The Present Subjunctive of Hacer is used to express wishes, desires, doubts, or uncertainties about an action, for example: Espero que hagas tus tareas. (I hope you do your homework.)

Hacer is an irregular verb in the Present Subjunctive, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Hacer (to do, make) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of hacer is used to express wishes, desires, demands, doubts, or uncertainty about an action or situation.

To express a wish or desire: For example, Ojalá haga buen tiempo mañana. (I hope the weather is nice tomorrow.)

To express a demand or request: For example, Es necesario que hagas la tarea. (It’s necessary that you do your homework.)

To express doubt or uncertainty: For example, Dudo que haga ejercicio regularmente. (I doubt that he exercises regularly.)

In impersonal expressions: For example, Hace falta que hagamos algo al respecto. (It’s necessary that we do something about it.)

Idiomatic expressions: Hacerla de tos (to pretend, to act), hacerse el loco (to play dumb), hacerse bolas (to get confused).

Examples

Examples of Hacer in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que hagamos ejercicio regularmente. (It’s important that we exercise regularly.)

Para tener éxito, haga un plan y sígalo. (To be successful, make a plan and follow it.)

Ojalá que hagas lo correcto en esa situación difícil. (I hope you do the right thing in that difficult situation.)

Aunque no quieras, haga lo que es necesario. (Even if you don’t want to, do what is necessary.)

Mamá dice que hagamos la tarea antes de salir a jugar. (Mom says we should do our homework before going out to play.)

El jefe insiste en que hagamos horas extras este mes. (The boss insists that we work overtime this month.)

Aunque no quieras, hagan lo que es necesario. (Even if you don’t want to, do what is necessary.)

Para estar en forma, haga ejercicio con regularidad. (To stay in shape, exercise regularly.)

Ojalá que hagan un buen trabajo en el proyecto. (I hope you all do a good job on the project.)

Aunque no quieras, haga lo que debes hacer. (Even if you don’t want to, do what you must.)

Para tener éxito, hagas lo que hagas, persiste. (To be successful, whatever you do, persist.)

Mamá dice que no hagamos ruido mientras estudia. (Mom says we shouldn’t make noise while she studies.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Hacer (to do, make) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.