danzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
danzar — to dance
Use 'danza' (tú) or 'dancad' (vosotros) for commands; formal forms (usted/ustedes) use the 'c' spelling change.
danzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use for direct orders, invitations to dance, or choreographic instructions.
Notes on danzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'c' spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Danza como si nadie te viera!
Dance like nobody is watching you!
tú
Dance con elegancia, por favor.
Dance with elegance, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'danze' for the formal command.
Correct: dance
Why: The 'z' must change to 'c' before the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: danzo
Danzar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: danzo, danzas, danza, danzamos, danzáis, danzan.
Preterite
yo: dancé
Danzar is regular except for the 'yo' form (dancé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: danzaba
Danzar follows the regular -aba pattern: danzaba, danzabas, danzaba, danzábamos, danzabais, danzaban.
Future
yo: danzaré
Danzar is regular in the future: add endings to the full infinitive (danzaré, danzarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: danzaría
The conditional of danzar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (danzaría, danzarías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: dance
Danzar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' before 'e' in all forms: dance, dances, dance, dancemos, dancéis, dancen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: danzara
The imperfect subjunctive of danzar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: danzara, danzaras, danzara, danzáramos, danzarais, danzaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dances
All negative commands for danzar use the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'z' to 'c' change.