The Spanish verb hacer means "to do" in Italian. Contrary to most verbs, hacer is irregular, so it doesn't always follow the same conjugation rules that apply to Spanish verbs ending in -er. If you want to know how to conjugate it correctly, read on.
Steps
Method 1 of 5: Simple Times
Step 1. Conjugate hacer in the present indicative, present de indicative, which is the simplest and most common verb form
Use it to talk about a current action.
- Example: “Today I do my homework at my house”, Hoy hago la tarea en mi casa.
- Yo hago.
- Tú haces.
- Él / Ella / Usted hace.
- Nosotros / -as hacemos.
- Vosotros / -as hacéis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hacen.
Step 2. Learn to conjugate hacer to the past tense, pretérito indefinido, which you can use to describe a concrete action done in the past that has been completed or that has otherwise come to a clear conclusion
- Example: “Maria did her homework”, María hizo su tarea.
- Yo hice.
- Tú hiciste.
- Él / Ella / Usted hizo.
- Nosotros / -as hicimos.
- Vosotros / -as hicisteis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hicieron.
Step 3. Use the imperfect indicative of hacer, imperfecto de indicativo, when you need to describe a concrete action that was done in the past, but that has no definite conclusion and that could still continue in the present
- Example: “I did my homework”, Hacía mi tarea.
- Yo hacía.
- Tú hacías.
- Él / Ella / Usted hacía.
- Nosotros / -as hacíamos.
- Vosotros / -as hacíais.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hacían.
Step 4. Conjugate hacer to the indicative future, simple future, which you can use when talking about an action that will be carried out in the future
- Example: “Maria will do her homework tomorrow”, María hará su tarea mañana.
- Yo haré.
- Tú harás.
- Él / Ella / Usted hará.
- Nosotros / -as haremos.
- Vosotros / -as haréis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes harán.
Step 5. Learn to combine hacer with the condicional simple, which should be used when trying to describe an action that will be done in the future, as long as another condition is true
- Example: “I would do my homework tonight if I had time”, Haría mi tarea esta noche si tuviera tiempo.
- Yo haría.
- Tú harías.
- Él / Ella / Usted haría.
- Nosotros / -as haríamos.
- Vosotros / -as haríais.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes harían.
Method 2 of 5: Subjunctive
Step 1. Use the present subjunctive, presente de subjunctive, which should be used if you are talking about a present or current action that you are unsure of
- Example: “I doubt Pedro does his homework”, Dudo que Pedro haga su tarea.
- Yo haga.
- Tú hagas.
- Él / Ella / Usted haga.
- Nosotros / -as hagamos.
- Vosotros / -as hagáis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hagan.
Step 2. Conjugate hacer in the imperfect subjunctive, imperfecto de subjuntivo
Use this when describing an uncertain past action.
- Remember that this tense can be conjugated in two different ways for all singular and plural persons.
- Example: “I doubted Pedro was doing his homework”, Dudaba que Pedro hiciera su tarea.
- Yo hiciera or hiciese.
- Tú hicieras or hicieses.
- Él / Ella / Usted hiciera or hiciese.
- Nosotros / -as hiciéramos or hiciésemos.
- Vosotros / -as hicierais or hicieseis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hicieran or hiciesen.
Step 3. Learn the future subjunctive, future simple de subjunctive
Use it for occasions when you need to describe an action that may or may not be done in the future, or one that you doubt or deny.
- Example: “I doubt we'll do our homework tomorrow”, Dudo que hiciéremos nuestra tarea mañana.
- Yo hiciere.
- Tú hicieres.
- Él / Ella / Usted hiciere.
- Nosotros / -as hiciéremos.
- Vosotros / -as hiciereis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hicieren.
Method 3 of 5: Imperative
Step 1. Conjugate the affirmative imperative
You should use it to convey a command or request regarding the accomplishment of something.
- Remember that there is no imperative conjugation for the first person singular, yo.
- Example: “Do your homework”, Haz tu tarea.
- Tú haz.
- Él / Ella / Usted haga.
- Nosotros / -as hagamos.
- Vosotros / -as haced.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hagan.
Step 2. Use the negative imperative, which should be used when you have to transmit a command or request to someone so that they don't do something
- Remember that there is no imperative conjugation for the first person singular, yo.
- Example: “Don't do your homework”, No hagas tu tarea.
- Tú no hagas.
- Él / Ella / Usted no haga.
- Nosotros / -as no hagamos.
- Vosotros / -as no hagáis.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes no hagan.
Method 4 of 5: Compound Times
Step 1. Conjugate hacer in the past tense of the indicative, pretérito perfecto
Use it to describe an action that was done and completed before the current moment, without ruling out the possibility of it being done again.
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary, haber, and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “I have done my homework”, He hecho mi tarea.
- Yo he hecho.
- Tú has hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted has hecho.
- Nosotros / -as hemos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as habéis hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes han hecho.
Step 2. Learn to conjugate hacer to the remote past tense, pretérito anterior, which should be used to talk about an action done at a certain point in the past
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “You had done your homework”, Hubisteis hecho vuestra tarea.
- Yo hube hecho.
- Tú hubiste hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted hubo hecho.
- Nosotros / -as hubimos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as hubisteis hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hubieron hecho.
Step 3. Use the perfect past tense, pretérito pluscuamperfecto, which is used to describe the action of doing something at a certain fixed point in the past
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “Maria and Pedro had done their homework”, María y Pedro habían hecho su tarea.
- Yo había hecho.
- Tú habías hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted había hecho.
- Nosotros / -as habíamos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as habíais hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes habían hecho.
Step 4. Conjugate to the past conditional, condicional compuesto
Use it when you have to describe an action that would have been done if a certain condition had been met.
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “We would have done our homework if we had had time”, Habríamos hecho nuestra tarea si hubiéramos tenido tiempo.
- Yo habría hecho.
- Tú habrías hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted habría hecho.
- Nosotros / -as habríamos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as habríais hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes habrían hecho.
Step 5. Learn to conjugate hacer to the anterior future, future compuesto, which you can use when you need to describe an action or situation that took place before another event
- This verb form is composed of two parts, namely the auxiliary haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “I will have done my homework before the appointment”, Habré hecho mi tarea antes de la cita.
- Yo habré hecho.
- Tú habrás hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted habrá hecho.
- Nosotros / -as habremos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as habréis hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes habrán hecho.
Method 5 of 5: Other Compound Times
Step 1. Use the present perfect subjunctive, pretérito perfecto de subjunctivo, reserved for descriptions of any action that you are not sure if it was performed at any point in the past
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “I doubt she has done her homework”, Dudo que ella haya hecho su tarea.
- Yo haya hecho.
- Tú hayas hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted haya hecho.
- Nosotros / -as hayamos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as hayáis hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hayan hecho.
Step 2. Use the pluperfect subjunctive, pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo, when talking about an action that took place at a certain point in the past that you were not sure about
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary verb haber and the past participle of the verb hacer.
- Example: “I doubted they had done their homework”, Dudaba que ellos hubieran hecho su tarea.
- Yo hubiera hecho.
- Tú hubieras hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted hubiera hecho.
- Nosotros / -as hubiéramos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as hubierais hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hubieran hecho.
Step 3. Conjugate hacer to the perfect subjunctive future, future compuesto de subjuntivo, which can be used to talk about an action whose occurrence is uncertain
It is now out of use in everyday language.
- This verb form is made up of two parts, namely the auxiliary verb haber and the past participle of hacer.
- Example: “If I hadn't made plans for Christmas I warn you”, Si para Navidad no hubiere hecho planes te aviso.
- Yo hubiere hecho.
- Tú hubieres hecho.
- Él / Ella / Usted hubiere hecho.
- Nosotros / -as hubiéremos hecho.
- Vosotros / -as hubiereis hecho.
- Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes hubieren hecho.
