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Hacerse (to become) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Hacerse - Conjugation of to become in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me hiciera/me hiciese I became
  • tú te hicieras/te hicieses you would become
  • él/ella se hiciera/se hiciese he/she became
  • nosotros/nosotras nos hiciéramos/nos hiciésemos we became
  • vosotros/vosotras os hicierais/os hicieseis You would become
  • ellos/ellas se hicieran/se hiciesen they became

Example phrases

  • Esperaba que yo me hiciera/me hiciese fotógrafo. I hoped that I would become a photographer.
  • Deseaba que tú te hicieras/te hicieses músico. I wished that you would become a musician.
  • Idealicé que él se hiciera/se hiciese torero. I idealised that he became a bullfighter.
  • Suponíamos que nosotros nos hiciéramos/nos hiciésemos toreros. We assumed that we would become bullfighters.
  • Dudaba que vosotros os hicierais/os hicieseis fotógrafos. I doubted that you would become photographers.
  • Imaginé que ellos se hicieran/se hiciesen músicos. I imagined that they became musicians.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - hacerse (to become)

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

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Hacerse (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Idealicé que él ... torero.

Idealicé que él se hiciera/se hiciese torero.
(I idealised that he became a bullfighter.)

2. Imaginé que ellos ... músicos.

Imaginé que ellos se hicieran/se hiciesen músicos.
(I imagined that they became musicians.)

3. Deseaba que tú ... músico.

Deseaba que tú te hicieras/te hicieses músico.
(I wished that you would become a musician.)

4. Esperaba que yo ... fotógrafo.

Esperaba que yo me hiciera/me hiciese fotógrafo.
(I hoped that I would become a photographer.)

5. Dudaba que vosotros ... fotógrafos.

Dudaba que vosotros os hicierais/os hicieseis fotógrafos.
(I doubted that you would become photographers.)

6. Suponíamos que nosotros ... toreros.

Suponíamos que nosotros nos hiciéramos/nos hiciésemos toreros.
(We assumed that we would become bullfighters.)