hacer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
hacer — to do
Based on the preterite stem, the imperfect subjunctive uses 'hicier-'.
hacer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when you wanted someone to do something in the past.
Notes on hacer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the 3rd person plural preterite (hicieron), dropping the -on to add the new endings.
Example Sentences
Si hiciera sol, iría al parque.
If it were sunny, I would go to the park.
él/ella/usted
Me pidió que hiciera un favor.
He asked me to do a favor.
yo
Si hiciéramos más ejercicio, estaríamos mejor.
If we did more exercise, we would be better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'haciera' or 'haría' in an 'if' clause.
Correct: hiciera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive must be used after 'si' for hypothetical situations.
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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.
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-'.
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.