cazar
M021 OrthographicCazar — orthographic z→c before e (to hunt)
z→c before e
15
verbs
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Summary
CAZAR is regular except for spelling. Before e, z changes to c: cacé, cace, caces, cacemos, cacéis, cacen. In the rest of forms, z remains (cazo, cazas, cazó, cazaré...).
Technical explanation
Orthographic z→c before e (and é):
- Present subjunctive: cace, caces, cace, cacemos, cacéis, cacen.
- Negative imperative (table cells without "no"): caces, cace, cacemos, cacéis, cacen.
- Preterite yo: cacé.
- Affirmative imperative: tú caza, vosotros cazad, and formal commands cace/cacemos/cacen.
The model has no stem change; only spelling adjusts to preserve pronunciation before front vowels.
All other tenses follow regular -ar endings (imperfect, future, conditional, compound tenses with haber + cazado).
Examples
- Ayer cacé un conejo en el monte.
- Espero que caces la idea principal.
- No caces pokémon mientras conduces.
Verbs following cazar
Common z→c followers in this model:
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Teacher guide (Spain)
Practical school-style grouping for high-frequency z→c verbs.
1) Core verbs (high frequency)
Prioritize these in class and drills.
2) Productive academic/work verbs
Very useful for school and professional Spanish.
3) Teaching recommendation
Work the three checkpoints together: preterite yo (cacé), present subjunctive (cace), and imperative (caza/cace).
Present Indicative
yo
cazo
tú
cazas
él/ella
caza
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
cazo
tú
cazas
él/ella
caza
Regular anchor
yo
hablo
tú
hablas
él/ella
habla
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
cacé
tú
cazaste
él/ella
cazó
Regular anchor
yo
hablé
tú
hablaste
él/ella
habló
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
cazaba
tú
cazabas
él/ella
cazaba
Regular anchor
yo
hablaba
tú
hablabas
él/ella
hablaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
cazaré
tú
cazarás
él/ella
cazará
Regular anchor
yo
hablaré
tú
hablarás
él/ella
hablará
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
cazaría
tú
cazarías
él/ella
cazaría
Regular anchor
yo
hablaría
tú
hablarías
él/ella
hablaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
cace
tú
caces
él/ella
cace
Regular anchor
yo
hable
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
caza
él/ella
cace
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
habla
él/ella
hable
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
caces
él/ella
cace
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
Tense availability
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