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Cantar (to sing) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cantar (to sing) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cantar (to sing) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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

Lesson 44: Viernes por la noche (Friday night out)

Basic verb forms

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

Cantar (to sing): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) canto I sing
(tú) cantas You sing
(él/ella) canta he sings/she sings
(nosotros/nosotras) cantamos we sing
(vosotros/vosotras) cantáis You sing
(ellos/ellas) cantan they sing

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(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 

Spanish English
(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 

Spanish English
(yo) haya cantado I have sung
(tú) hayas cantado You have sung
(él/ella) haya cantado he has sung/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 

Spanish English
(yo) cantaba I was singing
(tú) cantabas You were singing
(él/ella) cantaba he/she was singing
(nosotros/nosotras) cantábamos we were singing
(vosotros/vosotras) cantabais You sang
(ellos/ellas) cantaban they sang

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había cantado I had sung
(tú) habías cantado You had sung
(él/ella) había cantado he/she 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 

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) canté I sang
(tú) cantaste You sang
(él/ella) cantó he/she sang
(nosotros/nosotras) cantamos we sang
(vosotros/vosotras) cantasteis you sang
(ellos/ellas) cantaron they sang

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube cantado I had sung
(tú) hubiste cantado You had sung
(él/ella) hubo cantado he had sung/she had sung
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cantado We had sung
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cantado You sang
(ellos/ellas) hubieron cantado they had sung

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cantare I will sing
(tú) cantares You will sing
(él/ella) cantare he/she will sing
(nosotros/nosotras) cantáremos we will sing
(vosotros/vosotras) cantareis you will sing
(ellos/ellas) cantaren they will sing

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(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 would have sung
(ellos/ellas) hubieren cantado they had sung

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cantaré I will sing
(tú) cantarás you will sing
(él/ella) cantará he/she will sing
(nosotros/nosotras) cantaremos we will sing
(vosotros/vosotras) cantaréis You will sing
(ellos/ellas) cantarán they will sing

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré cantado I will have sung
(tú) habrás cantado You will have sung
(él/ella) habrá cantado he/she 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 

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

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡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 

Spanish English
(yo) cantaría I would sing
(tú) cantarías You would sing
(él/ella) cantaría he would sing/she would sing
(nosotros/nosotras) cantaríamos we would sing
(vosotros/vosotras) cantaríais You would sing
(ellos/ellas) cantarían they would sing

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría cantado I would have sung
(tú) habrías cantado You would have sung
(él/ella) habría cantado he would have sung/she 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

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They sing in the shop
Ellos cantan en la tienda
2. He sings in the restaurant
Él canta en el restaurante
3. I will sing in the square near the station.
Yo cantaré en la plaza cerca de la estación.
4. They will sing to the right of the tent.
Ellos cantarán a la derecha de la tienda.
5. You all sing in the street
Vosotros cantáis en la calle

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You sang along with the radio that broadcasted an exciting program.
Tú cantabas junto a la radio que emitía un programa emocionante.
2. You sang at the bus stop.
Tú cantaste en la parada de autobús.
3. He has sung at a jazz event.
Ha cantado en un evento de jazz.
4. We sang during the commercial break on television.
Nosotros cantábamos durante la temporada de comerciales en la televisión.
5. You (plural) sang in the library.
Vosotros cantasteis en la biblioteca.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cante, canten, cantéis, cantáramos/cantásemos

1.
Es importante que él ... en el bar.
(It is important that he sings in the bar.)
2.
Dudo que ellos ... en la pizzería.
(I doubt that they sing in the pizzeria.)
3.
Ojalá que vosotros ... en el concierto.
(I hope that you sing at the concert.)
4.
Nos pidieron que nosotros ... en la cafetería.
(We were asked to sing in the cafeteria.)
5.
Espero que yo ... en el parque.
(I hope I sing in the park.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope that I have sung well in the school concert.
Espero que yo haya cantado bien en el concierto de la escuela.
2. I would have sung in the square.
Yo habría cantado en la plaza.
3. I don't think that you all have sung at the train station.
No creo que vosotros hayáis cantado en la estación de tren.
4. They would have sung at the station.
Ellos habrían cantado en la estación.
5. When I arrived at the station, I had already sung the song in the car.
Cuando llegué a la estación, yo ya hube cantado la canción en el coche.