cazar Imperfect Conjugation
cazar — to hunt
The imperfect of cazar is regular: cazaba, cazabas, cazaba, cazábamos, cazabais, cazaban.
cazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a time when you used to hunt regularly or to set the scene (e.g., 'The owl was hunting while it rained').
Notes on cazar in the Imperfect
Cazar is fully regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
De niño, mi abuelo cazaba patos.
As a child, my grandfather used to hunt ducks.
él/ella/usted
Cazábamos juntos todos los inviernos.
We used to hunt together every winter.
nosotros
Las águilas cazaban mientras salía el sol.
The eagles were hunting while the sun was rising.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cazabamos
Correct: cazábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect -ar verbs always needs an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: caza
The imperative of cazar gives commands: caza (tú), cace (usted), cacemos (nosotros), cazad (vosotros), cacen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no caces
The negative imperative of cazar uses the present subjunctive: no caces, no cace, no cacemos, no cacéis, no cacen.