danzar Present Conjugation
danzar — to dance
Danzar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: danzo, danzas, danza, danzamos, danzáis, danzan.
danzar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about a current hobby, a professional dancer's job, or general truths about dancing.
Notes on danzar in the Present
Danzar is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo danzo en una compañía profesional.
I dance in a professional company.
yo
Mi hermana danza ballet clásico.
My sister dances classical ballet.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros danzamos todos los viernes.
We dance every Friday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing danzar with bailar.
Correct: danzo (for artistic/ritual dance) vs bailo (general dancing).
Why: Danzar is often more formal or artistic than the common word bailar.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.