What does hacer mean in English?

Hacer means "to do/make" in English.

How do you conjugate hacer in Spanish?

Hacer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using hacer?

Hacer is one of the most versatile and commonly used verbs in Spanish

What verbs are related to hacer?

Verbs related to hacer include: deshacer, rehacer, satisfacer. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use hacer in a sentence?

Example: "¿Qué haces este fin de semana?" which means "What are you doing this weekend?" in English.

What are synonyms for hacer?

Spanish synonyms for hacer include: realizar, efectuar, crear. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Hacer

Q: What are common idiomatic expressions with hacer?

Common idiomatic expressions using hacer include: "hacer de tripas corazón" (to pluck up courage (lit: to make heart from guts)), "hacer la vista gorda" (to turn a blind eye (lit: to make a fat view)), "hacer las paces" (to make peace / make up). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

to do/make

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

hacer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

haciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

hecho

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hago I do/make	I do/make
tú	haces you do/make	you do/make
él/ella/usted	hace he/she/you do/makes	he/she/you do/makes
nosotros	hacemos we do/make	we do/make
vosotros	hacéis you all do/make	you all do/make
ellos/ustedes	hacen they/you all do/make	they/you all do/make

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hacía I used to do/make	I used to do/make
tú	hacías you used to do/make	you used to do/make
él/ella/usted	hacía he/she/you used to do/make	he/she/you used to do/make
nosotros	hacíamos we used to do/make	we used to do/make
vosotros	hacíais you all used to do/make	you all used to do/make
ellos/ustedes	hacían they/you all used to do/make	they/you all used to do/make

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hice I do/maked	I do/maked
tú	hiciste you do/maked	you do/maked
él/ella/usted	hizo he/she/you do/maked	he/she/you do/maked
nosotros	hicimos we do/maked	we do/maked
vosotros	hicisteis you all do/maked	you all do/maked
ellos/ustedes	hicieron they/you all do/maked	they/you all do/maked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haré I will do/make	I will do/make
tú	harás you will do/make	you will do/make
él/ella/usted	hará he/she/you will do/make	he/she/you will do/make
nosotros	haremos we will do/make	we will do/make
vosotros	haréis you all will do/make	you all will do/make
ellos/ustedes	harán they/you all will do/make	they/you all will do/make

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haría I would do/make	I would do/make
tú	harías you would do/make	you would do/make
él/ella/usted	haría he/she/you would do/make	he/she/you would do/make
nosotros	haríamos we would do/make	we would do/make
vosotros	haríais you all would do/make	you all would do/make
ellos/ustedes	harían they/you all would do/make	they/you all would do/make

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haga that I do/make	that I do/make
tú	hagas that you do/make	that you do/make
él/ella/usted	haga that he/she/you do/make	that he/she/you do/make
nosotros	hagamos that we do/make	that we do/make
vosotros	hagáis that you all do/make	that you all do/make
ellos/ustedes	hagan that they/you all do/make	that they/you all do/make

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hiciera or hiciese that I do/maked	that I do/maked
tú	hicieras or hicieses that you do/maked	that you do/maked
él/ella/usted	hiciera or hiciese that he/she/you do/maked	that he/she/you do/maked
nosotros	hiciéramos or hiciésemos that we do/maked	that we do/maked
vosotros	hicierais or hicieseis that you all do/maked	that you all do/maked
ellos/ustedes	hicieran or hiciesen that they/you all do/maked	that they/you all do/maked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he hecho I have do/maked	I have do/maked
tú	has hecho you have do/maked	you have do/maked
él/ella/usted	ha hecho he/she/you have do/maked	he/she/you have do/maked
nosotros	hemos hecho we have do/maked	we have do/maked
vosotros	habéis hecho you all have do/maked	you all have do/maked
ellos/ustedes	han hecho they/you all have do/maked	they/you all have do/maked

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había hecho I had do/maked	I had do/maked
tú	habías hecho you had do/maked	you had do/maked
él/ella/usted	había hecho he/she/you had do/maked	he/she/you had do/maked
nosotros	habíamos hecho we had do/maked	we had do/maked
vosotros	habíais hecho you all had do/maked	you all had do/maked
ellos/ustedes	habían hecho they/you all had do/maked	they/you all had do/maked

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube hecho I had do/maked	I had do/maked
tú	hubiste hecho you had do/maked	you had do/maked
él/ella/usted	hubo hecho he/she/you had do/maked	he/she/you had do/maked
nosotros	hubimos hecho we had do/maked	we had do/maked
vosotros	hubisteis hecho you all had do/maked	you all had do/maked
ellos/ustedes	hubieron hecho they/you all had do/maked	they/you all had do/maked

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré hecho I will have do/maked	I will have do/maked
tú	habrás hecho you will have do/maked	you will have do/maked
él/ella/usted	habrá hecho he/she/you will have do/maked	he/she/you will have do/maked
nosotros	habremos hecho we will have do/maked	we will have do/maked
vosotros	habréis hecho you all will have do/maked	you all will have do/maked
ellos/ustedes	habrán hecho they/you all will have do/maked	they/you all will have do/maked

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría hecho I would have do/maked	I would have do/maked
tú	habrías hecho you would have do/maked	you would have do/maked
él/ella/usted	habría hecho he/she/you would have do/maked	he/she/you would have do/maked
nosotros	habríamos hecho we would have do/maked	we would have do/maked
vosotros	habríais hecho you all would have do/maked	you all would have do/maked
ellos/ustedes	habrían hecho they/you all would have do/maked	they/you all would have do/maked

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya hecho that I have do/maked	that I have do/maked
tú	hayas hecho that you have do/maked	that you have do/maked
él/ella/usted	haya hecho that he/she/you have do/maked	that he/she/you have do/maked
nosotros	hayamos hecho that we have do/maked	that we have do/maked
vosotros	hayáis hecho that you all have do/maked	that you all have do/maked
ellos/ustedes	hayan hecho that they/you all have do/maked	that they/you all have do/maked

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera hecho that I had do/maked	that I had do/maked
tú	hubieras hecho that you had do/maked	that you had do/maked
él/ella/usted	hubiera hecho that he/she/you had do/maked	that he/she/you had do/maked
nosotros	hubiéramos hecho that we had do/maked	that we had do/maked
vosotros	hubierais hecho that you all had do/maked	that you all had do/maked
ellos/ustedes	hubieran hecho that they/you all had do/maked	that they/you all had do/maked

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	haz	do/make! (you)
usted	haga	do/make! (you formal)
nosotros	hagamos	let's do/make!
vosotros	haced	do/make! (you all)
ustedes	hagan	do/make! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no hagas	don't do/make! (you)
usted	no haga	don't do/make! (you formal)
nosotros	no hagamos	let's not do/make!
vosotros	no hagáis	don't do/make! (you all)
ustedes	no hagan	don't do/make! (you all)

More About "hacer"

Idiomatic Expressions

hacer de tripas corazón

to pluck up courage (lit: to make heart from guts)

💡 Used when someone forces themselves to do something difficult

hacer la vista gorda

to turn a blind eye (lit: to make a fat view)

💡 Pretending not to notice something wrong

hacer las paces

to make peace / make up

💡 Reconciling after an argument

hacerse el sueco

to play dumb (lit: to make oneself Swedish)

💡 Pretending not to understand or notice

no hacer ni fu ni fa

to not say boo / to keep quiet

💡 Not saying or doing anything

Examples in Context

¿Qué haces este fin de semana?

What are you doing this weekend?

Present

Hice la tarea anoche.

I did the homework last night.

Preterite

Haría cualquier cosa por ti.

I would do anything for you.

Conditional

Han hecho un gran trabajo.

They have done a great job.

Present Perfect

Related Verbs

deshacer(to undo, unmake)

opposite prefix (un-do)

rehacer(to redo, remake)

same stem with re- prefix

satisfacer(to satisfy)

compound verb ending in -hacer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

realizar(to carry out, accomplish)

More formal, often for tasks/projects

efectuar(to carry out, execute)

Formal, used in official contexts

crear(to create)

Emphasis on creation from nothing

fabricar(to make, manufacture)

Specifically for physical production

Antonyms:

deshacer(to undo, destroy)

Usage Notes

•Hacer is one of the most versatile and commonly used verbs in Spanish
•Used in weather expressions: hace frío (it's cold), hace sol (it's sunny)
•Used in time expressions: hace dos años (two years ago), hace mucho tiempo (a long time ago)
•Irregular in most tenses with stem changes to "hag-", "hic-", "har-", "hiz-"
•The past participle "hecho" is highly irregular (not "hacido")
•Common in reflexive form "hacerse" meaning "to become" or "to pretend"

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