Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | hozar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | hozando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar hozando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Hozar conjugation
hozar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning root around. In the present tense: yo hozo, tú hozas, él/ella hoza, nosotros hozamos, vosotros hozáis, ellos hozan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1832-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- hozar
- Gerundio
- hozando
- Meaning
- root around
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Hozar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozo | Yo hozo en la tierra suelta del huerto.I root around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hozas | Normalmente, tú hozas en el barro junto a la acequia.You usually root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hoza | Hoy, el cerdo del corral hoza entre las hojas mojadas.Today, the pig in the pen roots around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hozamos | A veces, nosotros hozamos cerca del cercado al amanecer.At times, we root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozáis | Ahora, vosotros hozáis por el suelo del patio.Right now, you all root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hozan | Casi siempre, los jabalíes del monte hozan bajo los pinos toda la noche.Most of the time, the wild boars in the hills root around under the pines all night. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he hozado | Este año, yo he hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto.This year, I have rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | has hozado | Últimamente, tú has hozado en el barro junto a la acequia.Lately, you have rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | ha hozado | En estos meses, el cerdo del corral ha hozado entre las hojas mojadas.In these months, the pig in the pen has rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hemos hozado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer.So far, we have rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | habéis hozado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis hozado por el suelo del patio.This term, you all have rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | han hozado | En este tiempo, los jabalíes del monte han hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche.During this time, the wild boars in the hills have rooted around under the pines all night. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hocé | Ayer, yo hocé en la tierra suelta del huerto.Yesterday, I rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hozaste | Hace un rato, tú hozaste en el barro junto a la acequia.A little while ago, you rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hozó | Esta mañana, el cerdo del corral hozó entre las hojas mojadas.This morning, the pig in the pen rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hozamos | Anoche, nosotros hozamos cerca del cercado al amanecer.Last night, we rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozasteis | El sábado, vosotros hozasteis por el suelo del patio.On Saturday, you all rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hozaron | Hace poco, los jabalíes del monte hozaron bajo los pinos toda la noche.Not long ago, the wild boars in the hills rooted around under the pines all night. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozaba | Antes, yo hozaba en la tierra suelta del huerto.Before, I used to root around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hozabas | Por entonces, tú hozabas en el barro junto a la acequia.Back then, you used to root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hozaba | En esa época, el cerdo del corral hozaba entre las hojas mojadas.At that time, the pig in the pen used to root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hozábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros hozábamos cerca del cercado al amanecer.When that was normal, we used to root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozabais | Hace años, vosotros hozabais por el suelo del patio.Years ago, you all used to root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hozaban | En aquellos días, los jabalíes del monte hozaban bajo los pinos toda la noche.In those days, the wild boars in the hills used to root around under the pines all night. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había hozado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto.When you arrived, I had already rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | habías hozado | Para entonces, tú ya habías hozado en el barro junto a la acequia.By then, you had already rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | había hozado | Al volver, el cerdo del corral ya había hozado entre las hojas mojadas.When we came back, the pig in the pen had already rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | habíamos hozado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer.Before talking it through, we had already rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | habíais hozado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais hozado por el suelo del patio.When you looked again, you all had already rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | habían hozado | Para ese momento, los jabalíes del monte ya habían hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche.By that moment, the wild boars in the hills had already rooted around under the pines all night. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube hozado | Apenas yo hube hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto, todo cambió.As soon as I had rooted around in the loose soil of the garden, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste hozado | En cuanto tú hubiste hozado en el barro junto a la acequia, se notó.The moment you had rooted around in the mud by the ditch, it showed. |
| él | hubo hozado | No bien el cerdo del corral hubo hozado entre las hojas mojadas, hubo ruido.As soon as the pig in the pen had rooted around among the wet leaves, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos hozado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer, seguimos adelante.Once we had rooted around near the fence at dawn, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis hozado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis hozado por el suelo del patio, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had rooted around around the yard ground, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron hozado | En cuanto los jabalíes del monte hubieron hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche, el ambiente cambió.The moment the wild boars in the hills had rooted around under the pines all night, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozaré | Mañana, yo hozaré en la tierra suelta del huerto.Tomorrow, I will root around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hozarás | Dentro de poco, tú hozarás en el barro junto a la acequia.Soon, you will root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hozará | Esta tarde, el cerdo del corral hozará entre las hojas mojadas.This afternoon, the pig in the pen will root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hozaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros hozaremos cerca del cercado al amanecer.Next week, we will root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozaréis | Pronto, vosotros hozaréis por el suelo del patio.Before long, you all will root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hozarán | Más adelante, los jabalíes del monte hozarán bajo los pinos toda la noche.Later on, the wild boars in the hills will root around under the pines all night. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré hozado | Para entonces, yo ya habré hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto.By then, I will already have rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | habrás hozado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás hozado en el barro junto a la acequia.Before closing time, you will already have rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | habrá hozado | Al final del día, el cerdo del corral ya habrá hozado entre las hojas mojadas.By the end of the day, the pig in the pen will already have rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | habremos hozado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer.By tomorrow, we will already have rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | habréis hozado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis hozado por el suelo del patio.Before leaving, you all will already have rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | habrán hozado | Para esa hora, los jabalíes del monte ya habrán hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche.By that hour, the wild boars in the hills will already have rooted around under the pines all night. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozaría | En un caso así, yo hozaría en la tierra suelta del huerto.In a case like that, I would root around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hozarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú hozarías en el barro junto a la acequia.With a little more time, you would root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hozaría | En esa situación, el cerdo del corral hozaría entre las hojas mojadas.In that situation, the pig in the pen would root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hozaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros hozaríamos cerca del cercado al amanecer.With that outlook, we would root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros hozaríais por el suelo del patio.If it came to that, you all would root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hozarían | En un día así, los jabalíes del monte hozarían bajo los pinos toda la noche.On a day like that, the wild boars in the hills would root around under the pines all night. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría hozado | En otro momento, yo habría hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto.At another moment, I would have rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | habrías hozado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías hozado en el barro junto a la acequia.With a little more margin, you would have rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | habría hozado | A esas alturas, el cerdo del corral habría hozado entre las hojas mojadas.By then, the pig in the pen would have rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | habríamos hozado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer.With that turn, we would have rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | habríais hozado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais hozado por el suelo del patio.At that point, you all would have rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | habrían hozado | En ese punto, los jabalíes del monte habrían hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche.From there, the wild boars in the hills would have rooted around under the pines all night. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hoce | Es mejor que yo hoce en la tierra suelta del huerto.It is better that I root around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hoces | Hace falta que tú hoces en el barro junto a la acequia.It is necessary that you root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hoce | Conviene que el cerdo del corral hoce entre las hojas mojadas.It is wise that the pig in the pen root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hocemos | Importa que nosotros hocemos cerca del cercado al amanecer.It matters that we root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hocéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros hocéis por el suelo del patio.It may help if you all root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hocen | Es posible que los jabalíes del monte hocen bajo los pinos toda la noche.It is possible that the wild boars in the hills root around under the pines all night. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya hozado | Ojalá yo haya hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto.Hopefully I have rooted around in the loose soil of the garden. |
| tú | hayas hozado | Puede que tú ya hayas hozado en el barro junto a la acequia.Maybe you already have rooted around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | haya hozado | Tal vez el cerdo del corral haya hozado entre las hojas mojadas.Perhaps the pig in the pen has rooted around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hayamos hozado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer.Maybe we already have rooted around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hayáis hozado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis hozado por el suelo del patio.It is likely that you all have rooted around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hayan hozado | Puede ser que los jabalíes del monte ya hayan hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche.It may be that the wild boars in the hills already have rooted around under the pines all night. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozara | Si yo hozara en la tierra suelta del huerto, se notaría enseguida.If I rooted around in the loose soil of the garden, it would show right away. |
| tú | hozaras | Si tú hozaras en el barro junto a la acequia, costaría ocultarlo.If you rooted around in the mud by the ditch, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | hozara | Si el cerdo del corral hozara entre las hojas mojadas, daría mucho que hablar.If the pig in the pen rooted around among the wet leaves, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | hozáramos | Si nosotros hozáramos cerca del cercado al amanecer, todo iría por otro lado.If we rooted around near the fence at dawn, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | hozarais | Si vosotros hozarais por el suelo del patio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all rooted around around the yard ground, the mood would change. |
| ellos | hozaran | Si los jabalíes del monte hozaran bajo los pinos toda la noche, la escena sería otra.If the wild boars in the hills rooted around under the pines all night, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera hozado | Si yo hubiera hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto, aún se recordaría.If I had rooted around in the loose soil of the garden, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras hozado | Si tú hubieras hozado en el barro junto a la acequia, eso habría dejado marca.If you had rooted around in the mud by the ditch, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera hozado | Si el cerdo del corral hubiera hozado entre las hojas mojadas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the pig in the pen had rooted around among the wet leaves, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos hozado | Si nosotros hubiéramos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had rooted around near the fence at dawn, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais hozado | Si vosotros hubierais hozado por el suelo del patio, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had rooted around around the yard ground, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran hozado | Si los jabalíes del monte hubieran hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche, nada habría quedado igual.If the wild boars in the hills had rooted around under the pines all night, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hozare | Si yo hozare en la tierra suelta del huerto, se notará enseguida.If I root around in the loose soil of the garden, it will show right away. |
| tú | hozares | Si tú hozares en el barro junto a la acequia, costará ignorarlo.If you root around in the mud by the ditch, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | hozare | Si el cerdo del corral hozare entre las hojas mojadas, dará mucho que hablar.If the pig in the pen roots around among the wet leaves, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | hozáremos | Si nosotros hozáremos cerca del cercado al amanecer, todo irá por otro camino.If we root around near the fence at dawn, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | hozareis | Si vosotros hozareis por el suelo del patio, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all root around around the yard ground, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | hozaren | Si los jabalíes del monte hozaren bajo los pinos toda la noche, la escena será distinta.If the wild boars in the hills root around under the pines all night, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere hozado | Cuando yo hubiere hozado en la tierra suelta del huerto, ya se notará.When I have rooted around in the loose soil of the garden, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres hozado | En cuanto tú hubieres hozado en el barro junto a la acequia, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have rooted around in the mud by the ditch, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere hozado | Cuando el cerdo del corral hubiere hozado entre las hojas mojadas, se verá de inmediato.When the pig in the pen has rooted around among the wet leaves, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos hozado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos hozado cerca del cercado al amanecer, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have rooted around near the fence at dawn, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis hozado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis hozado por el suelo del patio, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have rooted around around the yard ground, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren hozado | En cuanto los jabalíes del monte hubieren hozado bajo los pinos toda la noche, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the wild boars in the hills have rooted around under the pines all night, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | hoza | hoza en el barro junto a la acequia.Root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | hoce | Que el cerdo del corral hoce entre las hojas mojadas.Let the pig in the pen root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | hocemos | hocemos cerca del cercado al amanecer.Root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | hozad | hozad por el suelo del patio.Root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | hocen | Que los jabalíes del monte hocen bajo los pinos toda la noche.Let the wild boars in the hills root around under the pines all night. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no hoces | No no hoces en el barro junto a la acequia.Do not root around in the mud by the ditch. |
| él | no hoce | Que el cerdo del corral no no hoce entre las hojas mojadas.Let the pig in the pen not root around among the wet leaves. |
| nosotros | no hocemos | No no hocemos cerca del cercado al amanecer.Let us not root around near the fence at dawn. |
| vosotros | no hocéis | No no hocéis por el suelo del patio.Do not root around around the yard ground. |
| ellos | no hocen | Que los jabalíes del monte no no hocen bajo los pinos toda la noche.Let the wild boars in the hills not root around under the pines all night. |
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Practice hozar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ en la tierra suelta del huerto.
I root around in the loose soil of the garden.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
Grammar to master with hozar
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Concepts that come up every time you conjugate hozar. Each is a short, focused guide.
Common questions
Hozar conjugation — frequently asked
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about hozar.
- What does 'hozar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'hozar' means to root around. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is hozar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, hozar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate hozar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of hozar: yo hozo, tú hozas, él/ella/usted hoza, nosotros hozamos, vosotros hozáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hozan.
- How do you conjugate hozar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of hozar: yo hocé, tú hozaste, él/ella/usted hozó, nosotros hozamos, vosotros hozasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hozaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of hozar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of hozar: yo hozaba, tú hozabas, él/ella/usted hozaba, nosotros hozábamos, vosotros hozabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes hozaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of hozar?
- The past participle of hozar is 'hozado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he hozado' (I have root arounded), 'has hozado', 'ha hozado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of hozar?
- The gerundio of hozar is 'hozando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy hozando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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