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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 dines
nosotros/nosotras cenamos We dine
vosotros/vosotras cenáis You (plural) 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
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 dines
nosotros/nosotras cenemos we dine
vosotros/vosotras cenéis you all 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 dined
nosotros/nosotras cenábamos We dined
vosotros/vosotras cenabais You 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 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 would dine
tú cenaras/cenases You would dine
él/ella cenara/cenase he would dine
nosotros/nosotras cenáramos/cenásemos We dined
vosotros/vosotras cenarais/cenaseis You dined
ellos/ellas cenaran/cenasen they would dine

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
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

Pretérito anterior 

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

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo cenare I will dine
tú cenares You will dine
él/ella cenare he will dine
nosotros/nosotras cenáremos we shall 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 will have dined
él/ella hubiere cenado he 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 will have dined
nosotros/nosotras habremos cenado We will have dined
vosotros/vosotras habréis cenado You 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 all 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 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.