Rehacer Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Rehacer means “to redo, to remake”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Rehacer means to redo or to remake, and it is used for redoing an exam, remaking a bed and rebuilding a life after a setback. It follows the pattern of hacer, with the present rehago, the preterite rehice and the irregular participle rehecho. This page shows rehacer in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo rehago el examen con calma.” — I redo the exam calmly.
Rehacer in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how rehacer is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.
In the present: everyday use
These sentences use rehacer in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Rehago el examen con calma.” — I redo the exam calmly.
“¿Tú rehaces la cama por la mañana?” — Do you redo the bed in the morning?
“Rehace su vida tras el divorcio.” — He/she redoes his life after the divorce.
“Rehacemos el trabajo con más calma.” — We redo the work more calmly.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show rehacer in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo rehice el examen con calma.” — Yesterday, I redid the exam calmly. (preterite)
“Él rehacía la cama por la mañana todos los días.” — He used to redo the bed in the morning every day. (imperfect)
Plans and things already done
These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of rehacer stays the same.
“Nosotros reharemos su vida tras el divorcio mañana.” — We will redo his life after the divorce tomorrow. (future)
“¿Tú has rehecho el trabajo con más calma?” — Have you redone the work more calmly? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Rehacéis el examen con calma.” — You redo the exam calmly.
“Rehacen la cama por la mañana.” — They redo the bed in the morning.
“Rehago su vida tras el divorcio.” — I redo his life after the divorce.
“Rehace el trabajo con más calma.” — He/she redoes the work more calmly.
Rehacer in context
Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how rehacer appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú rehaces el examen con calma?” — Do you redo the exam calmly?
Carlos: “Sí, yo rehago el examen con calma.” — Yes, I redo the exam calmly.
Lucía: “Nosotros rehacemos la cama por la mañana.” — We redo the bed in the morning.
Carlos: “Y ellos rehacen su vida tras el divorcio.” — And they redo his life after the divorce.
Lucía: “Vosotros rehacéis el trabajo con más calma.” — You redo the work more calmly.
Carlos: “Sí, y él rehace la cama por la mañana.” — Yes, and he redoes the bed in the morning.
A short paragraph
Lucía rehace el examen con calma, y Carlos rehace la cama por la mañana. Nosotros rehacemos su vida tras el divorcio, y ellos rehacen el trabajo con más calma. Yo rehago su vida tras el divorcio, y mi padre rehace el trabajo con más calma. Rehacer is part of everyday life, because to redo, to remake is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with rehacer
These are the errors learners actually make with rehacer. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo rehace el examen con calma.” Right: “Yo rehago el examen con calma.” Why: The person matters: rehace is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is rehago. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
Wrong: “Ayer yo rehací la cama por la mañana.” Right: “Ayer yo rehice la cama por la mañana.” Why: Rehacer has an irregular preterite: the correct first-person form is rehice, not the regular rehací. Learn the preterite forms in the table as a set.
Wrong: “Treating rehacer and deshacer as identical in every context.” Right: “Rehacer means to redo, to remake, while deshacer means to undo.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: rehacer fits sentences such as Rehago el examen con calma, while deshacer belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy rehecho la cama por la mañana.” Right: “Yo he rehecho la cama por la mañana.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he rehecho, has rehecho, ha rehecho. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo rehice su vida tras el divorcio todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo rehacía su vida tras el divorcio todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (rehacía), not the preterite. The preterite (rehice) is for one finished action.
Quiz: rehacer in use
Ten questions on rehacer in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ el examen con calma.” (The exam calmly.)
- (a) rehacéis
- (b) rehago
- (c) rehaces
Answer: rehacéis — The vosotros/as form of rehacer in the present is rehacéis.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ la cama por la mañana.” (The bed in the morning.)
- (a) rehago
- (b) rehaces
- (c) rehacen
Answer: rehacen — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of rehacer in the present is rehacen.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ el examen con calma.” (The exam calmly.)
- (a) rehizo
- (b) rehice
- (c) rehiciste
Answer: rehice — The yo form of rehacer in the preterite is rehice.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ la cama por la mañana.” (The bed in the morning.)
- (a) rehacía
- (b) rehacías
- (c) rehacíamos
Answer: rehacía — The él/ella/Ud. form of rehacer in the imperfect is rehacía.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ su vida tras el divorcio.” (His life after the divorce.)
- (a) reharé
- (b) reharás
- (c) reharemos
Answer: reharemos — The nosotros/as form of rehacer in the future is reharemos.
6. What does rehacer mean in English?
- (a) to undo, to take apart
- (b) to redo, to remake
- (c) to undo
Answer: to redo, to remake — Rehacer means “to redo, to remake”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo rehago el examen con calma.
- (b) Ellos rehace el examen con calma.
- (c) Yo rehago la cama por la mañana ayer.
Answer: Yo rehago el examen con calma. — “Yo rehago el examen con calma.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I redo the exam calmly.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo rehacen el examen con calma.
- (b) Yo rehice el examen con calma.
- (c) Yo rehago el examen con calma.
Answer: Yo rehago el examen con calma. — “Yo rehago el examen con calma.” is the correct translation. The second option uses the wrong person's form, and the third uses the preterite.
9. What is the nosotros form of rehacer in the present tense?
- (a) rehaces
- (b) rehacemos
- (c) rehago
Answer: rehacemos — The nosotros form is rehacemos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo rehice el examen con calma.
- (b) Nosotros reharemos el examen con calma mañana.
- (c) Yo rehago el examen con calma.
Answer: Yo rehago el examen con calma. — “Yo rehago el examen con calma.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I redo' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo rehago el examen con calma'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo rehago el examen con calma todos los días'.
How do you say 'I redo' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo rehice la cama por la mañana'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo rehacía la cama por la mañana todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo he rehecho la cama por la mañana'.
What is the difference between rehacer and deshacer?
Rehacer means to redo, to remake, while deshacer means to undo. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use rehacer when you mean to redo, to remake, as in Rehago el examen con calma.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of rehacer — every tense of rehacer in one place.
- Rehacer in the preterite tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on rehacer and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of rehacer until they are automatic.