hacer means: to do, to make
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In this Spanish conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb hacer in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the hacer conjugation. For a general overview of Simple Tenses conjugation have a look at our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Presente. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can see more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Presente to English

Notice that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

The Spanish Presente de Indicativo tense translates to one of the following:

• The English Present tense, for instance:
  ustedes hacen

  (formal, plural) you do
• The English Present Progressive (also called Present Continuous) tense, for instance:
  ahora mismo tú haces

  you are doing right now
  
  Note that the Spanish equivalent of the Present Progressive also exists and is in common use – that’s Presente Progresivo (or Presente Continuo).

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Step by step instructions

Presente belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated form consists of two words.The verb hacer has an almost regular conjugation in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. An exception is the first person singular, which has an irregular form. It means the other persons follow the basic rules for this group (-er) without further spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the stem of the verb, so we need to start by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s very easy to do. Just remove two letters from the end of the infinitive to get the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of our verb:

• the stem is: hac-
• and the ending is: -er

Use the stem hac- in each subject as the basis for conjugation, the common prefix that each of the forms begins with. Next, add to this regular stem the endings specific to each person. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Notice both the shapes and colors of the letters. It should help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.Each grammatical person has a specific ending in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. The first person singular is irregular in this tense and needs to be learned by heart. It is hago:

• yo hago – I do

Add the regular ending -es for the second person singular to create haces:

• tú haces – you do

And as before add the regular ending -e for the third person singular to create hace:

• él hace – he does
• ella hace – she does
• usted hace – (formal) you do

And add the regular ending -emos for the first person plural to create hacemos:

• nosotros hacemos – we do
• nosotras hacemos – (feminine) we do

As before add the regular ending -éis for the second person plural to create hacéis:

• vosotros hacéis – (plural) you do
• vosotras hacéis – (feminine, plural) you do

Similarly add the regular ending -en for the third person plural to create hacen:

• ellos hacen – they do
• ellas hacen – (feminine) they do
• ustedes hacen – (formal, plural) you do

This is it! The conjugation is now finished. The final result looks as follows:

yo	hago	I do
tú	haces	you do
él/ella/usted	hace	he/she/it does
nosotros/nosotras	hacemos	we do
vosotros/vosotras	hacéis	you do
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hacen	they do

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But do not end your session yet – it is very important to repeat and practice the material in order to retain it. Check below for example phrases and suggestions.

Example sentences

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test yourself check this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PretéritoImperfectoCondicionalFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to hacer visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for hacer visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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