Is there another way to say do, in spanish?

Question

i know there 'hacer' means do, but i was wondering if there is another way.

Edited:

My clase hasnt leared the word 'hacer' and we can only use the words we have learned.

example: 'Do the students go to school?'

thanks!

Tracy, again, please note that proper capitalization is mandatory here on the forum. - --Mariana--, Sep 9, 2009

Very nice question, tracy I hope the answers were useful. - 00494d19, Sep 10, 2009

Answer 1

Questions in Spanish like "Do the children go to school?" do not begin with the word "do" like they do in English. In this context the word "do" is the auxiliary verb used in the standard English way to format a question. The important verb in this question is "go" because this is really what the question is about, i.e. the student going to school.

In this case the example becomes in Spanish with no auxilliary verb: ¿Los estudiantes van a la escuela?

The verb "hacer" appears as an auxiliary verb in some Spanish language contexts, but it is not used as an auxiliary verb nearly as often the verb "do" in English. Some examples are

Hago los ejercicios. - "I do the exercises." or possibly, "I am doing the exercises." Ella hace progresos. - "She makes progress." or you could say, "She is progressing."

Note that in the second example the English auxiliary is the verb "make" and not "do". Just like in English there are often ways to express the same idea with or without an auxiliary verb, like in the second example.

Thanks! - thatgirl_17, Sep 10, 2009

Answer 2

'Do the students go to school?'

I will give you a hint and let me know if you are still having trouble with it. In Spanish the present indicative can be taken three different ways

For example, the sentence:

Como habichuelas

Can be taken to mean any of these three things

I eat beans

I am eating beans

I do eat beans

Now think about how this might apply to asking a question

Hacer is a very common and useful verb in Spanish, but it is usually reserved for when the doing or the making is the action in and of itself.

Lo hace - He does it

Answer 3

The present, indicative tense can mean several things at once.

comer

como=I eat, I do eat, I am eating (and sometimes I ate, or I will eat). The is no helper verb necessary as in English to express the do.

Do [the students] go....? is simply ¿Van... or ¿Acuden...or ¿Asisten... or whatever verb you choose to use. The present tense of the verb incorporates the "**Do go?" (attend, etc) without any additional auxilary verb.

Now let me read Izanoni1's point.

Which one....would that be the point that I tried to make on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th edit - Izanoni1, Sep 9, 2009

Answer 4

Hi Tracy. Welcome to the forum.

In what context do you want to use the word "do." Can you give us some examples in English?