trazar Imperfect Conjugation
trazar — to draw
Trazar is regular in the imperfect: trazaba, trazabas, trazaba, trazábamos, trazabais, trazaban.
trazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual drawing in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was drawing when...').
Notes on trazar in the Imperfect
Trazar is a regular -ar verb. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo trazaba mapas de tesoros.
As a child, I used to draw treasure maps.
yo
Ustedes trazaban líneas muy finas.
You all were drawing very thin lines.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Trazábamos el plan mientras cenábamos.
We were outlining the plan while we were having dinner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'trazía' instead of 'trazaba'.
Correct: trazaba
Why: Only -er and -ir verbs use the -ía ending; -ar verbs use -aba.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trazo
Trazar is completely regular in the present tense: trazo, trazas, traza, trazamos, trazáis, trazan.
Preterite
yo: tracé
Trazar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: tracé, trazaste, trazó, trazamos, trazasteis, trazaron.
Future
yo: trazaré
Trazar is regular in the future: trazaré, trazarás, trazará, trazaremos, trazaréis, trazarán.
Conditional
yo: trazaría
Trazar is regular in the conditional: trazaría, trazarías, trazaría, trazaríamos, trazaríais, trazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trace
Trazar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' before 'e': trace, traces, trace, tracemos, tracéis, tracen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: trazara
The imperfect subjunctive of trazar is regular, based on the 'trazaron' stem: trazara, trazaras, trazara, trazáramos, trazarais, trazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traza
The imperative uses 'traza' (tú) and spelling-changed 'trace' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traces
Negative commands always use the spelling-changed subjunctive forms: no traces, no trace, no tracemos, no tracéis, no tracen.