danzar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
danzar — to dance
The imperfect subjunctive of danzar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: danzara, danzaras, danzara, danzáramos, danzarais, danzaran.
danzar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving dancing or when a past emotion or request triggered the subjunctive.
Notes on danzar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Danzar is regular here. Note the written accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form (danzáramos).
Example Sentences
Si yo danzara mejor, iría a la academia.
If I danced better, I would go to the academy.
yo
Querían que nosotros danzáramos en la boda.
They wanted us to dance at the wedding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on danzáramos.
Correct: danzáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
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.