Hacer means to do, to make. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen.
Hacer in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Hacer is also used for the weather: hace frío, it's cold.
Hacer in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Hacer in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Hacer in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Hacer in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hago | hice | hacía | haré | haría |
| tú | haces | hiciste | hacías | harás | harías |
| él / ella / usted | hace | hizo | hacía | hará | haría |
| nosotros / nosotras | hacemos | hicimos | hacíamos | haremos | haríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | hacéis | hicisteis | hacíais | haréis | haríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hacen | hicieron | hacían | harán | harían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hago | I do |
| tú | haces | you do |
| él / ella / usted | hace | he/she does |
| nosotros / nosotras | hacemos | we do |
| vosotros / vosotras | hacéis | you all (vosotros) do |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hacen | they do |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hice | I did |
| tú | hiciste | you did |
| él / ella / usted | hizo | he/she did |
| nosotros / nosotras | hicimos | we did |
| vosotros / vosotras | hicisteis | you all (vosotros) did |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hicieron | they did |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hacía | I used to do |
| tú | hacías | you used to do |
| él / ella / usted | hacía | he/she used to do |
| nosotros / nosotras | hacíamos | we used to do |
| vosotros / vosotras | hacíais | you all (vosotros) used to do |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hacían | they used to do |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haré | I will do |
| tú | harás | you will do |
| él / ella / usted | hará | he/she will do |
| nosotros / nosotras | haremos | we will do |
| vosotros / vosotras | haréis | you all (vosotros) will do |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | harán | they will do |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haría | I would do |
| tú | harías | you would do |
| él / ella / usted | haría | he/she would do |
| nosotros / nosotras | haríamos | we would do |
| vosotros / vosotras | haríais | you all (vosotros) would do |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | harían | they would do |
Hacer differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: hago; preterite: hice, hiciste, hizo; future: haré, harás, hará; conditional: haría, harías, haría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron. For example, hice means “I did”.
Hacer differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: hago; preterite: hice, hiciste, hizo; future: haré, harás, hará; conditional: haría, harías, haría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (hice) presents a completed event; the imperfect (hacía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I did” and “I used to do”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are haré (“I will do”) and haría (“I would do”). The full charts above include every person.
Hacer means to do, to make. Hacer is also used for the weather: hace frío, it's cold.
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