Cansar means to cause fatigue or tiredness in someone or oneself. It is used to describe the act of making someone tired or feeling tired due to activity or effort.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | canso | Yo me canso después de correr. I get tired after running. | |
| Tú | cansas | Tú siempre cansas rápidamente. You always get tired quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansa | Ella cansa fácilmente con el trabajo. She gets tired easily with work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansamos | Nosotros cansamos después de estudiar. We get tired after studying. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansáis | Vosotros cansáis con tanto esfuerzo. You all get tired with so much effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansan | Ellos cansan con el trabajo diario. They get tired with daily work. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansé | Ayer cansé mucho en el trabajo. Yesterday I got very tired at work. | |
| Tú | cansaste | Tú cansaste después de correr. You got tired after running. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansó | Ella cansó durante la caminata. She got tired during the walk. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansamos | Nosotros cansamos en la fiesta. We got tired at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansasteis | Vosotros cansasteis después de jugar. You all got tired after playing. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansaron | Ellos cansaron en la caminata larga. They got tired during the long hike. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaba | Yo cansaba después de correr. I used to get tired after running. | |
| Tú | cansabas | Tú cansabas con tanto trabajo. You used to get tired with so much work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansaba | Ella cansaba fácilmente en verano. She used to get tired easily in summer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansábamos | Nosotros cansábamos en las caminatas largas. We used to get tired on long hikes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansabais | Vosotros cansabais después de jugar. You all used to get tired after playing. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansaban | Ellos cansaban con el trabajo diario. They used to get tired with daily work. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cansando | Estoy cansando mucho hoy. I am getting tired a lot today. | |
| Tú | estás cansando | ¿Estás cansando con el trabajo? Are you getting tired with the work? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está cansando | Ella está cansando después de correr. She is getting tired after running. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos cansando | Estamos cansando por la caminata. We are getting tired from the hike. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis cansando | ¿Estáis cansando después del entrenamiento? Are you all getting tired after the training? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están cansando | Los niños están cansando después del juego. The children are getting tired after the game. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cansar | Voy a cansar mañana en el gimnasio. I am going to get tired tomorrow at the gym. | |
| Tú | vas a cansar | Tú vas a cansar después de correr. You are going to get tired after running. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a cansar | Ella va a cansar en la caminata. She is going to get tired on the hike. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a cansar | Nosotros vamos a cansar en la fiesta. We are going to get tired at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a cansar | Vosotros vais a cansar después de estudiar. You all are going to get tired after studying. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a cansar | Ellos van a cansar en el partido. They are going to get tired during the game. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaré | Mañana cansaré menos que hoy. Tomorrow I will tire less than today. | |
| Tú | cansarás | Tú cansarás si sigues corriendo. You will tire if you keep running. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansará | Ella cansará después de trabajar. She will tire after working. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansaremos | Nosotros cansaremos en el camino. We will tire on the way. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansaréis | Vosotros cansaréis si no descansáis. You all will tire if you don't rest. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansarán | Ellos cansarán después de la caminata. They will tire after the hike. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaría | Yo cansaría si corriera mucho. I would get tired if I ran a lot. | |
| Tú | cansarías | Tú cansarías con ese trabajo duro. You would get tired with that hard work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansaría | Él cansaría después de jugar todo el día. He would get tired after playing all day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansaríamos | Nosotros cansaríamos si camináramos mucho. We would get tired if we walked a lot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansaríaís | Vosotros cansaríaís con ese esfuerzo. You all would get tired with that effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansarían | Ellos cansarían si trabajaran sin descanso. They would get tired if they worked without rest. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cansado | He cansado después de correr. I have gotten tired after running. | |
| Tú | has cansado | ¿Has cansado ya? Have you gotten tired yet? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha cansado | Ella ha cansado por el trabajo. She has gotten tired from work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos cansado | Nosotros hemos cansado con el ejercicio. We have gotten tired from exercise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis cansado | Vosotros habéis cansado después de caminar. You all have gotten tired after walking. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han cansado | Ellos han cansado por la larga jornada. They have gotten tired from the long day. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cansado | Yo había cansado después de correr. I had tired after running. | |
| Tú | habías cansado | Tú habías cansado antes de descansar. You had tired before resting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había cansado | Ella había cansado por el trabajo. She had tired from work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos cansado | Nosotros habíamos cansado después del viaje. We had tired after the trip. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais cansado | Vosotros habíais cansado por la caminata. You all had tired from the hike. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían cansado | Ellos habían cansado antes de dormir. They had tired before sleeping. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cansado | Para entonces, habré cansado mucho. By then, I will have tired a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás cansado | Para mañana, habrás cansado de esperar. By tomorrow, you will have tired of waiting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá cansado | Para fin de año, ella habrá cansado mucho. By the end of the year, she will have tired a lot. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos cansado | Para entonces, habremos cansado de tanto trabajo. By then, we will have tired of so much work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis cansado | Para el próximo mes, habréis cansado de la rutina. By next month, you all will have tired of the routine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán cansado | Para entonces, habrán cansado de tanto esfuerzo. By then, they will have tired from so much effort. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cansado | Yo habría cansado si hubiera trabajado más. I would have gotten tired if I had worked more. | |
| Tú | habrías cansado | Tú habrías cansado después de tanto esfuerzo. You would have gotten tired after so much effort. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría cansado | Él habría cansado si hubiera corrido todo el día. He would have gotten tired if he had run all day. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos cansado | Nosotros habríamos cansado sin descanso. We would have gotten tired without rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais cansado | Vosotros habríais cansado si hubierais trabajado duro. You all would have gotten tired if you had worked hard. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían cansado | Ellos habrían cansado después de la caminata. They would have gotten tired after the hike. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | canse | Espero que yo canse menos mañana. I hope I get less tired tomorrow. | |
| Tú | canses | Es importante que tú canses menos hoy. It's important that you get less tired today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | canse | Dudo que él canse pronto. I doubt that he gets tired soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansemos | Esperamos que nosotros cansemos menos mañana. We hope that we get less tired tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | canséis | Es posible que vosotros canséis menos hoy. It's possible that you all get less tired today. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansen | No creo que ellos cansen tanto. I don't think they get that tired. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansara | Esperaba que ella cansara más rápido. I hoped that she tired more quickly. | |
| Tú | cansaras | No creía que tú cansaras tan pronto. I didn't believe that you would tire so soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansara | Pensaba que él cansara después de la caminata. I thought that he would tire after the walk. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros cansáramos menos. We wished that we would tire less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansarais | Esperaba que vosotros cansarais pronto. I hoped that you all would tire soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansaran | No creía que ellos cansaran en esa hora. I didn't believe that they would tire at that hour. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansare | Si cansare, descansaré mañana. If I get tired, I will rest tomorrow. | |
| Tú | cansares | Cuando cansares, tomarás un descanso. When you get tired, you will take a break. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansare | Si cansare, buscará ayuda. If he gets tired, he will seek help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansáremos | Si cansáremos, iremos a casa temprano. If we get tired, we will go home early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansareis | Cuando cansareis, descansaréis mucho. When you all get tired, you will rest a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansaren | Si cansaren, buscarán ayuda inmediatamente. If they get tired, they will seek help immediately. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cansado | Espero que haya cansado mucho. I hope I have tired a lot. | |
| Tú | hayas cansado | Es posible que hayas cansado ya. It's possible that you have tired already. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya cansado | Creo que él haya cansado demasiado. I think he has tired too much. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos cansado | Es probable que hayamos cansado hoy. It's likely that we have tired today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis cansado | No creo que hayáis cansado tanto. I don't think you all have tired so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan cansado | Es bueno que hayan cansado menos. It's good that they have tired less. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cansado | Si hubiera cansado antes, habría descansado. If I had tired before, I would have rested. | |
| Tú | hubieras cansado | Si hubieras cansado más, habrías parado. If you had tired more, you would have stopped. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera cansado | Si ella hubiera cansado, habría pedido ayuda. If she had tired, she would have asked for help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos cansado | Si hubiéramos cansado antes, no habríamos seguido. If we had tired earlier, we wouldn't have continued. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais cansado | Si vosotros hubierais cansado, habríais descansado. If you all had tired, you would have rested. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran cansado | Si ellos hubieran cansado, no habrían llegado tarde. If they had tired, they wouldn't have arrived late. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cansado | Para entonces, ya hubiere cansado mucho. By then, I will have already been very tired. | |
| Tú | hubieres cansado | Si hubieres cansado, descansarás mañana. If you will have been tired, you will rest tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere cansado | Cuando él hubiere cansado, se irá a casa. When he will have been tired, he will go home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos cansado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos cansado mucho. By then, we will have already been very tired. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis cansado | Si vosotros hubiereis cansado, descansaréis pronto. If you all will have been tired, you will rest soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren cansado | Cuando ellos hubieren cansado, dormirán bien. When they will have been tired, they will sleep well. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansa | ¡Cansa esa silla ahora! Sit down in that chair now! | |
| Tú | cansa | ¡Cansa la tarea antes de salir! Finish the homework before leaving! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cansa | ¡Cansa esa mochila, por favor! Carry that backpack, please! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cansad | ¡Cansad la comida en la mesa! Set the food on the table! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cansad | ¡Cansad los libros en la estantería! Put the books on the shelf! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cansen | ¡Cansen esas bolsas ahora! Carry those bags now! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no canses | No canses antes de terminar. Don't tire yourself out before finishing. | |
| Tú | no canses | No canses demasiado en el trabajo. Don't tire yourself too much at work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no canse | Por favor, no canse en la reunión. Please, don't tire yourself out in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no cansemos | No cansemos antes de descansar. Let's not tire ourselves out before resting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no canséis | No canséis a los niños con tanto juego. Don't tire the children out with so much play. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no cansen | Deben descansar, no cansen demasiado. They should rest, don't tire yourselves too much. |
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