rozar Present Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The present tense of rozar is regular: rozo, rozas, roza, rozamos, rozáis, rozan.
rozar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that currently touch or graze each other, or to express how something 'borders on' or 'is close to' a certain quality or feeling.
Notes on rozar in the Present
Rozar is completely regular in the present indicative. The 'z' remains before the vowels 'o' and 'a'.
Example Sentences
Sus dedos rozan las cuerdas de la guitarra.
His fingers graze the guitar strings.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tu actitud roza la mala educación.
Your attitude borders on rudeness.
él/ella/usted
Siempre rozo el estante cuando paso por aquí.
I always brush against the shelf when I pass by here.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'roce' instead of 'rozo' for the yo form.
Correct: rozo
Why: Learners often over-apply the z-to-c spelling change which only happens before 'e' or 'i'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.