Conjugate hacer in El Pretérito Indefinido (simple past) : Spanish language lesson

In: Level A2, Verbs Tenses & Conjugation, Verbo, El Pretérito Indefinido, Verbo irregular, Irregulares en Indefinido/mismas terminaciones

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The verb hacer (to do/make) is irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido:

yo	hice
tú	hiciste
él/ella/Ud.	hizo
nosotros	hicimos
vosotros	hicisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	hicieron

In the third person singular (él/ella/usted), you need to change the c for a z. This is to keep the [ss] pronunciation, otherwise "hico" would be pronounced [hiko]!

Here are some examples to look at and listen to:

Yo hice la compra ayer.
I did the shopping yesterday.

¿Hiciste las maletas?
Did you pack?

Ella hizo una tarta para mi cumpleaños.
She made a cake for my birthday.

Nosotros hicimos los deberes.
We did our homework.

Vosotros hicisteis el camino a pie.
You made your way on foot.

Ellas hicieron un gran esfuerzo para llegar a tiempo.
They made a big effort to be on time.

Hacer belongs to a group of verbs that all have an irregular stem but share the same set of endings. To learn more about this have a look at Irregulares en Indefinido/mismas terminaciones.

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