Spanish grammar
Hice, hiciste, hizo
Say what you / someone made or did.
From the scene Hice cien fotocopias (I made a hundred photocopies)
In short
Hacer is irregular in the past: hice, hiciste, hizo. No accents, and hizo has a z.
- I did / made hice
- you did / made hiciste
- he / she did / made hizo
Your turn
Which one goes with you did / made?
Options: hice · hizo · hiciste
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you did / made → hiciste
How it works
Hacer (to do / make) is irregular in the past: hice = I did, hiciste = you did, hizo = he / she did.
Good to know
No accents, and hizo is spelt with z.
I did / made hice
Nuria
Mal. Hice cien fotocopias.
Bad. I made a hundred photocopies.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mal. (blank) cien fotocopias.
Options: Hiciste · Hizo · Hice
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Nuria
Mal. Hice cien fotocopias.
Bad. I made a hundred photocopies.
you did / made hiciste
Javi
¿Cien? ¿Tú hiciste todo eso?
A hundred? You did all that?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Cien? ¿Tú (blank) todo eso?
Options: hice · hizo · hiciste
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Javi
¿Cien? ¿Tú hiciste todo eso?
A hundred? You did all that?
he / she did / made hizo
Nuria
Sí, yo. La jefa no hizo nada.
Yes, me. The boss did nothing.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sí, yo. La jefa no (blank) nada.
Options: hizo · hice · hiciste
Show answer
Nuria
Sí, yo. La jefa no hizo nada.
Yes, me. The boss did nothing.
Common mistake
Not hice or hiciste here. She (the boss).
Bueno, hizo una llamada. Y cambió una cosa.
Well, she made one phone call. And she changed one thing.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I did / made | hice |
|---|---|
| you did / made | hiciste |
| he / she did / made | hizo |
More lines from the story
- NuriaBueno, hizo una llamada. Y cambió una cosa.Well, she made one phone call. And she changed one thing.
- NuriaLas fotocopias son de mi idea. Cambió el nombre.The photocopies are of my idea. She changed the name.
- JaviNuria, yo hice solo una... ¡de tu currículum!Nuria, I only made one... of your CV!