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Conjugation of the Spanish verb cantar

A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb cantar, along with their English translations.

cantar is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
cantar	to sing

Present		Scored
yo canto	I sing
tú cantas	you sing
él canta	he sings
ella canta	she sings
nosotros cantamos	we sing
vosotros cantáis	you sing
ellos cantan	they sing
ellas cantan	they sing

Imperfect		Scored
yo cantaba	I was singing
tú cantabas	you were singing
él cantaba	he was singing
ella cantaba	she was singing
nosotros cantábamos	we were singing
vosotros cantabais	you were singing
ellos cantaban	they were singing
ellas cantaban	they were singing

Preterite		Scored
yo canté	I sang
tú cantaste	you sang
él cantó	he sang
ella cantó	she sang
nosotros cantamos	we sang
vosotros cantasteis	you sang
ellos cantaron	they sang
ellas cantaron	they sang

Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto		Scored
yo he cantado	I have sung
tú has cantado	you have sung
él ha cantado	he has sung
ella ha cantado	she has sung
nosotros hemos cantado	we have sung
vosotros habéis cantado	you have sung
ellos han cantado	they have sung
ellas han cantado	they have sung

Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto		Scored
yo había cantado	I had sung
tú habías cantado	you had sung
él había cantado	he had sung
ella había cantado	she had sung
nosotros habíamos cantado	we had sung
vosotros habíais cantado	you had sung
ellos habían cantado	they had sung
ellas habían cantado	they had sung

Future		Scored
yo cantaré	I will sing
tú cantarás	you will sing
él cantará	he will sing
ella cantará	she will sing
nosotros cantaremos	we will sing
vosotros cantaréis	you will sing
ellos cantarán	they will sing
ellas cantarán	they will sing

Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto		Scored
yo habré cantado	I will have sung
tú habrás cantado	you will have sung
él habrá cantado	he will have sung
ella habrá cantado	she will have sung
nosotros habremos cantado	we will have sung
vosotros habréis cantado	you will have sung
ellos habrán cantado	they will have sung
ellas habrán cantado	they will have sung

Conditional		Scored
yo cantaría	I would sing
tú cantarías	you would sing
él cantaría	he would sing
ella cantaría	she would sing
nosotros cantaríamos	we would sing
vosotros cantaríais	you would sing
ellos cantarían	they would sing
ellas cantarían	they would sing

Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb.		Scored
yo habría cantado	I would have sung
tú habrías cantado	you would have sung
él habría cantado	he would have sung
ella habría cantado	she would have sung
nosotros habríamos cantado	we would have sung
vosotros habríais cantado	you would have sung
ellos habrían cantado	they would have sung
ellas habrían cantado	they would have sung

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo cante	(... that) I sing
(... que) tú cantes	(... that) you sing
(... que) él cante	(... that) he sings
(... que) ella cante	(... that) she sings
(... que) nosotros cantemos	(... that) we sing
(... que) vosotros cantéis	(... that) you sing
(... que) ellos canten	(... that) they sing
(... que) ellas canten	(... that) they sing

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo cantara	(... that) I was singing
(... que) tú cantaras	(... that) you were singing
(... que) él cantara	(... that) he was singing
(... que) ella cantara	(... that) she was singing
(... que) nosotros cantáramos	(... that) we were singing
(... que) vosotros cantarais	(... that) you were singing
(... que) ellos cantaran	(... that) they were singing
(... que) ellas cantaran	(... that) they were singing

Imperative		Scored
canta	Sing
cantemos	Let's sing
canten	Sing

Present Participle		Scored
cantando	singing

Past Participle		Scored
cantado	sung

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