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Cenar (to dine) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cenar (to dine) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cenar (to dine) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 16: Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cenar (to dine) Cenando (Having dinner) Cenado (Dined)

Cenar (to dine): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) ceno I dine
(tú) cenas You dine
(él/ella) cena he/She dines
(nosotros/nosotras) cenamos we dine
(vosotros/vosotras) cenáis You dine
(ellos/ellas) cenan they dine

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he cenado I have dined
(tú) has cenado You have dined
(él/ella) ha cenado he has dined/she has dined
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos cenado we have dined
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis cenado You have dined
(ellos/ellas) han cenado they have dined

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cene I dine
(tú) cenes You dine
(él/ella) cene he/she dines
(nosotros/nosotras) cenemos we dine
(vosotros/vosotras) cenéis you dine
(ellos/ellas) cenen they dine

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya cenado I have dined
(tú) hayas cenado You have dined
(él/ella) haya cenado he has dined
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos cenado we have dined
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis cenado You have dined
(ellos/ellas) hayan cenado they have dined

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cenaba I dined
(tú) cenabas You dined
(él/ella) cenaba he/she dined
(nosotros/nosotras) cenábamos we dined
(vosotros/vosotras) cenabais You/you all dined
(ellos/ellas) cenaban they dined

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había cenado I had dined
(tú) habías cenado You had dined
(él/ella) había cenado he/she had dined
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos cenado We had dined
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais cenado You had dined
(ellos/ellas) habían cenado they had dined

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) cenara/cenase I dined
(tú) cenaras/cenases You dined
(él/ella) cenara/cenase he would dine
(nosotros/nosotras) cenáramos/cenásemos we dined
(vosotros/vosotras) cenarais/cenaseis You would dine
(ellos/ellas) cenaran/cenasen they dined

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) cené I dined
(tú) cenaste You dined
(él/ella) cenó he/she dined
(nosotros/nosotras) cenamos we dined
(vosotros/vosotras) cenasteis You dined
(ellos/ellas) cenaron They dined

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube cenado I had dined
(tú) hubiste cenado You had dined
(él/ella) hubo cenado he/she had dined
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cenado we had dined
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cenado You had dined
(ellos/ellas) hubieron cenado they had dined

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cenare I shall dine
(tú) cenares You will dine
(él/ella) cenare he will dine/she will dine
(nosotros/nosotras) cenáremos we will dine
(vosotros/vosotras) cenareis You will dine
(ellos/ellas) cenaren they will dine

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere cenado I will have dined
(tú) hubieres cenado you would have dined
(él/ella) hubiere cenado he/she will have dined
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos cenado we will have dined
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis cenado You will have dined
(ellos/ellas) hubieren cenado they will have dined

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cenaré I will dine
(tú) cenarás You will dine
(él/ella) cenará he/she will dine
(nosotros/nosotras) cenaremos we will dine
(vosotros/vosotras) cenaréis You will dine
(ellos/ellas) cenarán they will dine

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré cenado I will have dined
(tú) habrás cenado You will have dined
(él/ella) habrá cenado he/she will have dined
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos cenado we will have dined
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis cenado You all will have dined
(ellos/ellas) habrán cenado they will have dined
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No applicable Have dinner
Cena! He dines!
Cene! Let's dine!
Cenemos! You/y'all dine
Cenad! They dine.

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No cene! You do not dine
No cenes! He/she does not dine
No cene! You do not dine
No cenemos! You all do not dine
No cenéis! They/you all don't dine!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) cenaría I would dine
(tú) cenarías You would dine
(él/ella) cenaría he/she would dine
(nosotros/nosotras) cenaríamos we would dine
(vosotros/vosotras) cenaríais You would dine
(ellos/ellas) cenarían They would dine

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría cenado I would have dined
(tú) habrías cenado You would have dined
(él/ella) habría cenado he/she would have dined
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos cenado we would have dined
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais cenado you would have dined
(ellos/ellas) habrían cenado They would have dined

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. She will have dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Ella cenará en un restaurante elegante.
2. I will have dinner with my family tomorrow.
Yo cenaré con mi familia mañana.
3. You all will have dinner at home tonight.
Vosotros cenaréis en casa esta noche.
4. You (all) have dinner very late.
Vosotros cenáis muy tarde.
5. You will have dinner with your friends on Friday.
Tú cenarás con tus amigos el viernes.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We have had fish for dinner.
Nosotros hemos cenado pescado.
2. You (all) had dinner at friends' house last week.
Vosotros cenasteis en casa de amigos la semana pasada.
3. He has had dinner at his favorite restaurant.
Él ha cenado en su restaurante favorito.
4. We had dinner together after the game.
Nosotros cenamos juntos después del partido.
5. He used to have dinner alone because his parents worked late.
Él cenaba solo porque sus padres trabajaban hasta tarde.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cenáramos/cenásemos, cenemos, cene, cenen, cenes

1.
Si nosotros ... juntos, ahorraríamos dinero.
(If we were to have dinner together, we would save money.)
2.
Quizás nosotros ... juntos el viernes.
(Maybe we will have dinner together on Friday.)
3.
Es probable que ellos ... en ese restaurante.
(It is likely that they will have dinner at that restaurant.)
4.
Espero que yo ... temprano esta noche.
(I hope that I have dinner early tonight.)
5.
Es posible que tú ... con nosotros mañana.
(It is possible that you have dinner with us tomorrow.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If they had eaten dinner at home, they wouldn't have spent so much money.
Si ellas hubieran/hubiesen cenado en casa, no habrían gastado tanto dinero.
2. You all would have had dinner in the park if the weather had been good.
Vosotros habríais cenado en el parque si hubiera hecho buen tiempo.
3. We had had dinner before leaving.
Nosotros hubimos cenado antes de salir.
4. I'm surprised that they've had dinner so quickly.
Me sorprende que hayan cenado tan rápido.
5. You all had eaten dinner before the meeting.
Vosotros hubisteis cenado antes de la reunión.