Ella Verbstrazar to trace, to draw Irregular Verb
At a glance: Trazar (to trace, to draw ) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: trazo, trazas, traza, trazamos, trazáis, trazan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (tracé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (trace).

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The Indicative Present of trazar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “trazo”, meaning “I trace”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazo | I trace |
| Tú | trazas | you trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | traza | s/he traces |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazamos | we trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazáis | you (plural) trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazan | they trace |
How it’s built: Regular: stem traz- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of trazar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “tracé”, meaning “I traced”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | tracé | I traced |
| Tú | trazaste | you traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazó | s/he traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazamos | we traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazasteis | you (plural) traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazaron | they traced |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (tracé); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of trazar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “trazaba”, meaning “I used to trace”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazaba | I used to trace |
| Tú | trazabas | you used to trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazaba | s/he used to trace |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazábamos | we used to trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazabais | you (plural) used to trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazaban | they used to trace |
How it’s built: Regular: stem traz- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of trazar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy trazando”, meaning “I am tracing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy trazando | I am tracing |
| Tú | estás trazando | you are tracing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está trazando | s/he is tracing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos trazando | we are tracing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis trazando | you (plural) are tracing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están trazando | they are tracing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund trazando.
The Indicative Informal Future of trazar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a trazar”, meaning “I am going to trace”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a trazar | I am going to trace |
| Tú | vas a trazar | you are going to trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a trazar | s/he is going to trace |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a trazar | we are going to trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a trazar | you (plural) are going to trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a trazar | they are going to trace |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive trazar.
The Indicative Future of trazar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “trazaré”, meaning “I will trace”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazaré | I will trace |
| Tú | trazarás | you will trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazará | s/he will trace |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazaremos | we will trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazaréis | you (plural) will trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazarán | they will trace |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive trazar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of trazar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “trazaría”, meaning “I would trace”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazaría | I would trace |
| Tú | trazarías | you would trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazaría | s/he would trace |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazaríamos | we would trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazaríais | you (plural) would trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazarían | they would trace |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive trazar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of trazar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he trazado”, meaning “I have traced”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he trazado | I have traced |
| Tú | has trazado | you have traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha trazado | s/he has traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos trazado | we have traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis trazado | you (plural) have traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han trazado | they have traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle trazado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of trazar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había trazado”, meaning “I had traced”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había trazado | I had traced |
| Tú | habías trazado | you had traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había trazado | s/he had traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos trazado | we had traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais trazado | you (plural) had traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían trazado | they had traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle trazado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of trazar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré trazado”, meaning “I will have traced”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré trazado | I will have traced |
| Tú | habrás trazado | you will have traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá trazado | s/he will have traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos trazado | we will have traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis trazado | you (plural) will have traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán trazado | they will have traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle trazado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of trazar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría trazado”, meaning “I would have traced”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría trazado | I would have traced |
| Tú | habrías trazado | you would have traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría trazado | s/he would have traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos trazado | we would have traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais trazado | you (plural) would have traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían trazado | they would have traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle trazado.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “trace”, meaning “I trace”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trace | I trace |
| Tú | traces | you trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trace | s/he traces |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tracemos | we trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | tracéis | you (plural) trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tracen | they trace |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (trace, traces, trace, tracemos, tracéis, tracen).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “trazara”, meaning “I traced”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazara | I traced |
| Tú | trazaras | you traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazara | s/he traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazáramos | we traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazarais | you (plural) traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazaran | they traced |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, trazaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (trazáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “trazare”, meaning “I will trace”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | trazare | I will trace |
| Tú | trazares | you will trace |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trazare | s/he will trace |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | trazáremos | we will trace |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazareis | you (plural) will trace |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | trazaren | they will trace |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, trazaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (trazáremos).
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya trazado”, meaning “I have traced”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya trazado | I have traced |
| Tú | hayas trazado | you have traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya trazado | s/he has traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos trazado | we have traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis trazado | you (plural) have traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan trazado | they have traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle trazado.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera trazado”, meaning “I had traced”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera trazado | I had traced |
| Tú | hubieras trazado | you had traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera trazado | s/he had traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos trazado | we had traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais trazado | you (plural) had traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran trazado | they had traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle trazado.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere trazado”, meaning “I will have traced”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere trazado | I will have traced |
| Tú | hubieres trazado | you will have traced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere trazado | s/he will have traced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos trazado | we will have traced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis trazado | you (plural) will have traced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren trazado | they will have traced |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle trazado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “trace”, meaning “(to you formal) trace!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | traza | (to you) trace! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | trace | (to you formal) trace! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | tracemos | let's trace! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | trazad | (to you plural) trace! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tracen | (to you plural formal) trace! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (traza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (trace, tracemos, tracen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (trazad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no trace”, meaning “(to you formal) don't trace!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no traces | (to you) don't trace! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no trace | (to you formal) don't trace! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no tracemos | let's not trace! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no tracéis | (to you plural) don't trace! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no tracen | (to you plural formal) don't trace! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no traces, no trace, no tracemos, no tracéis, no tracen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Trazar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (tracé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (trace).
In the present tense (presente), trazar is conjugated as: yo trazo, tú trazas, él/ella/usted traza, nosotros trazamos, vosotros trazáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trazan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), trazar is conjugated as: yo tracé, tú trazaste, él/ella/usted trazó, nosotros trazamos, vosotros trazasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trazaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), trazar is conjugated as: yo trazaba, tú trazabas, él/ella/usted trazaba, nosotros trazábamos, vosotros trazabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes trazaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), trazar is conjugated as: yo trazaré, tú trazarás, él/ella/usted trazará, nosotros trazaremos, vosotros trazaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trazarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), trazar is conjugated as: yo trace, tú traces, él/ella/usted trace, nosotros tracemos, vosotros tracéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes tracen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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