hiciste

Hiciste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb hacer in the preterite simple tense. It corresponds to “you did” or “you made” in a completed-action sense and is used with the pronoun tú. The verb hacer is irregular in the preterite, with the stem hic- appearing in most forms.

Conjugation overview in the pretérito simple (hacer, tú form included) is: yo hice, tú hiciste, él hizo, nosotros hicimos, vosotros hicisteis, ellos hicieron. In Spain the vosotros form hicisteis is common; in many Latin American varieties the tú form is used with ustedes instead of vosotros, giving ustedes hicieron for the third person plural. The ellos form is hic-eron, yielding hicieron.

Usage and examples: hiciste is widely used in everyday speech to refer to actions completed in the past. Examples include: “Ayer hiciste la tarea” (You did the homework yesterday) and “Qué hiciste durante el fin de semana” (What did you do over the weekend). It can appear in questions, exclamations, or declarative sentences, such as “Lo que hiciste fue increíble” (What you did was incredible).

Notes: hiciste is a standard form in both Iberian and Latin American Spanish. Learners often confuse it with the first-person form hice, though the subject pronoun distinguishes them. The preterite of hacer is memorable for its irregular stem hic- and for the special ending in the third-person plural form (hicieron).