Hacias (en. You did)

/aˈθjas/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates the action of carrying out or executing something in the past.

When we were kids, you made sandcastles on the beach.

Cuando éramos niños, hacías castillos de arena en la playa.

Used to talk about past habits.

You always did your homework after dinner.

Siempre hacías los deberes después de cenar.

Part of the constructions for past tense.

Yesterday, while I was reading, you were making dinner.

Ayer, mientras yo leía, tú hacías la cena.

From the Latin 'facere', which means to do.

What were you doing?

Asks about the activity performed in the past.

¿Qué hacías?

You did what you could.

Indicates that a person was doing their best effort in a situation.

Hacías lo que podías

You did nothing.

Describes the lack of action or activity of someone.

No hacías nada

hacer

Verb that indicates the action of carrying out something.

hacer

hecho

Result of doing something, a completed action.

hecho

hacedor

Person who performs or executes something.

hacedor

Used in some regions to refer to the action of procrastinating.

Yesterday you were doing and didn’t finish anything.

Ayer hacías y no terminaste nada.

Can be used to refer to doing something informally.

You were making those plans without consulting me.

Estás hacías esos planes sin consultarme.