cocer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
cocer — to boil
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change: cueza, cuezas, cueza, cozamos, cozáis, cuezan.
cocer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, a wish, or a command about boiling, like 'I want you to boil the water'.
Notes on cocer in the Present Subjunctive
Because the 'yo' form of the present indicative is 'cuezo', the subjunctive stem is 'cuez-'. Note that nosotros/vosotros keep the 'z' but lose the 'ue' (cozamos).
Example Sentences
Espero que cuezas bien el pollo.
I hope you boil the chicken well.
tú
Es importante que cozamos las legumbres hoy.
It is important that we boil the legumes today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo cueca
Correct: que yo cueza
Why: The spelling change to 'z' is necessary to keep the sound consistent with the present 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuezo
Cocer is a stem-changing verb (o to ue) with a spelling change in the 'yo' form (z instead of c).
Preterite
yo: cocí
Cocer is regular in the preterite: cocí, cociste, coció, cocimos, cocisteis, cocieron.
Imperfect
yo: cocía
The imperfect of cocer is regular: cocía, cocías, cocía, cocíamos, cocíais, cocían.
Future
yo: coceré
The future of cocer is regular: coceré, cocerás, cocerá, coceremos, coceréis, cocerán.
Conditional
yo: cocería
The conditional of cocer is regular: cocería, cocerías, cocería, coceríamos, coceríais, cocerían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cociera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: cociera, cocieras, cociera, cociéramos, cocierais, cocieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuece
The imperative uses 'cuece' for tú and 'cueza/n' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cuezas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no cuezas, no cueza, no cozamos, no cozáis, no cuezan.