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Hacerse (to become) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Hacerse (to become) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Hacerse - Conjugation of to become in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Hacerse (to become) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Cuando sea mayor... (When I grow up...)

Conjugation of to become in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me hacía I was becoming
  • tú te hacías You were becoming
  • él/ella se hacía he/she was becoming
  • nosotros/nosotras nos hacíamos we were becoming
  • vosotros/vosotras os hacíais You became
  • ellos/ellas se hacían They were becoming

Example phrases

  • Me hacía preguntas sobre la vida mientras caminaba por el bosque. I was asking myself questions about life while I was walking through the forest.
  • Te hacías preguntas sobre cómo graduarte con honores. You were asking yourself questions about how to become a graduate with honours.
  • Él se hacía el mejor músico en la escuela. He was becoming the best musician in the school.
  • Nos hacíamos expertos en fotografía con el tiempo. We became experts in photography over time.
  • Os hacíais amigos del fotógrafo durante el viaje. You were becoming friends with the photographer during the trip.
  • Ellos se hacían famosos por su música. They were becoming famous for their music.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - hacerse (to become)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Hacerse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... el mejor músico en la escuela.

Él se hacía el mejor músico en la escuela.
(He was becoming the best musician in the school.)

2. ... preguntas sobre cómo graduarte con honores.

Te hacías preguntas sobre cómo graduarte con honores.
(You were asking yourself questions about how to become a graduate with honours.)

3. ... expertos en fotografía con el tiempo.

Nos hacíamos expertos en fotografía con el tiempo.
(We became experts in photography over time.)

4. Ellos ... famosos por su música.

Ellos se hacían famosos por su música.
(They were becoming famous for their music.)

5. ... amigos del fotógrafo durante el viaje.

Os hacíais amigos del fotógrafo durante el viaje.
(You were becoming friends with the photographer during the trip.)

6. ... preguntas sobre la vida mientras caminaba por el bosque.

Me hacía preguntas sobre la vida mientras caminaba por el bosque.
(I was asking myself questions about life while I was walking through the forest.)