gozar Negative Imperative Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
The negative imperative of gozar always uses the 'c' spelling: no goces, no goce, no gocemos, no gocéis, no gocen.
gozar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to enjoy something (though rare, it might be used sarcastically or in specific advice).
Notes on gozar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the spelling change 'z' to 'c' because all negative commands for -ar verbs end in 'e'-based suffixes.
Example Sentences
No goces de privilegios que no mereces.
Don't enjoy privileges that you don't deserve.
tú
No gocen de esto todavía; esperen un poco.
Don't enjoy this yet; wait a bit.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no goza' for the negative tú command.
Correct: The correct form is 'no goces'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the present indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: goza
The imperative for gozar uses 'goza' (tú) and 'goce' (usted).