The preterite of hacerse is used to express when someone or something became something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “He became a doctor last year” – “Se hizo médico el año pasado.”
This is an irregular reflexive verb in the preterite tense. It uses the irregular stem ‘hic-‘ (except in the third person singular ‘hizo’) and requires the appropriate reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) before each conjugated form.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Hacerse (to become) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | me hice |
| Tú | te hiciste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se hizo |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hicimos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os hicisteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hicieron |
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Usage of Hacerse in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of hacerse expresses completed transformations or changes in state.
To become: Describes a completed transformation, for example Se hizo médico (He became a doctor), or Me hice vegetariano (I became vegetarian).
To turn into: Indicates a change in condition or status, for example Se hizo de noche (It turned dark).
Examples
Examples of Hacerse in the Preterite (Past) Tense
Juan se hizo médico después de años de estudio. (Juan became a doctor after years of study.)
Me hice vegetariano el año pasado. (I became vegetarian last year.)
¿Cuándo te hiciste profesor? (When did you become a teacher?)
El día se hizo noche rápidamente. (The day quickly turned into night.)
Se hicieron buenos amigos en la universidad. (They became good friends in college.)
¿Cómo te hiciste tan exitoso? (How did you become so successful?)
Se hizo famoso de la noche a la mañana. (He became famous overnight.)
Nos hicimos expertos en el tema. (We became experts on the subject.)
La situación se hizo más complicada. (The situation became more complicated.)
Se hicieron socios en el negocio. (They became business partners.)
Me hice fan de ese grupo musical. (I became a fan of that music group.)
El proyecto se hizo realidad. (The project became reality.)
Se hicieron responsables del error. (They took responsibility for the error.)
¿Cuándo te hiciste miembro del club? (When did you become a member of the club?)
La empresa se hizo líder en su sector. (The company became a leader in its sector.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Hacerse (to become) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo me hice | I became |
| Tú te hiciste | You became |
| Él / Ella / Usted se hizo | He / She / You (formal) became |
| Nosotros / Nosotras nos hicimos | We became |
| Vosotros / Vosotras os hicisteis | You all became |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se hicieron | They / You all (formal) became |
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Synonyms
The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.