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Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Verbo (Verb)

Conjugation of cantar (to sing) for all verb tenses.

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 44: Música y arte (Music and art)

Non-personal forms (Formas no personales)

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cantar (to sing) Cantando (Singing) Cantado (Sung)

Cantar (to sing): All conjugations for all verb tenses

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente (Present)

  • yo canto I sing
  • tú cantas You sing
  • él/ella canta he/she sings
  • nosotros/nosotras cantamos We sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantáis you sing
  • ellos/ellas cantan They sing

Pretérito perfecto (Present Perfect)

  • yo he cantado I have sung
  • tú has cantado You have sung
  • él/ella ha cantado he/she has sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hemos cantado we have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras habéis cantado you have sung
  • ellos/ellas han cantado They have sung

Subjuntivo presente (Present subjunctive)

  • yo cante I sing
  • tú cantes you sing
  • él/ella cante he/she sings
  • nosotros/nosotras cantemos we sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantéis you sing
  • ellos/ellas canten They sing

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto (Past Perfect Subjunctive)

  • yo haya cantado I have sung
  • tú hayas cantado you have sung
  • él/ella haya cantado he/she has sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hayamos cantado we have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras hayáis cantado you have sung
  • ellos/ellas hayan cantado they have sung

Pretérito imperfecto (Imperfect Past)

  • yo cantaba I was singing
  • tú cantabas You were singing
  • él/ella cantaba he/she was singing
  • nosotros/nosotras cantábamos We used to sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantabais You (plural) sang
  • ellos/ellas cantaban They were singing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo había cantado I had sung
  • tú habías cantado you had sung
  • él/ella había cantado he had sung
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos cantado we had sung
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais cantado you had sung
  • ellos/ellas habían cantado They had sung

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto (Subjunctive past imperfect)

  • yo cantara/cantase I would sing
  • tú cantaras/cantases You would sing
  • él/ella cantara/cantase he would sing
  • nosotros/nosotras cantáramos/cantásemos we sang
  • vosotros/vosotras cantarais/cantaseis You would sing
  • ellos/ellas cantaran/cantasen they sang

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto (Past perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiera/hubiese cantado I would have sung
  • tú hubieras/hubieses cantado you had sung
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese cantado he would have sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos cantado we would have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis cantado You would have sung
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen cantado they would have sung

Pretérito indefinido (Simple Past)

  • yo canté I sang
  • tú cantaste You sang
  • él/ella cantó he sang
  • nosotros/nosotras cantamos we sang
  • vosotros/vosotras cantasteis You sang
  • ellos/ellas cantaron They sang

Pretérito anterior (Preterite Anterior)

  • yo hube cantado I had sung
  • tú hubiste cantado You had sung
  • él/ella hubo cantado he/she had sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos cantado we had sung
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cantado You had sung
  • ellos/ellas hubieron cantado they had sung

Subjuntivo futuro simple (Future subjunctive simple)

  • yo cantare I will sing
  • tú cantares you will sing
  • él/ella cantare he will sing
  • nosotros/nosotras cantáremos we shall sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantareis You all will sing
  • ellos/ellas cantaren They would sing

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto (Future perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiere cantado I will have sung
  • tú hubieres cantado you will have sung
  • él/ella hubiere cantado he/she will have sung
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos cantado we will have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras hubiereis cantado you will have sung
  • ellos/ellas hubieren cantado they will have sung

Futuro simple (Simple Future)

  • yo cantaré I will sing
  • tú cantarás You will sing
  • él/ella cantará he will sing
  • nosotros/nosotras cantaremos we will sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantaréis You (plural) will sing
  • ellos/ellas cantarán They will sing

Futuro perfecto (Future Perfect)

  • yo habré cantado I will have sung
  • tú habrás cantado You will have sung
  • él/ella habrá cantado he will have sung
  • nosotros/nosotras habremos cantado we will have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras habréis cantado You will have sung
  • ellos/ellas habrán cantado They will have sung
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo (Imperative)

  • ¡Canta! Sing!
  • ¡Canta! Sing!
  • ¡Cante! Let's sing
  • ¡Cantemos! Let's sing!
  • ¡Cantad! You all sing.

Imperativo negativo (Negative Imperative)

  • ¡No cantes! Do not sing!
  • ¡No cante! You don't sing
  • ¡No cantemos! You(pl) do not sing
  • ¡No cantéis! You all do not sing.
  • ¡No canten! They do not sing

Condicional simple (Simple Conditional)

  • yo cantaría I would sing
  • tú cantarías you would sing
  • él/ella cantaría he would sing
  • nosotros/nosotras cantaríamos We would sing
  • vosotros/vosotras cantaríais you would sing
  • ellos/ellas cantarían They would sing

Condicional perfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo habría cantado I would have sung
  • tú habrías cantado You would have sung
  • él/ella habría cantado he would have sung
  • nosotros/nosotras habríamos cantado we would have sung
  • vosotros/vosotras habríais cantado you would have sung
  • ellos/ellas habrían cantado They would have sung