‘Hacer’ is very special, because it works as a personal and as an impersonal verb. A personal verb is what you know so far, when somebody is performing the action, as in yo camino, tú trabajas, él come. In this way, we have:
Yo hago mis deberes.
Tú haces tus deberes.
Él hace sus deberes.
Ella hace sus deberes.
Nosotros/as hacemos nuestros deberes.
Vosotros/as hacéis vuestros deberes.
Ellos/ellas hacen sus deberes.
This is totally predictable. But now, something weird happens with this verb. It is also used as an impersonal verb. This means that nobody is doing anything. In this case, we have only one form for the present tense, hace. We use it to talk about the weather or chronological time. Take a look:
1. To talk about the weather, hace is followed by Nouns:
Hace frío. It is cold.
Hace calor. It is hot.
Hace buen tiempo. The weather is fine.
Hace mal tiempo. The weather is bad.
Hace viento. It is windy.
Hace sol. It is sunny.
Hace 5 grados. It is 5 degrees.
Hace 5 grados bajo cero. It is minus 5 degrees.
2. To talk about chronological time, it means ‘ago’:
Hace dos horas. Two hours ago.
Hace dos días. Two days ago.
Hace dos semanas. Two weeks ago.
Hace dos meses. Two months ago.
Hace dos años. Two years ago.
Of course, this also happens in the past and the future:
Hace frío hoy. It is cold today.
Hará frío mañana. It will be cold tomorrow.
Hizo frío ayer. It was cold yesterday.
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