rehacer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
rehacer — to redo
Rehacer uses a 'g' stem in the present subjunctive: rehaga, rehagas, rehaga, rehagamos, rehagáis, rehagan.
rehacer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you express a wish, doubt, or a need for someone to redo or fix something. It's common after phrases like 'quiero que' or 'es necesario que'.
Notes on rehacer in the Present Subjunctive
Since 'hacer' is irregular, 'rehacer' follows suit. The stem changes to 'rehag-' for all persons, borrowed from the 'yo' form of the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Espero que rehagas el informe pronto.
I hope you redo the report soon.
tú
Dudo que ellos rehagan todo el trabajo hoy.
I doubt they will redo the whole job today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es mejor que rehagamos la maleta.
It's better that we pack the suitcase again (redo the suitcase).
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rehazca' instead of 'rehaga'.
Correct: rehaga
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'zc' ending from verbs like 'conocer', but 'hacer' derivatives always use 'g' in the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rehago
Rehacer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (rehago); all other forms follow the regular -er pattern.
Preterite
yo: rehice
Rehacer is highly irregular in the preterite, changing to a 'hic' stem: rehice, rehiciste, rehizo, rehicimos, rehicisteis, rehicieron.
Imperfect
yo: rehacía
Rehacer is completely regular in the imperfect: rehacía, rehacías, rehacía, rehacíamos, rehacíais, rehacían.
Future
yo: reharé
The future of rehacer uses the irregular stem 'rehar-': reharé, reharás, rehará, reharemos, reharéis, reharán.
Conditional
yo: reharía
The conditional of rehacer uses the irregular stem 'rehar-': reharía, reharías, reharía, reharíamos, reharíais, reharían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rehiciera
The imperfect subjunctive of rehacer uses the 'hic-' stem: rehiciera, rehicieras, rehiciera, rehiciéramos, rehicierais, rehicieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rehaz
The affirmative commands for rehacer are: rehaz (tú), rehaga (usted), rehagamos (nosotros), rehaced (vosotros), rehagan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rehagas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no rehagas, no rehaga, no rehagamos, no rehagáis, no rehagan.