Hacer Conjugation 101: Conjugate Hacer In Spanish

Hacer is one of the Spanish -ER verbs that you’ll use daily. But since it’s a highly irregular verb, in this guide, we’ll go over the most important hacer conjugation charts. Here is a quick overview of what you’ll learn:

• Hacer Overview
• Indicative Tenses of Hacer Conjugations
  • Present tense
  • Preterite tense
  • Imperfect tense
  • Near Future tense
  • Future tense
  • Conditional tense
  • Present Perfect tense
  • Past Perfect tense
  • Future Perfect tense
  • Conditional Perfect tense
  • Progressive tenses
• Subjunctive Tenses of Hacer Conjugations 
  • Present Subjunctive tense
  • Present Perfect Subjunctive tense
  • Imperfect Subjunctive tense
  • Past Perfect Subjunctive tense
• Imperative (Commands) of Hacer Conjugations
  • Affirmative Commands
  • Negative Commands
• Uses & Examples
• Download Hacer Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
• Hacer Conjugation Practice Quiz

Overview of Hacer

In Spanish, hacer means ‘to do’, ‘to make’, ‘to be’, and ‘ago’, among other applications. The conjugations charts below only have one translation to keep the tables as organized as possible. You can learn more about the meanings of ‘hacer’ in the section Uses & Meanings.

Indicative Conjugations of Hacer

Present tense

The conjugations of hacer in the present tense are irregular. Use hag for the form ‘yo’ and hac for the remaining pronouns. In this tense, hacer refers to the things people currently do or make. For instance: Mi mamá hace un pastel riquísimo. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hago	I do
Tú	Haces	You do
Él / Ella Usted	Hace	He/She does You (formal) do
Nosotros	Hacemos	We do
Vosotros	Hacéis	You do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hacen	They do You (plural) do

Preterite tense

Hacer’s preterite conjugations are formed with two different stems. Hiz for the third person singular and hic for ‘tú’, ‘nosotros’, ‘vosotros’, ‘ellas’, ‘ellos’, and ‘ustedes’. You can check these irregularities in this preterite conjugation chart. 

Use these forms of hacer to talk about the things people did or made at a specific moment in the past. For example: ¿Qué hicieron ayer?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hice	I did
Tú	Hiciste	You did
Él / Ella Usted	Hizo	He/She did You (formal) did
Nosotros	Hicimos	We did
Vosotros	Hicisteis	You did
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hicieron	They did You (plural) did

Take Note: Hiz is used to keep the pronunciation consistent. Other Spanish verbs also have consonant changes to maintain their pronunciations.

Imperfect tense

The past imperfect is the only tense in which hacer is a regular verb. We use hacer imperfect conjugations to refer to things or activities people used to do repeatedly in the past. These forms are also used when it’s not clear when something was done. 

For instance: Mis primos nunca hacían su tarea. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hacía	I did I used to do
Tú	Hacías	You did You used to do
Él / Ella Usted	Hacía	He/She did He/She used to do You (formal) did You (formal) used to do
Nosotros	Hacíamos	We did We used to do
Vosotros	Hacíais	You did You used to do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hacían	They did They used to do You (plural) did You (plural) used to do

Near future

Use the structure ir (present tense) + a + infinitive (in this case, ‘hacer’) to form the near future tense. These conjugations of ‘hacer’ communicate that a person plans to do or make something soon in the future. For example: ¿Qué van a hacer este viernes?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Voy a hacer	I’m going to do
Tú	Vas a hacer	You’re going to do
Él / Ella Usted	Va a hacer	He/She is going to do You (formal) are going to do
Nosotros	Vamos a hacer	We’re going to do
Vosotros	Vais a hacer	You’re going to do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Van a hacer	They’re going to do You (plural) are going to do

Future simple tense

Hacer future tense conjugations are formed with the irregular stem har. Use these conjugations to talk about the things people will make or do at some point in the future. ¿Qué harás mañana?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Haré	I will do
Tú	Harás	You will do
Él / Ella Usted	Hará	He/She will do You (formal) will do
Nosotros	Haremos	We will do
Vosotros	Haréis	You (formal) will do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Harán	They will do You (plural) will do

Conditional tense

The conditional conjugations of hacer are irregular. As shown, in the conjugation chart below, this tense uses the stem har. The conditional of ‘hacer’ expresses what people would do if some circumstances were met. Additionally, you can use these forms to make hypotheses about what people would do. 

For instance: No sé qué haría sin ti. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Haría	I would do
Tú	Harías	You would do
Él / Ella Usted	Haría	He/She would do You (formal) would do
Nosotros	Haríamos	We would do
Vosotros	Haríais	You would do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Harían	They would do You (plural) would do

Present perfect tense

Haber in the present tense + hecho (past participle) is the formula to conjugate the present perfect in Spanish. These conjugations of ‘hacer’ refer to the things someone has or hasn’t done. For instance: ¿Por qué han hecho eso?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	He hecho	I have done
Tú	Has hecho	You have done
Él / Ella Usted	Ha hecho	He/She has done You (formal) have done
Nosotros	Hemos hecho	We have done
Vosotros	Habéis hecho	You have done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Han hecho	They have done You (plural) have done

Take Note: Hacer is one of the few Spanish verbs with an irregular past participle form.

Past perfect

Use the past perfect conjugations of hacer to talk about what someone had done before another action or point in the past. Cuando llegué, Julián ya había hecho la tarea. To conjugate the past perfect, use the imperfect form of ‘haber’ and the past participle form of ‘hacer’.

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Había hecho	I had done
Tú	Habías hecho	You had done
Él / Ella Usted	Había hecho	He/She had done You (formal) had done
Nosotros	Habíamos hecho	We had done
Vosotros	Habíais hecho	You had done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habían hecho	They had done You (plural) had done

Future perfect

In the future perfect tense, hacer refers to what people will have done or made by or before a certain moment in the future. These conjugations of ‘hacer’ are also used to talk about what someone might have done. No sé qué habrán hecho, pero su jefe está enojado.

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Habré hecho	I will have done
Tú	Habrás hecho	You will have done
Él / Ella Usted	Habrá hecho	He/She will have done You (formal) will have done
Nosotros	Habremos hecho	We will have done
Vosotros	Habréis hecho	You will have done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habrán hecho	They will have done You (plural) will have done

Conditional perfect

When conjugated to the Spanish conditional perfect tense, hacer talks about what someone would have done or made if a past circumstance had been met. You can also use this tense to hypothesize about what someone did or made. 

For example: ¿Qué habrías hecho tú en mi lugar?

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Habría hecho	I would have done
Tú	Habrías hecho	You would have done
Él / Ella Usted	Habría hecho	He/She would have done You (formal) would have done
Nosotros	Habríamos hecho	We would have done
Vosotros	Habríais hecho	You would have done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Habrían hecho	They would have done You (plural) would have done

Progressive tenses

The progressive tenses of hacer allow you to express that someone is doing or making something at the moment of speaking. For instance: ¿Qué están haciendo? The progressive tenses are formed with estar + haciendo (present participle).

Progressive Tense	Formula	Translation Example
Present	Estar (present) + haciendo	I am doing
Preterite	Estar (preterite) + haciendo	You were doing
Imperfect	Estar (imperfect) + haciendo	He was doing
Future	Estar (future) + haciendo	We will be doing
Conditional	Estar (conditional) + haciendo	They would be doing

Hacer Subjunctive Conjugations

In Spanish, the subjunctive tenses refer to wishes, requests, suggestions, expectations, doubts, or hypothetical situations. Below are hacer conjugation charts for the most common subjunctive tenses. Be aware that hacer is irregular in these tenses. 

Present subjunctive

Hacer present subjunctive conjugations are formed with the irregular stem hag. We use the subjunctive forms of ‘hacer’ to express hopes about someone doing something or requesting a person to perform an action. For instance: Quiero que hagan un mejor esfuerzo.

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Haga	I do
Tú	Hagas	You do
Él / Ella Usted	Hagan	He/She does You (formal) do
Nosotros	Hagamos	We do
Vosotros	Hagáis	You do
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hagan	They do You (plural) do

Present perfect subjunctive

Haber in the present subjunctive + hecho is the structure we use to build the present perfect subjunctive of ‘hacer’. Use these conjugations to wonder or wish that a person has already done or made something. For example: Espero que hayan hecho lo que les dije. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Haya hecho	I have done
Tú	Hayas hecho	You have done
Él / Ella Usted	Haya hecho	He/She has done You (formal) have done
Nosotros	Hayamos hecho	We have done
Vosotros	Hayáis hecho	You have done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hayan hecho	They have done You (plural) have done

Imperfect subjunctive

We use the imperfect subjunctive conjugations of ‘hacer’ to refer to past suggestions, requests, wishes someone had about a person doing or making something. Te pedí que hicieras la salsa. 

The imperfect subjunctive has two conjugation models depending on which type of Spanish you’re using:

Latin American Spanish version

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hiciera	I did
Tú	Hicieras	You did
Él / Ella Usted	Hiciera	He/She did You (formal) did
Nosotros	Hiciéramos	We did
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hicieran	They did You (plural) did

Note: In Latin American Spanish, the pronoun vosotros is not used. As a result, this pronoun has been excluded from the conjugation chart above.

Castilian Spanish version

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hiciese	I did
Tú	Hicieses	You did
Él / Ella Usted	Hiciese	He/She did You (formal) did
Nosotros	Hiciésemos	We did
Vosotros	Hicieseis	You did
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hiciesen	They did You (plural) did

Past perfect subjunctive

In the past perfect subjunctive, hacer expresses that someone would have done or made something if a past circumstance was met. Additionally, these conjugations also express regret for something you had or hadn’t done. 

For example: Ojalá no hubiéramos hecho eso. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Yo	Hubiera hecho	I had done
Tú	Hubieras hecho	You had done
Él / Ella Usted	Hubiera hecho	He/She had done You (formal) had done
Nosotros	Hubiéramos hecho	We had done
Vosotros	Hubierais hecho	You had done
Ellos / Ellas Ustedes	Hubieran hecho	They had done You (plural) had done

Hacer Imperative Conjugations

In Spanish, we use the imperative conjugations to give orders to people.

Affirmative commands

If you want to order someone to do something, use the affirmative imperative. For instance: Hagan lo que les dije. Hacer affirmative command conjugations are irregular for all subjects except ‘vosotros’. Use haz for ‘tú’ and the stem hag for ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’. 

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Tú	Haz	Do
Usted	Haga	Do
Vosotros	Haced	Do
Ustedes	Hagan	Do

Negative commands

If instead you want to command people not to do something, you must use hacer negative commands conjugations. As shown in the conjugation chart below, these forms are also irregular, and we must use the stem hag to conjugate all the subjects.

Person	Conjugation	Translation
Tú	No hagas	Don’t do
Usted	No haga	Don’t do
Vosotros	No hagáis	Don’t do
Ustedes	No hagan	Don’t do

Meanings of Hacer & Examples

While learning how to conjugate hacer, you may have noticed that this verb is used to talk about the activities or things people do. In this context, it means ‘to do’ or ‘to make’ and it’s applied in a similar way to these English verbs. 

1. Talk about things and activities people do or make

Mi hermano nunca hacía su tarea. 
My brother never did his homework. 

Chicas, ¿qué hacen en su tiempo libre?
Girls, what do you do in your free time?

2. Describe the weather 

[Hacer in third person singular] + (adjective) + [noun]

Ayer hizo mucho calor. 
Yesterday was very hot. 

No sabía que hiciera tanto frío aquí. 
I didn’t know it was so cold here. 

Take Note: When using hacer to talk about the weather in Spanish, we only use the conjugations for the third person singular (él, ella, usted). You can conjugate to the present, past, future, or any Spanish tense you need. 

3. Talk about time

Hace + [quantifier]

Renuncié hace tres años.
I quit three years ago. 

¿Hace cuánto me estás esperando?
How long have you been waiting for me? 

Take Note: We use the impersonal form hace to express the time that has passed since an action began or ended. When used as a question, hace inquires about the time a person has been doing something. 

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