hacerse Negative Imperative Conjugation
hacerse — to become
The negative imperative of hacerse always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
hacerse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to become something or NOT to do something to themselves (e.g., 'Don't get hopes up').
Notes on hacerse in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses the present subjunctive, it carries the 'hag-' stem across all forms.
Example Sentences
No te hagas ilusiones.
Don't get your hopes up.
tú
No se hagan los valientes.
Don't act brave (plural).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No nos hagamos daño.
Let's not hurt each other.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no te haz'.
Correct: no te hagas
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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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).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hazte
The imperative of hacerse uses 'hazte' for informal commands and 'hágase' for formal ones.