hizo

Hizo is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb hacer in the pretérito indefinido (the simple past). It corresponds to “he did” or “she did,” and in formal address also to “you did” (usted hizo). It is used to describe actions completed in the past.

In this tense, hacer is irregular: the full simple past conjugation is hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron. The form "hizo" reflects the irregular stem hic- with the ending -o for the third person singular. In contemporary Spanish, "hizo" is common in both narrative and spoken language.

Examples include: “Él hizo la tarea” (He did the homework), “Ella hizo un pastel” (She made a cake), “¿Qué hizo usted?” (What did you do? formal). The verb can take direct objects and complements, and it is often followed by infinitives, nouns, or clauses introduced by que to indicate actions connected to the past event.

Etymology: hacer originates from Latin facere, through the evolution of Old Spanish to its modern form. The pretérito indefinido forms, including "hizo," derive from an irregular stem in the Latin-derived verb paradigm.

Notes: While most learners encounter "hizo" as a standard past tense form of hacer, its irregularity differs from the regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in Spanish, making it a common point of study for learners of the language.