Cantar

to sing

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cantar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cantando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cantado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	canto I sing	I sing
tú	cantas you sing	you sing
él/ella/usted	canta he/she/you sings	he/she/you sings
nosotros	cantamos we sing	we sing
vosotros	cantáis you all sing	you all sing
ellos/ustedes	cantan they/you all sing	they/you all sing

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cantaba I used to sing	I used to sing
tú	cantabas you used to sing	you used to sing
él/ella/usted	cantaba he/she/you used to sing	he/she/you used to sing
nosotros	cantábamos we used to sing	we used to sing
vosotros	cantabais you all used to sing	you all used to sing
ellos/ustedes	cantaban they/you all used to sing	they/you all used to sing

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	canté I sung	I sung
tú	cantaste you sung	you sung
él/ella/usted	cantó he/she/you sung	he/she/you sung
nosotros	cantamos we sung	we sung
vosotros	cantasteis you all sung	you all sung
ellos/ustedes	cantaron they/you all sung	they/you all sung

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cantaré I will sing	I will sing
tú	cantarás you will sing	you will sing
él/ella/usted	cantará he/she/you will sing	he/she/you will sing
nosotros	cantaremos we will sing	we will sing
vosotros	cantaréis you all will sing	you all will sing
ellos/ustedes	cantarán they/you all will sing	they/you all will sing

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cantaría I would sing	I would sing
tú	cantarías you would sing	you would sing
él/ella/usted	cantaría he/she/you would sing	he/she/you would sing
nosotros	cantaríamos we would sing	we would sing
vosotros	cantaríais you all would sing	you all would sing
ellos/ustedes	cantarían they/you all would sing	they/you all would sing

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cante that I sing	that I sing
tú	cantes that you sing	that you sing
él/ella/usted	cante that he/she/you sing	that he/she/you sing
nosotros	cantemos that we sing	that we sing
vosotros	cantéis that you all sing	that you all sing
ellos/ustedes	canten that they/you all sing	that they/you all sing

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cantara or cantase that I sung	that I sung
tú	cantaras or cantases that you sung	that you sung
él/ella/usted	cantara or cantase that he/she/you sung	that he/she/you sung
nosotros	cantáramos or cantásemos that we sung	that we sung
vosotros	cantarais or cantaseis that you all sung	that you all sung
ellos/ustedes	cantaran or cantasen that they/you all sung	that they/you all sung

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he cantado I have sung	I have sung
tú	has cantado you have sung	you have sung
él/ella/usted	ha cantado he/she/you have sung	he/she/you have sung
nosotros	hemos cantado we have sung	we have sung
vosotros	habéis cantado you all have sung	you all have sung
ellos/ustedes	han cantado they/you all have sung	they/you all have sung

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había cantado I had sung	I had sung
tú	habías cantado you had sung	you had sung
él/ella/usted	había cantado he/she/you had sung	he/she/you had sung
nosotros	habíamos cantado we had sung	we had sung
vosotros	habíais cantado you all had sung	you all had sung
ellos/ustedes	habían cantado they/you all had sung	they/you all had sung

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube cantado I had sung	I had sung
tú	hubiste cantado you had sung	you had sung
él/ella/usted	hubo cantado he/she/you had sung	he/she/you had sung
nosotros	hubimos cantado we had sung	we had sung
vosotros	hubisteis cantado you all had sung	you all had sung
ellos/ustedes	hubieron cantado they/you all had sung	they/you all had sung

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré cantado I will have sung	I will have sung
tú	habrás cantado you will have sung	you will have sung
él/ella/usted	habrá cantado he/she/you will have sung	he/she/you will have sung
nosotros	habremos cantado we will have sung	we will have sung
vosotros	habréis cantado you all will have sung	you all will have sung
ellos/ustedes	habrán cantado they/you all will have sung	they/you all will have sung

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría cantado I would have sung	I would have sung
tú	habrías cantado you would have sung	you would have sung
él/ella/usted	habría cantado he/she/you would have sung	he/she/you would have sung
nosotros	habríamos cantado we would have sung	we would have sung
vosotros	habríais cantado you all would have sung	you all would have sung
ellos/ustedes	habrían cantado they/you all would have sung	they/you all would have sung

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya cantado that I have sung	that I have sung
tú	hayas cantado that you have sung	that you have sung
él/ella/usted	haya cantado that he/she/you have sung	that he/she/you have sung
nosotros	hayamos cantado that we have sung	that we have sung
vosotros	hayáis cantado that you all have sung	that you all have sung
ellos/ustedes	hayan cantado that they/you all have sung	that they/you all have sung

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera cantado that I had sung	that I had sung
tú	hubieras cantado that you had sung	that you had sung
él/ella/usted	hubiera cantado that he/she/you had sung	that he/she/you had sung
nosotros	hubiéramos cantado that we had sung	that we had sung
vosotros	hubierais cantado that you all had sung	that you all had sung
ellos/ustedes	hubieran cantado that they/you all had sung	that they/you all had sung

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	canta	sing! (you)
usted	cante	sing! (you formal)
nosotros	cantemos	let's sing!
vosotros	cantad	sing! (you all)
ustedes	canten	sing! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cantes	don't sing! (you)
usted	no cante	don't sing! (you formal)
nosotros	no cantemos	let's not sing!
vosotros	no cantéis	don't sing! (you all)
ustedes	no canten	don't sing! (you all)

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