trazar Preterite Conjugation
trazar — to draw
Trazar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: tracé, trazaste, trazó, trazamos, trazasteis, trazaron.
trazar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed drawings or plans finished at a specific point in the past.
Notes on trazar in the Preterite
The 'yo' form changes 'z' to 'c' (tracé) to preserve the soft sound before 'é'. All other forms are regular and keep the 'z'.
Example Sentences
Tracé el boceto en cinco minutos.
I drew the sketch in five minutes.
yo
Él trazó una ruta alternativa.
He mapped out an alternative route.
él/ella/usted
Trazamos el plan anoche.
We outlined the plan last night.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'trazé' in the yo form.
Correct: tracé
Why: The letter 'z' changes to 'c' before 'e' in Spanish spelling rules.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trazo
Trazar is completely regular in the present tense: trazo, trazas, traza, trazamos, trazáis, trazan.
Imperfect
yo: trazaba
Trazar is regular in the imperfect: trazaba, trazabas, trazaba, trazábamos, trazabais, trazaban.
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.