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hacerse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

hacerse — to become

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of hacerse uses the irregular 'hicier-' stem (me hiciera, te hicieras).

hacerse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yome hiciera
túte hicieras
él/ella/ustedse hiciera
nosotrosnos hiciéramos
vosotrosos hicierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesse hicieran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or past requests, like 'If I became president...' or 'He asked that it be done'.

Notes on hacerse in the Imperfect Subjunctive

This tense is derived from the third-person plural of the preterite (hicieron). The stem is 'hicier-'.

Example Sentences

  • Si me hiciera rico, viajaría por el mundo.

    If I became rich, I would travel the world.

    yo

  • Dudaba que se hicieran amigos.

    I doubted that they would become friends.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Ojalá nos hiciéramos más fuertes.

    I wish we were becoming stronger.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'hacería' in an 'if' clause.

    Correct: hiciera

    Why: In Spanish 'if' clauses, you must use the subjunctive (hiciera), not the conditional (haría).

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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).

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'.