cazar Negative Imperative Conjugation
cazar — to hunt
The negative imperative of cazar uses the present subjunctive: no caces, no cace, no cacemos, no cacéis, no cacen.
cazar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to forbid hunting or to tell someone not to catch something.
Notes on cazar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for cazar use the 'c' spelling change because the endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No caces en esta zona protegida.
Don't hunt in this protected area.
tú
No cacen animales jóvenes.
Don't hunt young animals.
ustedes
No cacemos hoy, hace mucho viento.
Let's not hunt today; it's very windy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no cazas
Correct: no caces
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: caza
The imperative of cazar gives commands: caza (tú), cace (usted), cacemos (nosotros), cazad (vosotros), cacen (ustedes).