rozar Preterite Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The preterite of rozar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: rocé.
rozar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific instance when something grazed or brushed against something else in the past.
Notes on rozar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'z' to 'c' (rocé) to maintain the soft 's' sound before the 'e'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Rocé el coche contra la columna del garaje.
I grazed the car against the garage column.
yo
La bala le rozó el brazo.
The bullet grazed his arm.
él/ella/usted
Sus manos se rozaron por accidente.
Their hands brushed against each other by accident.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'rozé' with a z.
Correct: rocé
Why: In Spanish, 'z' is almost never written before 'e' or 'i'; it changes to 'c'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rozo
The present tense of rozar is regular: rozo, rozas, roza, rozamos, rozáis, rozan.
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.