Hacer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Hacer in Spanish

Hacer means “to do” or “to make” and also appears in weather, elapsed-time, causative, and fixed expressions. You will learn its major irregular families and high-frequency uses.

Hacer conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, hacer is highly irregular. RAE marks the modern conjugation as irregular and the participle as hecho. Core anchors are hago, hice, hizo, haré, haga, hiciera, hiciere, haciendo, hecho.

Hacer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle hecho remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	hacer	to do / make
Gerund	haciendo	doing / making
Past participle	hecho	done / made

Hacer meaning and essential uses

RAE gives many transitive senses: producing, creating, carrying out, preparing, causing, arranging, and performing an action. This makes hacer one of the broadest high-frequency verbs in Spanish.

RAE also records impersonal weather expressions such as hace frío and elapsed-time expressions such as hace tres días. These impersonal meanings normally use third-person singular.

Hacer irregular conjugation patterns

Present begins with hago; preterite uses hic- but third-person singular is hizo. Future and conditional use har-: haré / haría.

Present subjunctive uses hag-; past/future subjunctive use hicier-. The gerund is haciendo, the irregular participle is hecho, and affirmative tú command is haz.

Hacer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Hacer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. First-person singular uses hag-: hago; the remaining present forms use hac-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hago	I do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	haces	you do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hace	he / she does / makes; you do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hacemos	we do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hacéis	you do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hacen	they do / make; you do / make (plural)

• Hago la cena todos los días. — I make dinner every day.

Hacer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The preterite uses hic-, but third-person singular is hizo, not *hico.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hice	I did / made
Tú — you, singular informal	hiciste	you did / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hizo	he / she did / made; you did / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hicimos	we did / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hicisteis	you did / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hicieron	they did / made; you did / made (plural)

• Ayer hice una reserva. — Yesterday I made a reservation.

Hacer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hacía	I used to do / make / was doing / making
Tú — you, singular informal	hacías	you used to do / make / were doing / making
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hacía	he / she used to do / make / was doing / making; you used to do / make / were doing / making (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hacíamos	we used to do / make / were doing / making
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hacíais	you used to do / make / were doing / making (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hacían	they used to do / make / were doing / making; you used to do / make / were doing / making (plural)

• Antes hacía ejercicio por la mañana. — I used to exercise in the morning.

Hacer present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus haciendo.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy haciendo	I am doing / making
Tú — you, singular informal	estás haciendo	you are doing / making
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está haciendo	he / she is doing / making; you are doing / making (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos haciendo	we are doing / making
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis haciendo	you are doing / making (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están haciendo	they are doing / making; you are doing / making (plural)

• Estoy haciendo la tarea. — I am doing the homework.

Hacer near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + hacer.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a hacer	I am going to do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a hacer	you are going to do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a hacer	he / she is going to do / make; you are going to do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a hacer	we are going to do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a hacer	you are going to do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a hacer	they are going to do / make; you are going to do / make (plural)

• Voy a hacer una llamada. — I am going to make a call.

Hacer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. Future uses the irregular stem har-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haré	I will do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	harás	you will do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hará	he / she will do / make; you will do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	haremos	we will do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	haréis	you will do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	harán	they will do / make; you will do / make (plural)

• Haré el informe mañana. — I will do the report tomorrow.

Hacer conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. Conditional uses the irregular stem har-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haría	I would do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	harías	you would do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haría	he / she would do / make; you would do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	haríamos	we would do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	haríais	you would do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	harían	they would do / make; you would do / make (plural)

• Haría otra prueba antes de decidir. — I would do another test before deciding.

Hacer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he hecho	I have done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	has hecho	you have done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha hecho	he / she has done / made; you have done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos hecho	we have done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis hecho	you have done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han hecho	they have done / made; you have done / made (plural)

• He hecho todo lo necesario. — I have done everything necessary.

Hacer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había hecho	I had done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	habías hecho	you had done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había hecho	he / she had done / made; you had done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos hecho	we had done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais hecho	you had done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían hecho	they had done / made; you had done / made (plural)

• Ya habíamos hecho la reserva. — We had already made the reservation.

Hacer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré hecho	I will have done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás hecho	you will have done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá hecho	he / she will have done / made; you will have done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos hecho	we will have done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis hecho	you will have done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán hecho	they will have done / made; you will have done / made (plural)

• Para entonces habrán hecho todos los cambios. — By then they will have made all the changes.

Hacer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría hecho	I would have done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías hecho	you would have done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría hecho	he / she would have done / made; you would have done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos hecho	we would have done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais hecho	you would have done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían hecho	they would have done / made; you would have done / made (plural)

• Habría hecho lo mismo. — I would have done the same thing.

Hacer subjunctive conjugations

Hacer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses hag- throughout.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haga	that I do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	hagas	that you do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haga	that he / she do / make; that you do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hagamos	that we do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hagáis	that you do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hagan	that they do / make; that you do / make (plural)

• Quiero que hagas la tarea hoy. — I want you to do the homework today.

Hacer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Past subjunctive uses hicier-; the main table shows the -ra series, with -se forms also accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hiciera	that I did / made
Tú — you, singular informal	hicieras	that you did / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hiciera	that he / she did / made; that you did / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hiciéramos	that we did / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hicierais	that you did / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hicieran	that they did / made; that you did / made (plural)

• Preferían que hiciéramos otra prueba. — They preferred that we do another test.
• Era mejor que hicieses la reserva antes. — It was better for you to make the reservation earlier.

Hacer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms use hicier-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hiciere	if / when I should do / make
Tú — you, singular informal	hicieres	if / when you should do / make
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hiciere	if / when he / she should do / make; if / when you should do / make (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hiciéremos	if / when we should do / make
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hiciereis	if / when you should do / make (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hicieren	if / when they should do / make; if / when you should do / make (plural)

• Quien hiciere cambios deberá documentarlos. — Whoever should make changes must document them.

Hacer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya hecho	that I have done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas hecho	that you have done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya hecho	that he / she has done / made; that you have done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos hecho	that we have done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis hecho	that you have done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan hecho	that they have done / made; that you have done / made (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas hecho el trabajo. — I am glad that you did the work.

Hacer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera hecho	that I had done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras hecho	that you had done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera hecho	that he / she had done / made; that you had done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos hecho	that we had done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais hecho	that you had done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran hecho	that they had done / made; that you had done / made (plural)

• Si hubiera hecho la reserva antes, habría pagado menos. — If I had made the reservation earlier, I would have paid less.
• Si hubieses hecho caso, habrías evitado el problema. — If you had paid attention, you would have avoided the problem.

Hacer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant hecho.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere hecho	if / when I should have done / made
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres hecho	if / when you should have done / made
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere hecho	if / when he / she should have done / made; if / when you should have done / made (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos hecho	if / when we should have done / made
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis hecho	if / when you should have done / made (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren hecho	if / when they should have done / made; if / when you should have done / made (plural)

• Si hubieren hecho modificaciones adicionales, deberán registrarlas. — If they should have made additional modifications, they must register them.

Hacer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Hacer affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions. With hacer, remember irregular tú haz.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	haz	do
Usted — you, singular formal	haga	do (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	hagamos	let’s do
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	haced	do (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	hagan	do (plural)

• Haz lo que puedas. — Do what you can.

Hacer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no hagas	do not do
Usted — you, singular formal	no haga	do not do (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no hagamos	let’s not do
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no hagáis	do not do (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no hagan	do not do (plural)

• No hagas ruido. — Do not make noise.

Common constructions with Hacer

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• hacer algo / una tarea / un trabajo. — to do or make something, a task, or a job.
• hacer la comida / la cama / una reserva. — to make food, make the bed, or make a reservation.
• hacer + weather expression. — impersonal weather: hace frío / calor / buen tiempo.
• hacer + elapsed time. — hace dos días / hacía años: ago / it had been.
• hacer que + clause / hacer + infinitive. — causative patterns meaning to cause or make something happen.

Example sentences with Hacer

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Hace frío hoy. — It is cold today.
• Hace dos años que vivo aquí. — I have lived here for two years.
• ¿Qué haces? — What are you doing?
• Ese ruido me hace pensar. — That noise makes me think.
• Ya hemos hecho la comida. — We have already made the food.
• Haz una copia antes de cerrar. — Make a copy before closing.

Regional and usage notes for Hacer

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos hacés la comida hoy. — You are making the food today. (voseo)
• Hacé una copia ahora. — Make a copy now. (affirmative vos command)

Hacer is highly irregular and exceptionally broad. Memorize hago, hice/hizo, har-, haga, hicier-, haciendo, hecho, and haz, then learn its major lexical and impersonal constructions separately.