gozar Preterite Conjugation
gozar — to enjoy deeply
Gozar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: goce, gozaste, gozó, gozamos, gozasteis, gozaron.
gozar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific, completed instance of enjoying something, like a particular meal or a concert.
Notes on gozar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'z' to 'c' (goce) to maintain the soft sound. All other forms keep the 'z' because they are followed by 'a' or 'o'.
Example Sentences
Gocé mucho la cena de anoche.
I enjoyed last night's dinner very much.
yo
Él gozó de una vida muy larga.
He enjoyed a very long life.
él/ella/usted
Gozamos cada minuto del concierto.
We enjoyed every minute of the concert.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'gozé' for the yo form.
Correct: The correct spelling is 'goce'.
Why: Spanish spelling rules require 'z' to change to 'c' 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.
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).
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.