hacerse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
hacerse — to become
The imperative of hacerse uses 'hazte' for informal commands and 'hágase' for formal ones.
hacerse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct advice or orders about becoming something (e.g., 'Be brave!').
Notes on hacerse in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'hazte' (from the irregular 'haz'). Other forms use the subjunctive stem 'hag-'.
Example Sentences
¡Hazte un favor y descansa!
Do yourself a favor and rest!
tú
Hágase la luz.
Let there be light (Let light be made).
Hagámonos los locos.
Let's pretend we don't know (Let's play crazy).
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'hacete' (unless in Rioplatense Spanish).
Correct: hazte
Why: In standard Spanish, the 'tú' command for hacer is 'haz'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me hago
The present tense of hacerse is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form (me hago).
Preterite
yo: me hice
The preterite of hacerse is irregular, featuring a stem change to 'hic-' (me hice, te hiciste, se hizo).
Imperfect
yo: me hacía
The imperfect of hacerse is completely regular: me hacía, te hacías, se hacía.
Future
yo: me haré
The future tense of hacerse uses the irregular stem 'har-' (me haré, te harás).
Conditional
yo: me haría
The conditional of hacerse uses the irregular stem 'har-' (me haría, te harías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: me haga
The present subjunctive of hacerse uses the stem 'hag-' (me haga, te hagas).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me hiciera
The imperfect subjunctive of hacerse uses the irregular 'hicier-' stem (me hiciera, te hicieras).
Negative Imperative
yo: no te hagas
The negative imperative of hacerse always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.