gozar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
The imperative for gozar uses 'goza' (tú) and 'goce' (usted).
gozar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to enjoy themselves or a specific thing. It's common in songs and festive contexts.
Notes on gozar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms change 'z' to 'c' (goce, gocen) because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Goza la vida!
Enjoy life!
tú
Goce de su estancia en el hotel.
Enjoy your stay at the hotel.
usted
Gocen de la fiesta, amigos.
Enjoy the party, friends.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'goze' for usted.
Correct: The correct form is 'goce'.
Why: The spelling change z -> c is required before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gozo
Gozar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: gozo, gozas, goza, gozamos, gozáis, gozan.
Preterite
yo: goce
Gozar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: goce, gozaste, gozó, gozamos, gozasteis, gozaron.
Imperfect
yo: gozaba
The imperfect of gozar is regular: gozaba, gozabas, gozaba, gozábamos, gozabais, gozaban.
Future
yo: gozaré
The future tense of gozar is regular: gozaré, gozarás, gozará, gozaremos, gozaréis, gozarán.
Conditional
yo: gozaría
The conditional of gozar is regular: gozaría, gozarías, gozaría, gozaríamos, gozaríais, gozarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: goce
Gozar changes the 'z' to 'c' in the present subjunctive: goce, goces, goce, gocemos, gocéis, gocen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gozara
The imperfect subjunctive of gozar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: gozara, gozaras, gozara, gozáramos, gozarais, gozaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no goces
The negative imperative of gozar always uses the 'c' spelling: no goces, no goce, no gocemos, no gocéis, no gocen.