Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ceno | |
| tú | cenas | |
| él / ella / usted | cena | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cené | |
| tú | cenaste | |
| él / ella / usted | cenó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaba | |
| tú | cenabas | |
| él / ella / usted | cenaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaré | |
| tú | cenarás | |
| él / ella / usted | cenará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaría | |
| tú | cenarías | |
| él / ella / usted | cenaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cene | |
| tú | cenes | |
| él / ella / usted | cene | |
| nosotros / nosotras | cenemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | cenéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cenen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations