gozar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
The imperfect subjunctive of gozar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: gozara, gozaras, gozara, gozáramos, gozarais, gozaran.
gozar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past emotions involving deep enjoyment, such as 'If I enjoyed it more...' or 'I wanted him to enjoy it'.
Notes on gozar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Gozar is regular in this tense (based on the third-person plural preterite 'gozaron'), so the 'z' remains because it is followed by 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si gozara de buena salud, viajaría más.
If I enjoyed good health, I would travel more.
yo
Me gustaría que gozáramos de este silencio.
I would like us to enjoy this silence.
nosotros
Era necesario que gozaran del espectáculo.
It was necessary that they enjoyed the show.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'gozaramos'.
Correct: The correct form is 'gozáramos'.
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
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.