rezar Present Conjugation
rezar — to pray
The present tense of rezar is regular, following standard -ar endings.
rezar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions, such as a daily prayer routine, or to describe what someone is doing right now.
Notes on rezar in the Present
This tense is completely regular. No spelling changes occur because the endings do not start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
Yo rezo todas las mañanas.
I pray every morning.
yo
¿Tú rezas antes de dormir?
Do you pray before sleeping?
tú
Nosotros rezamos por la paz.
We pray for peace.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reco
Correct: rezo
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the 'z to c' rule; it only happens before 'e' or 'i', not before 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: recé
The preterite of rezar features a spelling change in the first person (recé) to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: rezaba
The imperfect of rezar is regular, using the standard -aba endings.
Future
yo: rezaré
The future tense of rezar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: rezaría
The conditional of rezar is regular: infinitive + ía, ías, ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: rece
The present subjunctive of rezar uses a 'c' instead of a 'z' in all forms (rece, reces...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rezara
The imperfect subjunctive of rezar is regular, based on the 'rezaron' stem.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reza
The imperative of rezar uses 'reza' for tú and 'rece' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reces
The negative imperative of rezar always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.