How to Say ‘What did... do?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué hacía
keh ah-SEE-ah
[keh ah-SEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Hacía is imperfect: what did someone used to do? Great for routines and repeated past actions.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Perfect for asking about daily life in your grandmother’s childhood, like chores, school, and games.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used to ask for information about actions or things.
Qué inicia la pregunta "¿Qué hacía?".
"Qué" begins the question "What did she used to do?"
hacía
[ah-SEE-ah]
was doing / used to do
Imperfect form of hacer, used to ask about habitual or ongoing past actions.
Hacía pregunta por una actividad en el pasado.
"Hacía" asks about an activity in the past.
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