he did
Él hizo la sopa mezclando un poco de carne y un poco de arroz.
He made the soup by mixing some meat and some rice.
Realmente me gustaría saber por qué él hizo algo así.
I would really like to know why he did something like that.
Jugaban cartas y él hizo trampa.
They were playing cards and he cheated.
— La princesa prometida (1987)
Tom no debía haber hecho lo que él hizo.
Tom shouldn't have done what he did.
Él hizo un importante descubrimiento científico.
He made an important scientific discovery.
He went on a business trip.