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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/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/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 used to sing
vosotros/vosotras cantabais You (plural) sang
ellos/ellas cantaban They were singing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

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 will have sung
ellos/ellas hubieren cantado they will have sung

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
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 

Spanish English
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 

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
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
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.