cosa. A Japanese would never do such a thing.
- Haz lo que te diga. Do whatever he tells you.
- Tú me haces soñar. You make me dream.
- Hicimos tortitas para desayunar. We made pancakes for breakfast.
- Fíjate bien. Te voy a mostrar cómo se hace. Look carefully. I'm going to show you how it's done.
- Me pides que haga lo imposible. You ask me to do the impossible.
- ¿Te gusta que te hagan esperar? Do you like to be kept waiting?
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Frequently asked questions about Hacer
Is hacer a regular or irregular verb?
Hacer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo changes c to g (hago); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (hice), future (haré), conditional (haría), subjunctive and past participle (hecho).
How do you conjugate hacer in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), hacer is conjugated as: yo hago, tú haces, él/ella/usted hace, nosotros hacemos, vosotros hacéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hacen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate hacer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), hacer is conjugated as: yo hice, tú hiciste, él/ella/usted hizo, nosotros hicimos, vosotros hicisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hicieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate hacer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), hacer is conjugated as: yo hacía, tú hacías, él/ella/usted hacía, nosotros hacíamos, vosotros hacíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes hacían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate hacer in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), hacer is conjugated as: yo haré, tú harás, él/ella/usted hará, nosotros haremos, vosotros haréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes harán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate hacer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), hacer is conjugated as: yo haga, tú hagas, él/ella/usted haga, nosotros hagamos, vosotros hagáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hagan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What’s the difference between hacer and hacerse?
Hacer means ‘to do, to make’ and hacerse means ‘to become, to get (e.g. old, late), to pretend to be’. Hacerse is the reflexive form of hacer, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo hago becomes me hago. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so haz becomes hazte.
What are some common example sentences using hacer?
Here are everyday sentences using hacer: Si pudiera enviarte un malvavisco, Trang, lo haría. (If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.) Un japonés nunca haría tal cosa. (A Japanese would never do such a thing.) Haz lo que te diga. (Do whatever he tells you.) Tú me haces soñar. (You make me dream.) Hicimos tortitas para desayunar. (We made pancakes for breakfast.)
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