lanzar Present Conjugation
lanzar — throw
The present tense of lanzar is regular: lanzo, lanzas, lanza, lanzamos, lanzáis, lanzan.
lanzar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions (like a pitcher's style) or things happening right now, such as throwing trash away or launching an app.
Notes on lanzar in the Present
Lanzar is completely regular in the present indicative. The 'z' remains throughout because it is followed by 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre lanzo la basura en el contenedor verde.
I always throw the trash in the green bin.
yo
¿Por qué lanzas tus juguetes?
Why are you throwing your toys?
tú
Ellos lanzan una nueva versión cada mes.
They launch a new version every month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lanco
Correct: lanzo
Why: Learners sometimes try to apply the 'c' change from the preterite here, but the 'z' is correct before 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: lancé
The preterite of lanzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (lancé) to keep the 's' sound.
Imperfect
yo: lanzaba
The imperfect of lanzar is regular: lanzaba, lanzabas, lanzaba, lanzábamos, lanzabais, lanzaban.
Future
yo: lanzaré
The future of lanzar is regular: lanzaré, lanzarás, lanzará, lanzaremos, lanzaréis, lanzarán.
Conditional
yo: lanzaría
The conditional of lanzar is regular: lanzaría, lanzarías, lanzaría, lanzaríamos, lanzaríais, lanzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lance
The present subjunctive of lanzar features a spelling change (z > c) in all forms: lance, lances, lance, lancemos, lancéis, lancen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lanzara
The imperfect subjunctive of lanzar is regular: lanzara, lanzaras, lanzara, lanzáramos, lanzarais, lanzaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lanza
The imperative of lanzar gives commands: lanza (tú), lanzad (vosotros), lance (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no lances
The negative imperative of lanzar uses the present subjunctive: no lances, no lance, no lancemos, no lancéis, no lancen.