verb
- intransitive, transitive to sing
- colloquial, intransitive to stink
cantar
to sing
Meanings
noun, masculine
- a type of shanty or popular song
Conjugation
Gerund cantando · past participle cantado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | canto | cantaba | canté | cantaré | cantaría |
| tú | cantas | cantabas | cantaste | cantarás | cantarías |
| vos | cantás | cantabas | cantaste | cantarás | cantarías |
| él, ella, usted | canta | cantaba | cantó | cantará | cantaría |
| nosotros | cantamos | cantábamos | cantamos | cantaremos | cantaríamos |
| vosotros | cantáis | cantabais | cantasteis | cantaréis | cantaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | cantan | cantaban | cantaron | cantarán | cantarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cante | cantara | cantase | cantare |
| tú | cantes | cantaras | cantases | cantares |
| vos | cantés | cantaras | cantases | cantares |
| él, ella, usted | cante | cantara | cantase | cantare |
| nosotros | cantemos | cantáramos | cantásemos | cantáremos |
| vosotros | cantéis | cantarais | cantaseis | cantareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | canten | cantaran | cantasen | cantaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | canta | no cantes |
| vos | cantá | |
| usted | cante | no cante |
| nosotros | cantemos | no cantemos |
| vosotros | cantad | no cantéis |
| ustedes | canten | no canten |
In sentences
Yo no canto. I don't sing. #2251809
Yo no canté. I didn't sing. #4590236
¿Ella canta? Does she sing? #4764914
Ya no canta. He does not sing anymore. #9122740
Te oí cantar. I heard you sing. #3118286
Puedo cantar. I can sing. #4764908