No. 615 in Spanish

hacía

"Hacía" means "was doing" or "used to do" (imperfect tense of "hacer").

In a sentence

Hacía mucho frío por la mañana.
It was very cold in the morning.
Feather warming up the context or indicating a past continuous situation with habitual or descriptive focus.
Ella hacía sus deberes mientras yo cocinaba.
She was doing her homework while I was cooking.
Utilized to emphasize a continuous or non-finished action performed in the past.
El trabajo que hacía era muy importante para la comunidad.
The work he used to do was very important for the community.
Focuses on habitual or repeated actions in the past, emphasizing its importance or routine.

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