hacer Conditional Conjugation
hacer — to do
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: 'har-'.
hacer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say what you 'would' do or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on hacer in the Conditional
Like the future tense, the stem is shortened to 'har-'.
Example Sentences
Yo lo haría, pero no tengo tiempo.
I would do it, but I don't have time.
yo
¿Qué harías tú con un millón de dólares?
What would you do with a million dollars?
tú
Haríamos una fiesta si tuviéramos casa.
We would have a party if we had a house.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'hacería'.
Correct: haría
Why: The stem 'har-' is mandatory for both future and conditional forms of hacer.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hago
Hacer is a 'yo-go' verb, meaning only the first-person singular is irregular (hago).
Preterite
yo: hice
Hacer is highly irregular in the preterite, featuring a stem change to 'hic-' (and 'hiz-' for the él/ella form).
Imperfect
yo: hacía
Hacer is completely regular in the imperfect tense: hacía, hacías, hacía...
Future
yo: haré
Hacer uses the irregular stem 'har-' for all future tense endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: haga
The present subjunctive is built from the 'yo' form (hago), resulting in the stem 'hag-'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hiciera
Based on the preterite stem, the imperfect subjunctive uses 'hicier-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: haz
The informal command is the very short 'haz', while others use the 'hag-' stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no hagas
Negative commands for hacer always use the 'hag-' stem from the subjunctive.