rozar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The imperfect subjunctive of rozar is regular: rozara, rozaras, rozara, rozáramos, rozarais, rozaran.
rozar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (e.g., 'If I grazed...') or when the main verb is in the past and expresses a wish or doubt about something grazing.
Notes on rozar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is built from the third-person plural preterite 'rozaron', so the 'z' remains because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si rozaras la cuerda, sonaría la alarma.
If you were to graze the cord, the alarm would sound.
tú
Me dio miedo que el barco rozara las rocas.
I was afraid the boat might graze the rocks.
él/ella/usted
Si nos rozáramos, lo notarías.
If we brushed against each other, you would notice it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rocara' with a c.
Correct: rozara
Why: The spelling change to 'c' only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Since these endings start with 'a', the 'z' is correct.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: rozaba
The imperfect of rozar is completely regular: rozaba, rozabas, rozaba, rozábamos, rozabais, rozaban.
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.
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.