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Spanish · Verb · #515 most common

cazar

to hunt
to catch

Regular-ar ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.

yocazo
cazas
él/ellacaza
nosotroscazamos
vosotroscazáis
ellos/ellascazan

Yo cazo ciervos en el bosque cada otoño.

I hunt deer in the forest every autumn.

Ella caza aves migratorias en la primavera.

She hunts migratory birds in the spring.

2.

Pretérito Indefinido

Completed actions at a specific point in the past.

yocacé
cazaste
él/ellacazó
nosotroscazamos
vosotroscazasteis
ellos/ellascazaron

Ayer cazamos un zorro en la montaña.

Yesterday we hunted a fox in the mountains.

Él cazó un pato el fin de semana pasado.

He hunted a duck last weekend.

3.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.

yocazaba
cazabas
él/ellacazaba
nosotroscazábamos
vosotroscazabais
ellos/ellascazaban

Cuando era niño, siempre cazaba con mi padre.

When I was a child, I always hunted with my father.

Ellos cazaban en las mismas tierras cada año.

They hunted in the same lands every year.

4.

Futuro Simple

Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.

yocazaré
cazarás
él/ellacazará
nosotroscazaremos
vosotroscazaréis
ellos/ellascazarán

Mañana cazaré en la reserva natural.

Tomorrow I will hunt in the nature reserve.

Nosotros cazaremos juntos el próximo mes.

We will hunt together next month.

5.

Condicional

Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.

yocazaría
cazarías
él/ellacazaría
nosotroscazaríamos
vosotroscazaríais
ellos/ellascazarían

Si tuviera tiempo, cazaría más a menudo.

If I had time, I would hunt more often.

Ella cazaría si supiera cómo hacerlo.

She would hunt if she knew how to do it.

6.

Subjuntivo Presente

Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.

yocace
caces
él/ellacace
nosotroscacemos
vosotroscacéis
ellos/ellascacen

Espero que tú caces con nosotros este fin de semana.

I hope that you hunt with us this weekend.

Es posible que ellos no cacen este año.

It is possible that they do not hunt this year.

7.

Subjuntivo Imperfecto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.

yocazara
cazaras
él/ellacazara
nosotroscazáramos
vosotroscazarais
ellos/ellascazaran

Si yo cazara, lo haría con respeto por la naturaleza.

If I were to hunt, I would do it with respect for nature.

Ojalá que nosotros cazáramos en un lugar seguro.

I wish that we hunted in a safe place.

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Common questions
Is "cazar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
"cazar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
How do you conjugate "cazar" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "cazar" conjugates as: cazas, cazo, cazan, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "cazar" in Spanish?
In the Pretérito Indefinido, "cazar" conjugates as: cazaste, cacé, cazaron, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "cazar" in Spanish?
"cazar" (to hunt, to catch) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.