cazar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cazar — to hunt
The imperative of cazar gives commands: caza (tú), cace (usted), cacemos (nosotros), cazad (vosotros), cacen (ustedes).
cazar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to hunt or to catch something (often used figuratively, like 'caza esa oportunidad').
Notes on cazar in the Affirmative Imperative
The forms derived from the subjunctive (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the 'c' spelling change. The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms keep the 'z'.
Example Sentences
¡Caza esa mosca!
Catch that fly!
tú
Cace con cuidado, señor.
Hunt carefully, sir.
usted
Cacen solo lo que necesiten.
Hunt only what you need.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: caze (for tú)
Correct: caza
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the present indicative 'él/ella' form, which ends in 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cazo
The present tense of cazar is completely regular: cazo, cazas, caza, cazamos, cazáis, cazan.
Preterite
yo: cacé
The preterite of cazar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (cacé) to maintain the soft 'th/s' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cazaba
The imperfect of cazar is regular: cazaba, cazabas, cazaba, cazábamos, cazabais, cazaban.
Future
yo: cazaré
The future of cazar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (cazaré, cazarás, cazará, etc.).
Conditional
yo: cazaría
The conditional of cazar is regular: cazaría, cazarías, cazaría, cazaríamos, cazaríais, cazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cace
The present subjunctive of cazar uses a 'c' instead of a 'z' in all forms: cace, caces, cace, cacemos, cacéis, cacen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cazara
The imperfect subjunctive of cazar is regular: cazara, cazaras, cazara, cazáramos, cazarais, cazaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no caces
The negative imperative of cazar uses the present subjunctive: no caces, no cace, no cacemos, no cacéis, no cacen.