cazar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
cazar — to hunt
The imperfect subjunctive of cazar is regular: cazara, cazaras, cazara, cazáramos, cazarais, cazaran.
cazar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I hunted...') or past-tense requests and doubts.
Notes on cazar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Cazar is regular here. Unlike the present subjunctive, the 'z' remains because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si yo cazara, compraría un rifle nuevo.
If I hunted, I would buy a new rifle.
yo
Me gustaría que tú cazaras con nosotros.
I would like you to hunt with us.
tú
Si cazáramos más, tendríamos más carne.
If we hunted more, we would have more meat.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cazamos
Correct: cazáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive requires an accent on the vowel before the '-ramos' 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.
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.
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.