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“Hacer” (to do, make) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Hacer”

The Imperfect Tense of Hacer is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Hacía mis tareas todos los días. (I used to do my homework every day.)

This verb follows the standard conjugation pattern for regular verbs ending in -er in the Imperfect Tense, with the ending -ía for all subject pronouns.

How to Use Hacer in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of hacer is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Expressing ongoing actions: For example, Hacía mis tareas cuando mi hermano llegó. (I was doing my homework when my brother arrived.)

Describing repeated or habitual actions: For example, De niño, hacía deporte todos los fines de semana. (As a child, I used to play sports every weekend.)

Expressing actions in progress: For example, Hacía mucho calor ese verano. (It was very hot that summer.)

Expressing age: For example, Hacía dos años que vivía en esa ciudad. (I had been living in that city for two years.)

Expressing time: For example, Hacía una hora que esperábamos el autobús. (We had been waiting for the bus for an hour.)

Expressing weather conditions: For example, Hacía un día soleado y agradable. (It was a sunny and pleasant day.)

Expressing idiomatic expressions: For example, Hacía oídos sordos a sus consejos. (I turned a deaf ear to their advice.)

Real Life Examples of Hacer in the Imperfect Tense

Yo hacía ejercicio todas las mañanas. (I used to exercise every morning.)

Ellos hacían mucho ruido cuando jugaban videojuegos. (They used to make a lot of noise when playing video games.)

Nosotros hacíamos la tarea juntos después de clases. (We used to do homework together after classes.)

Tú hacías un gran esfuerzo por aprender español. (You used to make a great effort to learn Spanish.)

Ella hacía las compras los viernes por la tarde. (She used to do the grocery shopping on Friday afternoons.)

¿Hacías deporte cuando eras joven? (Did you use to play sports when you were young?)

Mis amigos y yo hacíamos planes para viajar durante las vacaciones. (My friends and I used to make plans to travel during the holidays.)

En mi familia, hacíamos una gran cena para celebrar el Día de la Madre. (In my family, we used to have a big dinner to celebrate Mother’s Day.)

Cuando era niño, hacía muchas travesuras. (When I was a child, I used to get into a lot of mischief.)

Mi hermana hacía manualidades como hobby. (My sister used to do crafts as a hobby.)

¿Hacías fila para comprar boletos de cine? (Did you use to wait in line to buy movie tickets?)

Ellas hacían ejercicios de yoga todas las mañanas. (They used to do yoga exercises every morning.)

En la universidad, hacíamos muchas fiestas. (In college, we used to have a lot of parties.)

Mis padres hacían un gran esfuerzo por ahorrar dinero. (My parents used to make a great effort to save money.)

¿Hacías las tareas del hogar de mala gana? (Did you used to do household chores reluctantly?)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Hacer (to do, make) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.