cantar
B1to sing
cantar in every tense
All six simple tenses of cantar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | canto |
| tú | cantas |
| él/ella/usted | canta |
| nosotros | cantamos |
| vosotros | cantáis |
| ellos/ustedes | cantan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | canté |
| tú | cantaste |
| él/ella/usted | cantó |
| nosotros | cantamos |
| vosotros | cantasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | cantaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cantaba |
| tú | cantabas |
| él/ella/usted | cantaba |
| nosotros | cantábamos |
| vosotros | cantabais |
| ellos/ustedes | cantaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cantaré |
| tú | cantarás |
| él/ella/usted | cantará |
| nosotros | cantaremos |
| vosotros | cantaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | cantarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cantaría |
| tú | cantarías |
| él/ella/usted | cantaría |
| nosotros | cantaríamos |
| vosotros | cantaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | cantarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cante |
| tú | cantes |
| él/ella/usted | cante |
| nosotros | cantemos |
| vosotros | cantéis |
| ellos/ustedes | canten |
regular
cantar in example sentences
Forms of cantar appear in 456 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the cantar family
Forms of cantar with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like cantar
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
Make cantar automatic
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