gozar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
Gozar changes the 'z' to 'c' in the present subjunctive: goce, goces, goce, gocemos, gocéis, gocen.
gozar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone else enjoying something deeply, often following phrases like 'Espero que' or 'Deseo que'.
Notes on gozar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense features a spelling change (z to c) before the letter 'e' to maintain the soft 's' sound. This occurs in all forms.
Example Sentences
Espero que goces de tus vacaciones.
I hope you enjoy your vacation.
tú
Es importante que gocemos cada momento.
It is important that we enjoy every moment.
nosotros
No creo que ellos gocen mucho en ese clima.
I don't think they enjoy themselves much in that climate.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'gozes' instead of 'goces'.
Correct: The spelling must change to 'c' before an 'e'.
Why: In Spanish spelling rules, 'z' rarely appears before 'e' or 'i'; it usually switches to 'c' to keep the same sound.
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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.
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.