hacerse Present Conjugation
hacerse — to become
The present tense of hacerse is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form (me hago).
hacerse Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current transformations, habits that define someone, or general truths like 'it gets dark early in winter'.
Notes on hacerse in the Present
Only the first-person singular (yo) is irregular, adding a 'g' to become 'me hago'. All other forms follow the regular -er pattern.
Example Sentences
Me hago un café todas las mañanas.
I make myself a coffee every morning.
yo
Se hace tarde, debemos irnos.
It's getting late, we should leave.
él/ella/usted
¿Te haces el tonto?
Are you playing dumb?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'me haco' for the yo form.
Correct: me hago
Why: The verb hacer (and hacerse) has a 'g' in the first person present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te hagas
The negative imperative of hacerse always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.