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Spanish verb conjugation
hacer falta
to be necessary, to need
verb
irregular
Word 945 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
With one thing or several
With hacer falta, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.
Present
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me hace faltaI need it | me hacen faltaI need them |
| a ti | te hace faltayou need it | te hacen faltayou need them |
| a él | le hace faltahe needs it / you need it (formal) | le hacen faltahe needs them / you need them (formal) |
| a ella | le hace faltashe needs it / you need it (formal) | le hacen faltashe needs them / you need them (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos hace faltawe need it | nos hacen faltawe need them |
| a ellos | les hace faltathey need it / you all need it | les hacen faltathey need them / you all need them |
Preterite
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me hizo faltaI needed it | me hicieron faltaI needed them |
| a ti | te hizo faltayou needed it | te hicieron faltayou needed them |
| a él | le hizo faltahe needed it / you needed it (formal) | le hicieron faltahe needed them / you needed them (formal) |
| a ella | le hizo faltashe needed it / you needed it (formal) | le hicieron faltashe needed them / you needed them (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos hizo faltawe needed it | nos hicieron faltawe needed them |
| a ellos | les hizo faltathey needed it / you all needed it | les hicieron faltathey needed them / you all needed them |
Imperfect
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me hacía faltaI needed it / I used to need it | me hacían faltaI needed them / I used to need them |
| a ti | te hacía faltayou needed it / you used to need it | te hacían faltayou needed them / you used to need them |
| a él | le hacía faltahe needed it / he used to need it / you needed it (formal) / you used to need it (formal) | le hacían faltahe needed them / he used to need them / you needed them (formal) / you used to need them (formal) |
| a ella | le hacía faltashe needed it / she used to need it / you needed it (formal) / you used to need it (formal) | le hacían faltashe needed them / she used to need them / you needed them (formal) / you used to need them (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos hacía faltawe needed it / we used to need it | nos hacían faltawe needed them / we used to need them |
| a ellos | les hacía faltathey needed it / they used to need it / you all needed it / you all used to need it | les hacían faltathey needed them / they used to need them / you all needed them / you all used to need them |
Future
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a mí | me hará faltaI will need it | me harán faltaI will need them |
| a ti | te hará faltayou will need it | te harán faltayou will need them |
| a él | le hará faltahe will need it / you will need it (formal) | le harán faltahe will need them / you will need them (formal) |
| a ella | le hará faltashe will need it / you will need it (formal) | le harán faltashe will need them / you will need them (formal) |
| a nosotros | nos hará faltawe will need it | nos harán faltawe will need them |
| a ellos | les hará faltathey will need it / you all will need it | les harán faltathey will need them / you all will need them |
In a sentence
Me hace falta una toalla limpia.
I need a clean towel.
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