gozar Imperfect Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
The imperfect of gozar is regular: gozaba, gozabas, gozaba, gozábamos, gozabais, gozaban.
gozar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of enjoyment in the past that was ongoing or habitual (e.g., 'I used to enjoy...').
Notes on gozar in the Imperfect
Gozar is regular in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo gozaba mucho jugando en el parque.
As a child, I used to enjoy playing in the park a lot.
yo
Mi abuelo gozaba de buena salud hasta los noventa.
My grandfather enjoyed good health until he was ninety.
él/ella/usted
Gozábamos de largas tardes de verano.
We used to enjoy long summer afternoons.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'gozábamos'.
Correct: Always include the accent on the 'a' for the nosotros form.
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect have an accent on the nosotros form (ábamos).
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: goza
The imperative for gozar uses 'goza' (tú) and 'goce' (usted).
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.