hacerse Imperfect Conjugation
hacerse — to become
The imperfect of hacerse is completely regular: me hacía, te hacías, se hacía.
hacerse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing processes of becoming in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'it was getting dark').
Notes on hacerse in the Imperfect
Hacerse is regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -ía endings for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
De niño, me hacía muchas preguntas.
As a child, I used to ask myself many questions.
yo
Se hacían los amigos, pero no lo eran.
They pretended to be friends, but they weren't.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos hacíamos la ilusión de viajar.
We were getting our hopes up about traveling.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'hacia' (preposition) instead of 'hacía' (verb).
Correct: hacía
Why: The written accent on the 'í' is mandatory to distinguish the verb form from the word for 'toward'.
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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).
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).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hazte
The imperative of hacerse uses 'hazte' for informal commands and 'hágase' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te hagas
The negative imperative of hacerse always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.