hacer Imperfect Conjugation
hacer — to do
Hacer is completely regular in the imperfect tense: hacía, hacías, hacía...
hacer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe what you used to do repeatedly or to set the scene (e.g., 'it was sunny').
Notes on hacer in the Imperfect
Hacer is regular in this tense. It follows the standard -er endings for the imperfect.
Example Sentences
De niño, hacía dibujos todo el tiempo.
As a child, I used to make drawings all the time.
yo
Hacía mucho sol en la playa.
It was very sunny at the beach.
él/ella/usted
Hacíamos la tarea antes de jugar.
We used to do homework before playing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'g' like in the present (hagia).
Correct: hacía
Why: The 'g' irregularity only exists in the present indicative and present subjunctive, not the imperfect.
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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).
Future
yo: haré
Hacer uses the irregular stem 'har-' for all future tense endings.
Conditional
yo: haría
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: 'har-'.
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.