cazar Present Conjugation
cazar — to hunt
The present tense of cazar is completely regular: cazo, cazas, caza, cazamos, cazáis, cazan.
cazar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual hunting activities, general facts about predators, or describing what someone is doing right now.
Notes on cazar in the Present
Cazar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative. No spelling changes occur here.
Example Sentences
El gato siempre caza ratones en el jardín.
The cat always hunts mice in the garden.
él/ella/usted
Muchos leones cazan en grupo.
Many lions hunt in groups.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros no cazamos animales en peligro.
We do not hunt endangered animals.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: caco
Correct: cazo
Why: Learners sometimes over-apply the z-to-c rule from the preterite. In the present 'yo' form, the 'z' stays because it is followed by 'o'.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no caces
The negative imperative of cazar uses the present subjunctive: no caces, no cace, no cacemos, no cacéis, no cacen.