hacerse Preterite Conjugation
hacerse — to become
The preterite of hacerse is irregular, featuring a stem change to 'hic-' (me hice, te hiciste, se hizo).
hacerse Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed transformation or a career change that happened at a specific point in time, like 'becoming' a doctor or 'getting' late.
Notes on hacerse in the Preterite
This tense is highly irregular. The stem changes to 'hic-' and the third-person singular (él/ella/usted) changes the 'c' to a 'z' (se hizo) to maintain the soft 's' sound.
Example Sentences
Me hice vegetariano el año pasado.
I became a vegetarian last year.
yo
Se hizo de noche muy rápido.
It became night very quickly.
él/ella/usted
Nos hicimos amigos en la universidad.
We became friends in college.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'se hico' instead of 'se hizo'.
Correct: se hizo
Why: In Spanish, 'c' followed by 'o' sounds like 'k'. To keep the 's' sound of the verb, we must change the 'c' to a 'z'.
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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).
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'.