danzar Imperfect Conjugation
danzar — to dance
Danzar follows the regular -aba pattern: danzaba, danzabas, danzaba, danzábamos, danzabais, danzaban.
danzar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual dancing in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'The tribes were dancing when...').
Notes on danzar in the Imperfect
Danzar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'a' in 'danzábamos'.
Example Sentences
De niña, yo danzaba todos los días.
As a girl, I used to dance every day.
yo
Ellas danzaban mientras la música sonaba.
They were dancing while the music played.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using -ía endings like 'danzaría'.
Correct: danzaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba in the imperfect; -ía is for -er and -ir verbs.
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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'.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: danza
Use 'danza' (tú) or 'dancad' (vosotros) for commands; formal forms (usted/ustedes) use the 'c' spelling change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dances
All negative commands for danzar use the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'z' to 'c' change.