Hacer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Hacer in Spanish

If you’re learning Spanish, one of the verbs you’ll often use is the verb hacer. In this article, we’ll go over all the conjugation of hacer. We’ll see how to use this verb in each tense and which are the most common. I’ll also give you some example sentences to practice. Let’s take a look!

The verb hacer most closely translates as “to do” in English. It is also sometimes used as the verb “to make” or “to be.” In Spanish, hacer can be used to talk about completing things from scratch (making) or doing things at the moment (doing). We also use hacer to talk about the time and even the weather.

Hacer is an irregular verb, but that makes it quite versatile. For example, a few common expressions with the verb hacer in Spanish are: “¡Hace frío!” which means “It’s cold!” or “¿Qué haces?” which means “What are you doing?” Sooner rather than later, hacer will become one of your go-to verbs in your Spanish learning journey!

Below you can see three common conjugations of the verb hacer: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of hacer from the table above:

• Infinitive: Tengo que hacer laboratorio para mañana. (I have to do a lab for tomorrow.)
• Gerund: Estoy haciendo mi tarea. (I am doing my homework.)
• Past Participle: He hecho una maratón en tres horas. (I have done a marathon in three hours.)

We’ve now conjugated hacer in the infinitive, gerund, and past participle forms. To see hacer conjugated in all of its tenses, click on the tense you want to learn below:

How to Conjugate Hacer in the Indicative Tense

The indicative tense is likely the one you will use the most when learning Spanish. This mood describes events or actions that are real. It helps us describe factual situations, give descriptions, and ask questions. The tenses that make up this mood are the present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

We use the indicative present tense to describe actions, thoughts, or situations that are happening now or in the near future. It also helps us talk about facts or general truths. This is the most common present tense of hacer in Spanish.

Below is a conjugation chart for hacer in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hago	I do
Tú	Haces	You do
Vos	Hacés	You do
Él/Ella/Usted	Hace	He/She does, You do
Nosotros	Hacemos	We do
Vosotros	Hacéis	You do
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hacen	They do, You do

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the indicative present tense:

• Hacemos todas las tareas el viernes. (We do all the homework on Friday.)
• Ellos hacen una linda pareja. (They make a cute couple.)
• ¿Qué hacéis usualmente los fines de semana? (What do you usually do on the weekends?)

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Indicative Future

The indicative future is the most common future form of the verb hacer. We use it to describe what will or shall happen. It helps us talk about plans and predictions of something forthcoming. We can also use it to make speculations about what someone is doing in the present.

In the following table you can see a conjugation chart for the verb hacer in the future tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haré	I will do
Tú	Harás	You will do
Vos	Harás	You will do
Él/Ella/Usted	Hará	He/She/You will do
Nosotros	Haremos	We will do
Vosotros	Haréis	You will do
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Harán	They will do, You will do

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the indicative future tense:

• Haré lo mejor que pueda. (I will do the best I can.)
• Él con gusto lo hará por ti. (He will gladly do it for you.)
• ¿Haréis algo especial esta Navidad? (Will you do something special this Christmas?)

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Indicative Preterite

The indicative preterite tense helps us describe completed actions or an event that took place in the past. We also use this tense to talk about general truths or facts about the past. This is the most common past tense form of the verb hacer.

This is a conjugation chart for the verb hacer in indicative preterite tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hice	I did
Tú	Hiciste	You did
Vos	Hiciste	You did
Él/Ella/Usted	Hizo	He/She/You did
Nosotros	Hicimos	We did
Vosotros	Hicisteis	You did
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hicieron	They did, You did

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the indicative preterite tense:

• Ellos hicieron la fiesta más grande de fin de año. (They did the biggest New Year’s Eve party.)
• Hice ejercicios para atletismo. (I did exercises for track and field.)
• Hicimos negocios juntos hace años. (We did business together years ago.)

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Indicative Imperfect

The indicative imperfect tense is one of the two simple past tense forms in Spanish. We use it to describe habitual actions or events in the past. It also helps us describe lasting conditions or personal characteristics.

This is how you conjugate hacer in the indicative imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hacía	I did
Tú	Hacías	You did
Vos	Hacías	You did
Él/Ella/Usted	Hacía	He/She did, You did
Nosotros	Hacíamos	We did
Vosotros	Hacíais	You did
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hacían	They did, You did

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the indicative imperfect tense:

• Ellos hacían amigos a donde fueran. (They used to make friends wherever they went).
• Hacíamos clubes de estudio antes de finales. (We did study clubs before finals.)
• ¿Qué hacías en la cuidad? (What were you doing in the city?)

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Indicative Conditional

We use the indicative conditional tense to ask questions, make requests, or describe hypothetical situations in the future. Some other names for this tense are the “potential tense” or “hypothetical future.” It’s likely that you’ll see this tense used in conditional sentences.

Here’s how you conjugate hacer in the indicative conditional tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haría	I would do
Tú	Harías	You would do
Vos	Harías	You would do
Él/Ella/Usted	Haría	He/She/You would do
Nosotros	Haríamos	We would do
Vosotros	Haríais	You would do
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Harían	They would do, You would do

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the indicative conditional tense:

• ¿Me harías un favor? (Would you do me a favor?)
• No sé si él haría algo así. (I don’t know if he would do something like that.)
• Yo haría cualquier cosa por verte feliz. (I would do anything to see you happy.)

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How to Conjugate Hacer in Perfect Tense

Perfect tenses are used to describe past actions that are connected to the present. These tenses are compound. They are made up of the helping verb haber and the past participle of hacer (hecho). We’ll go over the present perfect, future perfect, past perfect, conditional perfect, and preterite perfect tenses.

Present Perfect

We use the present perfect to talk about past actions that have an influence on the present. It also helps us describe past actions that were completed immediately before the present or that are ongoing.

In the following table, you’ll find the present perfect conjugations for hacer:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	He hecho	I have done
Tú	Has hecho	You have done
Vos	Has hecho	You have done
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha hecho	He/She has done, You have done
Nosotros	Hemos hecho	We have done
Vosotros	Habéis hecho	You have done
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Han hecho	They have done, You have done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the present perfect tense:

• Ya he hecho eso antes y no ha funcionado. (I have done that before and it hasn’t worked.)
• ¿Has hecho la tarea? (Have you done your homework?)
• Habéis hecho un excelente trabajo. (You’ve done an excellent job.)

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Future Perfect

The future perfect tense helps us describe an action that will be completed at a certain point in the future. It can help us talk about an event that will happen prior to another action. We can also use it to describe events that might have or could have happened.

Below you can see the conjugation chart for hacer in future perfect tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habré hecho	I will have done
Tú	Habrás hecho	You will have done
Vos	Habrás hecho	You will have done
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá hecho	He/She/You 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 will have done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the future perfect tense:

• Ya habré hecho todos los examenes para este viernes. (I will have done all of the tests by this Friday.)
• Sé que habréis hecho algo increíble. (I know you will have done something amazing.)
• Quién sabe qué habré hecho en esa situación. (Who knows what I will have done in that situation.)

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Past Perfect (Pluperfect)

We use the past perfect, or pluperfect, tense to describe an event that happened before another one in the past. It can also be used to talk about completed actions in the past that still have an influence now or that result in present actions.

In the following table you can see a conjugation chart for hacer in the past perfect tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Había hecho	I had done
Tú	Habías hecho	You had done
Vos	Habías hecho	You had done
Él/Ella/Usted	Había hecho	He/She/You had done
Nosotros	Habíamos hecho	We had done
Vosotros	Habíais hecho	You had done
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habían hecho	They had done, You had done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the past perfect tense:

• Ya habíamos hecho eso antes. (We had already done that before.)
• ¿Alguna vez habían hecho un viaje tan largo? (Had you ever done a trip that long?)
• Ellos ya lo habían hecho cuando llegué. (They had already done it when I arrived.)

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Conditional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense helps us talk about hypothetical situations in the past or the future. It can help us describe possibilities, probabilities, opinions, or theories. We can also use it to talk about how the past could have or should have been.

The following is a conjugation chart for hacer in conditional perfect tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habría hecho	I would have done
Tú	Habrías hecho	You would have donde
Vos	Habrías hecho	You would have done
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría hecho	He/She/You 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 would have done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the conditional perfect tense:

• Habría hecho el trabajo más temprano si supiera que íbamos a salir. (I would have done the work earlier if I knew we were going out.)
• ¿Qué habrías hecho tú en mi lugar? (What would you have done in my place?)
• No sé que habríamos hecho sin vuestra ayuda. (I don’t know what we would have done without your help.)

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Preterite Perfect (Past Anterior)

The preterite perfect (or past anterior) tense is used to describe events that happened right before other events in the past. This tense is rarely used in modern Spanish and it has been almost completely replaced by the past perfect tense.

Here’s how you conjugate hacer in the past anterior tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hube hecho	I did
Tú	Hubiste hecho	You did
Vos	Hubiste hecho	You did
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubo hecho	He/She/You did
Nosotros	Hubimos hecho	We did
Vosotros	Hubisteis hecho	You did
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieron hecho	They did, You did

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the preterite perfect tense:

• Cuando hubimos hecho la tarea, salimos a jugar. (When we did our homework, we went outside to play.)
• Ella hubo hecho lo correcto en esa situación. (She did the right thing in that situation.)
• Creo que hubisteis hecho un excelente proyecto. (I think you did an excellent project.)

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How to Conjugate Hacer in Subjunctive Tense

The subjunctive tense is one of the three moods in Spanish. We use it to communicate subjective ideas like emotions, feelings, thoughts, theories, or hypotheses. It can also help us express wishes, intents, or possible events. The tenses that make up this mood are the present subjunctive, future subjunctive, and imperfect subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

We use the present subjunctive to talk about intentions, plans, emotions, or expectations. Despite being called the present subjunctive, we mostly use it to talk about possible future situations.

The table below is a conjugation chart of hacer for the present subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haga	I do
Tú	Hagas	You do
Vos	Hagas	You do
Él/Ella/Usted	Haga	He/She does, You do
Nosotros	Hagamos	We do
Vosotros	Hagáis	You do
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hagan	They do, You do

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the present subjunctive tense:

• No hagamos lo mismo esta vez. (Let’s not do the same this time.)
• Espero que ellos hagan su parte. (I hope that they do their part.)
• Nos vendría muy bien que lo hagáis vosotros. (It would really help us if you did it.)

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Future Subjunctive

The future subjunctive has been almost completely replaced by the present subjunctive. It is used to talk about events that will take place in the future. You’ll occasionally find it in older literature and legal texts.

Here’s how you conjugate hacer in the future subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hiciere	I do
Tú	Hicieres	You do
Vos	Hicieres	You do
Él/Ella/Usted	Hiciere	He/She does, You do
Nosotros	Hiciéremos	We do
Vosotros	Hiciereis	You do
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hicieren	They do, You do

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the future subjunctive tense:

• Si hicieres la tarea podrás salir a jugar. (If you do your homework you can go out to play.)
• Sería genial que ella hiciere el proyecto con nosotros. (It would be great if she does the project with us.)
• Espero que hiciereis ese viaje que tanto has querido. (I hope you do that trip that you have so wanted.)

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Imperfect Subjunctive

We use the imperfect subjunctive to talk about what could have or should have happened in the past. It can also help us describe something that might happen in the future under certain circumstances. It is quite common to see this verb used in conditional sentences.

Below is a conjugation chart for hacer in the imperfect subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hiciera/ Hiciese	I did
Tú	Hicieras/ Hicieses	You did
Vos	Hicieras/ Hicieses	You did
Él/Ella/Usted	Hiciera/ Hiciese	He/She/You did
Nosotros	Hiciéramos/ Hiciésemos	We did
Vosotros	Hicierais/ Hicieseis	You did
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hicieran/ Hiciesen	They did, You did

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the imperfect subjunctive tense:

• Me gustaría si hiciéramos algo diferente este año. (I’d like it if we did something different this year.)
• Si hicieras todo con tiempo, no estarías de afán. (If you did everything with time, you wouldn’t be in a rush.)
• Me pareció un lindo detalle que hicierais eso. (I thought it was nice that you did that.)

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How to Conjugate Hacer in the Perfect Subjunctive Tense

Perfect subjunctive tenses help us describe actions that were completed before the sentence’s main clause. We can use it for actions in both the past and the future. These tenses are compound and are made up of a helping verb (haber) and the past participle of hacer (hecho). We’ll cover the following perfect subjunctive tenses: the present perfect subjunctive, future perfect subjunctive, and pluperfect subjunctive.

Present Perfect Subjunctive

The present perfect subjunctive helps us describe past actions that are connected to the present. We also use it to describe actions that will have happened at a certain point in the future.

This is how you conjugate hacer in the present perfect subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haya hecho	I have done
Tú	Hayas hecho	You have done
Vos	Hayas hecho	You have done
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya hecho	He/She has done, You have done
Nosotros	Hayamos hecho	We have done
Vosotros	Hayáis hecho	You have done
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hayan hecho	They have done, You have done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the present perfect subjunctive tense:

• Espero que hayan hecho la investigación. (I hope you have done the investigation.)
• Avisáme cuando ya lo hayas hecho. (Let me know when you have done it.)
• No creo que vosotros hayáis hecho todo el trabajo. (I don’t think you have done all of the work.)

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Future Perfect Subjunctive

The future perfect subjunctive tense talks about actions that will happen at a given point in the future. This tense is virtually non-existent in modern Spanish and has mostly been replaced by the past or present perfect subjunctive. However, it is useful to understand this tense, since you may come across it in older literature and legal documents.

The following is a conjugation chart for hacer in the future perfect subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiere hecho	I have done
Tú	Hubieres hecho	You have done
Vos	Hubieres hecho	You have done
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere hecho	He/She has done, You have done
Nosotros	Hubiéremos hecho	We have done
Vosotros	Hubiereis hecho	You have done
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieren hecho	They have done, You have done

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the future perfect subjunctive tense:

• Quien hubiere hecho un daño a las instalaciones deberá asumir el costo de reparación. (Whoever has done damage to the facilities must assume the cost of repair.)
• Yo no creo que tú lo hubieres hecho. (I don’t think you have done it.)
• Si hubieren hecho algo indebido deberán pagar las consecuencias. (If they have done something wrong, they must pay the consequences.)

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Pluperfect Subjunctive

We use the pluperfect subjunctive to talk about situations that happened before other situations in the past. It helps us express subjectivity, uncertainty, or doubt. For instance, we use it to make theories of what could have or should have been.

Here’s the conjugation chart for hacer in the pluperfect subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiera/ Hubiese hecho	I had done
Tú	Hubieras/ Hubieses hecho	You had done
Vos	Hubieras/ Hubieses hecho	You had done
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera/ Hubiese hecho	He/She/You had done
Nosotros	Hubiéramos/ Hubiésemos hecho	We had done
Vosotros	Hubierais/ Hubieseis hecho	You had done
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieran/ Hubiesen hecho	They had done, You had done

Here are some example sentences showing how to use hacer in the pluperfect subjunctive tense:

• Me pregunto qué hubiera pasado si no hubiéramos hecho esto a tiempo. (I wonder what could have happened if we had not done this on time.)
• Vosotros hubieseis hecho lo mismo por nosotros. (You would have done the same thing for us.)
• No lo habríamos logrado sin que ella hubiera hecho su parte. (We wouldn’t have made it if she had not done her part.)

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How to Conjugate Hacer in the Imperative Tense

We use the imperative mood to give commands, orders, advice, or make requests. This is quite a common tense in Spanish and it’s common for people to use it in kind requests as well as demanding statements. You can use it to ask someone to do or not do something. In Spanish, “no” is used instead of “don’t” in the negative imperative form.

Below is a conjugation table for hacer in the imperative tense:

Pronoun	Hacer Conjugation (Affirmative)	Hacer Conjugation (Negative)	English Meaning
Tú	¡Haz!	¡No hagas!	Do/Don’t do!
Vos	¡Hacé!	¡No hagás!	Do/Don’t do!
Él/Ella/Usted	¡Haga!	¡No haga!	Do/Don’t do!
Nosotros	¡Hagamos!	¡No hagamos!	Do/Don’t do!
Vosotros	¡Haced!	¡No hagáis!	Do/Don’t do!
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	¡Hagan!	¡No hagan!	Do/Don’t do!

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate hacer in the imperative tense:

• ¡No hagas eso por favor! (Don’t do that, please!)
• Haz lo que quieras. (Do whatever you want.)
• Hagamos lo correcto. (Let’s do the right thing.)

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Tips for Conjugating Hacer Correctly

Here are a few tips to help you conjugate hacer. Remember that Spanish is a very specific language. You always want to look for the verb tense that can give the most information possible. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, especially when speaking in very informal contexts. However, you can’t go wrong in Spanish when you choose to be as specific as possible.

When you are learning to conjugate irregular verbs, it’s best to be patient with yourself. In the beginning, you might have to keep conjugation charts with you or spend time memorizing them. This is important, and we’ve given you example sentences to help you understand how these tenses work in real life. With time and practice, you’ll see that the different conjugations will become second nature!

You can start with these colloquial expressions to help you practice the conjugations of hacer: “¿Qué se le ha de hacer?” which closely translates to “What is there to be done?” or “Hacer por hacer” which means to do something without a specific purpose.

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