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?)