rozar Imperfect Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The imperfect of rozar is completely regular: rozaba, rozabas, rozaba, rozábamos, rozabais, rozaban.
rozar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a repetitive grazing motion or to set the scene where something was touching or bordering on something else over time.
Notes on rozar in the Imperfect
Rozar is fully regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -ar endings.
Example Sentences
El vestido rozaba el suelo mientras caminaba.
The dress was grazing the floor as she walked.
él/ella/usted
Antes, las ramas rozaban mi ventana.
Before, the branches used to brush against my window.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos rozábamos los hombros en el autobús.
We were brushing shoulders on the bus.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'c' like in the preterite (rocaba).
Correct: rozaba
Why: The z-to-c change only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Since imperfect endings start with 'a', the 'z' stays.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rozo
The present tense of rozar is regular: rozo, rozas, roza, rozamos, rozáis, rozan.
Preterite
yo: rocé
The preterite of rozar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: rocé.
Future
yo: rozaré
The future of rozar is regular: rozaré, rozarás, rozará, rozaremos, rozaréis, rozarán.
Conditional
yo: rozaría
The conditional of rozar is regular: rozaría, rozarías, rozaría, rozaríamos, rozaríais, rozarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: roce
The present subjunctive of rozar uses a 'c' in all forms: roce, roces, roce, rocemos, rocéis, rocen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rozara
The imperfect subjunctive of rozar is regular: rozara, rozaras, rozara, rozáramos, rozarais, rozaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: roza
The imperative of rozar uses 'z' for 'tú' (roza) and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes' (roce/rocen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no roces
The negative imperative of rozar always uses 'c': no roces, no roce, no rocéis, no rocen.