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lo hiciera

did it

→ lo
phrase Uncommon #13,567
did it Imperfect subjunctive of hacer with lo. Often appears after expressions of wish, doubt, purpose, or emotion, and can also mean "would do it" depending on context.
SP: Quería que lo hiciera hoy.
EN: I wanted him to do it today.

Yo le dije que lo hiciera.

I told him to do it.

Ésta es la razón de que él lo hiciera.

This is the reason he did it.

Me gustaría que alguno lo hiciera por mí.

I wish someone would do it for me.

No le pedí que lo hiciera.

I didn't ask him to do it.

El profesor me advirtió que no lo hiciera otra vez.

The teacher warned me not to do it again.

Puede que lo hiciera.

Maybe he did.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Ahora, no sería un hombre si no lo hiciera.

Now, I wouldn't be a man if I didn't.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No es probable que lo hiciera a propósito.

It's unlikely he did it on purpose.

Creo que sería mejor si lo hiciera mientras vives.

I think it would be better if you did it while you're alive.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Y si lo hiciera, ¿cómo lo haría?

And if I did, how would I do it?

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Tom me dijo que lo hiciera.

Tom told me to do it.

Yo no le pedí que lo hiciera.

I didn't ask him to do it.

No puedo, soy sacristán, si lo hiciera, iría al infierno.

I can't; I am a sacristan. If I did that, I would go to hell.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Tom no pudo conseguir que Mary lo hiciera.

Tom couldn't get Mary to do it.

Tom hizo que Mary lo hiciera.

Tom made Mary do it.

No creo que lo hiciera.

I don't think he did.

No puedo creer que lo hiciera.

I can't believe he did it.

— Control (2007)

No es probable que él lo hiciera a propósito.

It is unlikely that he did it on purpose.

Ella le aconsejó que no lo hiciera.

She advised him not to do it.

Si no lo hiciera, ¿me dejarías en paz?

If I didn't do it, would you leave me alone?

— Dil se.. (1998)

Ya era hora de que alguien lo hiciera.

It was about time someone did it.

Mejor, hice que Tom lo hiciera.

Better yet, I had Tom do it.

Le dije que lo hiciera.

I told him to do it.

Trató de que yo lo hiciera por él.

He tried to get me to do it for him.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Me enseñó que cuando fuera a hacer algo, lo hiciera con cuidado, con cariño.

He taught me that when I was going to do something, I should do it carefully, with care.

— American Gangster (2007)

Me alegro de que lo hiciera.

I'm glad you did.