Cenar (to dine) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

Cenar (to dine) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cenar - Conjugation of to dine in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

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Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to dine in Pretérito indefinido

yo cené I dined
tú cenaste you dined
él/ella cenó He dined
nosotros/nosotras cenamos We dined
vosotros/vosotras cenasteis you dined
ellos/ellas cenaron They dined

Example phrases

Yo cené con mi familia ayer. I had dinner with my family yesterday.
Tú cenaste en un restaurante anoche. You had dinner at a restaurant last night.
Él cenó temprano porque tenía una reunión. He had dinner early because he had a meeting.
Nosotros cenamos juntos después del partido. We had dinner together after the game.
Vosotros cenasteis en casa de amigos la semana pasada. You (all) had dinner at friends' house last week.
Ellos cenaron en la terraza para disfrutar del buen tiempo. They had dinner on the terrace to enjoy the good weather.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cenar (to dine)

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

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Cenar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Tú ... en un restaurante anoche.

Tú cenaste en un restaurante anoche.

(You had dinner at a restaurant last night.)

2. Ellos ... en la terraza para disfrutar del buen tiempo.

Ellos cenaron en la terraza para disfrutar del buen tiempo.

(They had dinner on the terrace to enjoy the good weather.)

3. Yo ... con mi familia ayer.

Yo cené con mi familia ayer.

(I had dinner with my family yesterday.)

4. Vosotros ... en casa de amigos la semana pasada.

Vosotros cenasteis en casa de amigos la semana pasada.

(You (all) had dinner at friends' house last week.)

5. Él ... temprano porque tenía una reunión.

Él cenó temprano porque tenía una reunión.

(He had dinner early because he had a meeting.)

6. Nosotros ... juntos después del partido.

Nosotros cenamos juntos después del partido.

(We had dinner together after the game.)