Cenar means to have dinner or supper. It is a regular verb used to describe the action of eating the evening meal.
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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 | ceno | Yo ceno a las ocho de la noche. I have dinner at eight at night. | |
| Tú | cenas | ¿Tú cenas con tu familia? Do you have dinner with your family? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cena | Ella cena en un restaurante elegante. She has dinner at an elegant restaurant. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenamos | Nosotros cenamos juntos los domingos. We have dinner together on Sundays. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenáis | Vosotros cenáis temprano en la noche. You all have dinner early in the evening. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenan | Ellos cenan en casa de sus amigos. They have dinner at their friends' house. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cené | Anoche cené con mi familia. Last night I dined with my family. | |
| Tú | cenaste | ¿Cenaste en ese restaurante? Did you dine at that restaurant? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenó | Ella cenó temprano ayer. She dined early yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenamos | Cenamos juntos en casa. We dined together at home. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenasteis | ¿Cenasteis en el parque? Did you all dine in the park? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenaron | Ellos cenaron en un restaurante italiano. They dined at an Italian restaurant. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cenaba | Yo cenaba con mi familia todos los domingos. I used to have dinner with my family every Sunday. | |
| Tú | cenabas | Tú cenabas en ese restaurante frecuentemente. You used to have dinner at that restaurant frequently. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenaba | Ella cenaba sola en su habitación. She used to have dinner alone in her room. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenábamos | Nosotros cenábamos juntos cada noche. We used to have dinner together every night. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenabais | Vosotros cenabais en ese café siempre. You all used to have dinner at that café always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenaban | Ellos cenaban antes de salir. They used to have dinner before going out. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cenando | Estoy cenando con mi familia ahora mismo. I am having dinner with my family right now. | |
| Tú | estás cenando | ¿Estás cenando en ese restaurante? Are you having dinner at that restaurant? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está cenando | Ella está cenando en la cocina. She is having dinner in the kitchen. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos cenando | Estamos cenando juntos ahora. We are having dinner together now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis cenando | ¿Estáis cenando en casa? Are you all having dinner at home? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están cenando | Ellos están cenando en el restaurante. They are having dinner at the restaurant. |
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 cenar | Voy a cenar con mis amigos esta noche. I am going to have dinner with my friends tonight. | |
| Tú | vas a cenar | ¿Vas a cenar en casa hoy? Are you going to have dinner at home today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a cenar | Ella va a cenar temprano. She is going to have dinner early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a cenar | Vamos a cenar en ese restaurante. We are going to have dinner at that restaurant. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a cenar | ¿Vais a cenar juntos esta noche? Are you all going to have dinner together tonight? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a cenar | Ellos van a cenar después del trabajo. They are going to have dinner after work. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cenaré | Mañana cenaré con mis amigos. Tomorrow I will have dinner with my friends. | |
| Tú | cenarás | Tú cenarás temprano esta noche. You will have dinner early tonight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenará | Ella cenará en un restaurante nuevo. She will have dinner at a new restaurant. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenaremos | Nosotros cenaremos juntos mañana. We will have dinner together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenaréis | Vosotros cenaréis en casa esta noche. You all will have dinner at home tonight. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenarán | Ellos cenarán en el hotel. They will have dinner at the hotel. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cenaría | Yo cenaría en ese restaurante si tuviera tiempo. I would have dinner at that restaurant if I had time. | |
| Tú | cenarías | Tú cenarías conmigo si no estuvieras ocupado. You would have dinner with me if you weren't busy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenaría | Él cenaría en casa si llegara temprano. He would have dinner at home if he arrived early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenaríamos | Nosotros cenaríamos juntos si pudiéramos. We would have dinner together if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenaríais | Vosotros cenaríais en ese restaurante si fuera barato. You all would have dinner at that restaurant if it were cheap. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenarían | Ellos cenarían en casa si no tuvieran que salir. They would have dinner at home if they didn't have to go out. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cenado | Yo he cenado temprano hoy. I have eaten dinner early today. | |
| Tú | has cenado | Tú has cenado ya, ¿verdad? You have already eaten dinner, right? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha cenado | Ella ha cenado con su familia. She has eaten dinner with her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos cenado | Nosotros hemos cenado juntos muchas veces. We have eaten dinner together many times. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis cenado | Vosotros habéis cenado ya, ¿no? You all have eaten dinner already, haven't you? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han cenado | Ellos han cenado en ese restaurante. They have eaten dinner at that restaurant. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cenado | Yo ya había cenado cuando llegaste. I had already eaten dinner when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías cenado | Tú habías cenado antes de salir. You had eaten before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había cenado | Ella ya había cenado cuando llamaste. She had already eaten dinner when you called. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos cenado | Nosotros habíamos cenado antes de la película. We had eaten dinner before the movie. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais cenado | Vosotros habíais cenado cuando llegamos. You all had eaten dinner when we arrived. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían cenado | Ellos ya habían cenado cuando llegamos. They had already eaten dinner when we arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cenado | Para las ocho, ya habré cenado. By eight o'clock, I will have eaten dinner. | |
| Tú | habrás cenado | Para entonces, tú habrás cenado. By then, you will have eaten dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá cenado | Ella habrá cenado antes de salir. She will have eaten dinner before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos cenado | Nosotros habremos cenado para las nueve. We will have eaten dinner by nine o'clock. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis cenado | Vosotros habréis cenado cuando lleguemos. You all will have eaten dinner when we arrive. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán cenado | Ellos habrán cenado para entonces. They will have eaten dinner by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cenado | Yo habría cenado si hubiera llegado a tiempo. I would have had dinner if I had arrived on time. | |
| Tú | habrías cenado | Tú habrías cenado antes de salir. You would have eaten before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría cenado | Él habría cenado con nosotros, pero no pudo. He would have had dinner with us, but he couldn't. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos cenado | Nosotros habríamos cenado si hubiéramos llegado antes. We would have eaten dinner if we had arrived earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais cenado | Vosotros habríais cenado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have eaten if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían cenado | Ellos habrían cenado juntos, pero estaban ocupados. They would have eaten together, but they were busy. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cene | Espero que yo cene bien esta noche. I hope that I have a good dinner tonight. | |
| Tú | cenes | Es importante que tú cenes temprano. It's important that you have dinner early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cene | Es posible que él cene con nosotros. It's possible that he dines with us. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenemos | Queremos que nosotros cenemos juntos. We want us to have dinner together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenéis | Espero que vosotros cenéis a tiempo. I hope that you all have dinner on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenen | Es probable que ellas cenen en casa. It's likely that they have dinner at home. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cenara | Esperaba que él cenara temprano. I hoped that he dined early. | |
| Tú | cenaras | No creía que tú cenaras solo. I didn't believe that you dined alone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenara | Dudaba que ella cenara con nosotros. I doubted that she dined with us. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenáramos | Si cenáramos juntos, sería mejor. If we dined together, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenarais | Me sorprendió que vosotros cenarais tan tarde. I was surprised that you all dined so late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenaran | No pensaba que ellos cenaran en ese restaurante. I didn't think that they dined at that restaurant. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | cenare | Si llegara temprano, cenare con ellos. If I arrive early, I will have dinner with them. | |
| Tú | cenares | Cuando puedas, cenarás con nosotros. When you can, you will have dinner with us. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cenare | El próximo fin de semana, él cenare en casa. Next weekend, he will have dinner at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenáremos | Mañana, nosotros cenáremos juntos. Tomorrow, we will have dinner together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenareis | En verano, vosotros cenareis al aire libre. In summer, you all will have dinner outdoors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenaren | Ellos cenaren en el restaurante nuevo. They will have dinner at the new restaurant. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cenado | Espero que haya cenado bien. I hope that I have eaten well. | |
| Tú | hayas cenado | Es posible que hayas cenado temprano. It's possible that you have eaten early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya cenado | Creo que él haya cenado ya. I believe that he has already eaten. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos cenado | Es importante que hayamos cenado antes. It's important that we have eaten beforehand. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis cenado | No creo que hayáis cenado todavía. I don't think that you all have eaten yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan cenado | Me alegra que hayan cenado juntos. I'm glad that they have eaten together. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cenado | Si hubiera cenado antes, no tendría hambre. If I had eaten dinner earlier, I wouldn't be hungry. | |
| Tú | hubieras cenado | Si hubieras cenado conmigo, te habría gustado. If you had eaten dinner with me, you would have liked it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera cenado | Ella hubiera cenado si hubiera llegado a tiempo. She would have eaten dinner if she had arrived on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos cenado | Si hubiéramos cenado juntos, sería mejor. If we had eaten dinner together, it would be better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais cenado | Si hubierais cenado antes, no estaríais hambrientos. If you all had eaten dinner earlier, you wouldn't be hungry. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran cenado | Ellos no hubieran cenado si no hubieran tenido hambre. They wouldn't have eaten dinner if they weren't hungry. |
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 cenado | Para entonces, ya hubiere cenado. By then, I will have already eaten dinner. | |
| Tú | hubieres cenado | Si llegares temprano, hubieres cenado. If you arrive early, you will have eaten dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere cenado | Cuando llegue, él hubiere cenado. When I arrive, he will have eaten dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos cenado | Para las ocho, nosiéremos cenado. By eight o'clock, we will have eaten dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis cenado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis cenado. By then, you all will have eaten dinner. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren cenado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren cenado. When they arrive, they will have eaten dinner. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el teléfono en la cena. Don't use the phone at dinner. | |
| Tú | cena | ¡Cena con nosotros esta noche! Dine with us tonight! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | cene | Por favor, cene antes de salir. Please, dine before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | cenemos | Cenemos juntos esta noche. Let's dine together tonight. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | cenad | ¡Cenad rápido, la película empieza! Eat quickly, the movie is starting! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | cenen | Cenen en el restaurante italiano. Dine at the Italian restaurant. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no cenes | No cenes en la mesa. Don't dine at the table. | |
| Tú | no cenes | No cenes tarde esta noche. Don't dine late tonight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no cene | Por favor, no cene solo. Please, don't dine alone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no cenemos | No cenemos antes de salir. Let's not dine before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no cenéis | No cenéis en la calle. Don't dine on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no cenen | No cenen en ese restaurante. They don't dine at that restaurant. |
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