Cantar (to sing) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Cantar - Conjugation of to sing in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Música y arte (Music and art)

Conjugation of to sing in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

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

Example phrases

Me gustaría que yo cantara/cantase en el parque. I would like that I sang in the park.
Si tú cantaras/cantases en la estación, todos te escucharían. If you sang at the station, everyone would listen to you.
Deseábamos que él/ella cantara/cantase en la plaza durante el evento. We wished that he would sing in the square during the event.
Nos pidieron que nosotros cantáramos/cantásemos en la cafetería. They asked us to sing in the cafeteria.
Era necesario que vosotros cantarais/cantaseis en el restaurante. It was necessary that you sang in the restaurant.
Si ellos/ellas cantaran/cantasen en la parada del autobús, atraería a muchos curiosos. If they sang at the bus stop, it would attract many onlookers.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cantar (to sing)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Cantar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si tú ... en la estación, todos te escucharían.

Si tú cantaras/cantases en la estación, todos te escucharían.

(If you sang at the station, everyone would listen to you.)

2. Si ellos/ellas ... en la parada del autobús, atraería a muchos curiosos.

Si ellos/ellas cantaran/cantasen en la parada del autobús, atraería a muchos curiosos.

(If they sang at the bus stop, it would attract many onlookers.)

3. Nos pidieron que nosotros ... en la cafetería.

Nos pidieron que nosotros cantáramos/cantásemos en la cafetería.

(They asked us to sing in the cafeteria.)

4. Me gustaría que yo ... en el parque.

Me gustaría que yo cantara/cantase en el parque.

(I would like that I sang in the park.)

5. Deseábamos que él/ella ... en la plaza durante el evento.

Deseábamos que él/ella cantara/cantase en la plaza durante el evento.

(We wished that he would sing in the square during the event.)

6. Era necesario que vosotros ... en el restaurante.

Era necesario que vosotros cantarais/cantaseis en el restaurante.

(It was necessary that you sang in the restaurant.)