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lo hiciera

did it

→ lo
phrase Uncommon #13,967
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.

Ésta es la razón de que él lo hiciera.

This is the reason he did it.

Si no lo hiciera, ¿me dejarías en paz?

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

— Dil se.. (1998)

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)

Yo le dije que lo hiciera.

I told 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)

Ya era hora de que alguien lo hiciera.

It was about time someone did it.

Me gustaría que alguno lo hiciera por mí.

I wish someone would do it for me.

No puedo creer que lo hiciera.

I can't believe he did it.

— Control (2007)

Y si lo hiciera, ¿cómo lo haría?

And if I did, how would I do it?

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Mejor, hice que Tom lo hiciera.

Better yet, I had Tom do it.

No es probable que lo hiciera a propósito.

It's unlikely he did it on purpose.

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)

No creo que lo hiciera.

I don't think he did.

Ahora, no sería un hombre si no lo hiciera.

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

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ella le aconsejó que no lo hiciera.

She advised him not 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)

Tom hizo que Mary lo hiciera.

Tom made Mary do it.

Me alegro de que lo hiciera.

I'm glad you did.

Yo no le pedí que lo hiciera.

I didn't ask him to do it.

No es probable que él lo hiciera a propósito.

It is unlikely that he did it on purpose.

Tom me dijo que lo hiciera.

Tom told me to do it.

No le pedí que lo hiciera.

I didn't ask him to do it.

Puede que lo hiciera.

Maybe he did.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Le dije que lo hiciera.

I told him to do it.

Tom no pudo conseguir que Mary lo hiciera.

Tom couldn't get Mary to do it.