irregular
hacer
to do, to make
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hago | |
| tú | haces | |
| él, ella, usted | hace | |
| nosotros | hacemos | |
| ellos, ustedes | hacen | |
| vosotros, Spain only | hacéis |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hice | |
| tú | hiciste | |
| él, ella, usted | hizo | |
| nosotros | hicimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | hicieron |
The thing that catches people out
hace also runs the weather and time: hace frío is it is cold, hace dos años is two years ago. The verb is doing work English gives to it is and ago.
In a sentence
¿qué haces?what are you doing?
hace calorit is hot