¡Hola, amigos! Do you remember the verb hacer? It can mean “to do” or “to make,” and it has irregular forms in several tenses. In this post, we’ll look at some of those forms and explore two Spanish verbs made by adding prefixes to hacer. The good news is that they follow the same irregular patterns—just with a prefix added!
HACER IN THE PRESENTE SIMPLE
In this tense, hacer is irregular only with yo:
| PERSON | HACER | TRANSLATION |
| YO | HAGO | I DO – I MAKE |
| TÚ | HACES | YOU DO – YOU MAKE |
| USTED/ÉL/ELLA | HACE | HE/SHE/YOU (FORMAL) DOES – MAKES |
| NOSOTROS(AS) | HACEMOS | WE DO – WE MAKE |
| VOSOTROS(AS) | HACÉIS | YOU ALL DO – MAKE |
| USTEDES/ELLOS/ELLAS | HACEN | YOU ALL/THEY DO – MAKE |
HACER IN THE PASADO SIMPLE
The root changes to hic- (except for él/ella/usted form which is hiz):
| PERSON | HACER | TRANSLATION |
| YO | HICE | I DID – I MADE |
| TÚ | HICISTE | YOU DID – YOU MADE |
| USTED/ÉL/ELLA | HIZO | HE/SHE/YOU DID – MADE |
| NOSOTROS(AS) | HICIMOS | WE DID – WE MADE |
| VOSOTROS(AS) | HICISTEIS | YOU ALL DID – MADE |
| USTEDES/ELLOS/ELLAS | HICIERON | YOU ALL/THEY DID – MADE |
HACER IN THE FUTURO SIMPLE
In this tense, the infinitive changes from hacer to har:
| PERSON | HACER | TRANSLATION |
| YO | HARÉ | I WILL DO – MAKE |
| TÚ | HARÁS | YOU WILL DO – MAKE |
| USTED/ÉL/ELLA | HARÁ | HE/SHE/YOU WILL DO – MAKE |
| NOSOTROS(AS) | HAREMOS | WE WILL DO – MAKE |
| VOSOTROS(AS) | HARÉIS | YOU WILL DO – MAKE |
| USTEDES/ELLOS/ELLAS | HARÁN | YOU ALL/THEY WILL DO – MAKE |
2 VERBS DERIVED FROM HACER
Here are the 2 main verbs created from hacer by adding prefixes:
| # | VERB | MEANING |
| 1 | Rehacer | To redo, to remake, to rebuild |
| 2 | Deshacer | To undo, to unmake, to unpack |
These verbs share similar irregularities to hacer. Example: rehacer (to redo).
| PERSON | PRESENTE | PASADO |
| YO | REHAGO | REHICE |
| TÚ | REHACES | REHICISTE |
| USTED/ÉL/ELLA | REHACE | REHIZO |
| NOSOTROS(AS) | REHACEMOS | REHICIMOS |
| VOSOTROS(AS) | REHACÉIS | REHICISTEIS |
| USTEDES/ELLOS/ELLAS | REHACEN | REHICIERON |
Rehacer
1. Yo rehago la tarea porque tiene varios errores.
I redo my homework because it has several mistakes.
2. El director rehízo la película con nuevos actores.
The director remade the movie with new actors.
2. Después de la pérdida, ella rehará su vida.
After the loss, she will rebuild her life.
Deshacer
1. Puedes deshacer el último cambio con este botón.
You can undo the last change with this button.
2. El niño deshizo el castillo de arena.
The boy unmade the sandcastle.
3. Mañana desharé mi maleta.
Tomorrow, I will unpack my suitcase.
