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Hacer Imperfect Practice

Hacer (to do, to make) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

14 exercisesIrregularA1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

Good news: hacer is completely regular in the imperfect. Drop -er and add the -ía endings: hacía, hacías, hacía, hacíamos, hacían — every form carries a written accent on the í.

The real work is choosing imperfect over preterite: hacía describes habits, routines, and background scenes (yo hacía la tarea todos los días), while hice reports one finished event. Past weather descriptions also take hacía — hacía frío sets the scene, hizo frío reports a closed event.

IIConjugation
hacerImperfect
yo
hacía
hacías
él / ella / usted
hacía
nosotros
hacíamos
vosotros
hacíais
ellos / ustedes
hacían
Irregular yo form (hago), preterite stem hic- (hizo with z), future stem har-.
IIIPractice exercises

Practice.

Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.

Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

Cuando yo era niña, _____ castillos de arena en la playa. (hacer)

When I was a little girl, I used to build sandcastles on the beach.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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Antes tú _____ yoga todas las mañanas, ¿verdad? (hacer)

You used to do yoga every morning, right?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Weather expression
Fill in the blank

Todos los inviernos _____ mucho frío en el pueblo de mis abuelos. (hacer)

Every winter it was very cold in my grandparents' village.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Past habit
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De joven yo _____ deporte todos los días después de clases. (hacer)

As a young man I played sports every day after class.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Background action
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Mi hermano y yo _____ la tarea mientras mamá preparaba la cena. (hacer)

My brother and I were doing homework while mom made dinner.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Mis tías _____ tamales cada diciembre para toda la familia. (hacer)

My aunts made tamales every December for the whole family.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Background action
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Mientras Sofía _____ la limpieza, su esposo lavaba los platos. (hacer)

While Sofía was doing the cleaning, her husband washed the dishes.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Tú form
Fill in the blank

Cuando eras estudiante, ¿_____ tú muchas preguntas en clase? (hacer)

When you were a student, did you ask a lot of questions in class?

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Background action
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Los obreros _____ mucho ruido y no podíamos dormir. (hacer)

The workers were making a lot of noise and we couldn't sleep.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Yo siempre _____ mi cama antes de ir a la escuela. (hacer)

I always made my bed before going to school.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Mi abuelo _____ muebles de madera en su pequeño taller. (hacer)

My grandfather used to make wooden furniture in his little workshop.

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Todos los veranos nosotros _____ un viaje a la costa. (hacer)

Every summer we took a trip to the coast.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Tú form
Fill in the blank

En la universidad tú _____ reír a todos con tus chistes. (hacer)

In college you used to make everyone laugh with your jokes.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Ellos form
Fill in the blank

De niños, mis hermanos _____ travesuras en casa de la abuela. (hacer)

As kids, my brothers used to get up to mischief at grandma's house.

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