Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cancanear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cancaneando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cancaneando. |
cancanear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning stutter. In the present tense: yo cancaneo, tú cancaneas, él/ella cancanea, nosotros cancaneamos, vosotros cancaneáis, ellos cancanean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cancanear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cancaneando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cancaneando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancaneo | Yo cancaneo cuando me toca leer en voz alta.I stutter when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancaneas | Normalmente, tú cancaneas si te preguntan de golpe.You usually stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancanea | Hoy, el chico del fondo cancanea al decir su apellido completo.Today, the boy in the back row stutters when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancaneamos | A veces, nosotros cancaneamos frente a toda la clase.At times, we stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancaneáis | Ahora, vosotros cancaneáis cuando os entra la prisa.Right now, you all stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancanean | Casi siempre, los niños del coro cancanean en la primera presentación.Most of the time, the children in the choir stutter during the first presentation. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cancaneado | Este año, yo he cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.This year, I have stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | has cancaneado | Últimamente, tú has cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.Lately, you have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | ha cancaneado | En estos meses, el chico del fondo ha cancaneado al decir su apellido completo.In these months, the boy in the back row has stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | hemos cancaneado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.So far, we have stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | habéis cancaneado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.This term, you all have stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | han cancaneado | En este tiempo, los niños del coro han cancaneado en la primera presentación.During this time, the children in the choir have stuttered during the first presentation. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancaneé | Ayer, yo cancaneé cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Yesterday, I stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancaneaste | Hace un rato, tú cancaneaste si te preguntan de golpe.A little while ago, you stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancaneó | Esta mañana, el chico del fondo cancaneó al decir su apellido completo.This morning, the boy in the back row stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancaneamos | Anoche, nosotros cancaneamos frente a toda la clase.Last night, we stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancaneasteis | El sábado, vosotros cancaneasteis cuando os entra la prisa.On Saturday, you all stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancanearon | Hace poco, los niños del coro cancanearon en la primera presentación.Not long ago, the children in the choir stuttered during the first presentation. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancaneaba | Antes, yo cancaneaba cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Before, I used to stutter when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancaneabas | Por entonces, tú cancaneabas si te preguntan de golpe.Back then, you used to stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancaneaba | En esa época, el chico del fondo cancaneaba al decir su apellido completo.At that time, the boy in the back row used to stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancaneábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros cancaneábamos frente a toda la clase.When that was normal, we used to stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancaneabais | Hace años, vosotros cancaneabais cuando os entra la prisa.Years ago, you all used to stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancaneaban | En aquellos días, los niños del coro cancaneaban en la primera presentación.In those days, the children in the choir used to stutter during the first presentation. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había cancaneado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.When you arrived, I had already stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | habías cancaneado | Para entonces, tú ya habías cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.By then, you had already stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | había cancaneado | Al volver, el chico del fondo ya había cancaneado al decir su apellido completo.When we came back, the boy in the back row had already stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | habíamos cancaneado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.Before talking it through, we had already stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | habíais cancaneado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.When you looked again, you all had already stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | habían cancaneado | Para ese momento, los niños del coro ya habían cancaneado en la primera presentación.By that moment, the children in the choir had already stuttered during the first presentation. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube cancaneado | Apenas yo hube cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta, todo cambió.As soon as I had stuttered when I have to read out loud, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste cancaneado | En cuanto tú hubiste cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe, se notó.The moment you had stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere, it showed. |
| él | hubo cancaneado | No bien el chico del fondo hubo cancaneado al decir su apellido completo, hubo ruido.As soon as the boy in the back row had stuttered when he says his full last name, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos cancaneado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos cancaneado frente a toda la clase, seguimos adelante.Once we had stuttered in front of the whole class, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis cancaneado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had stuttered when you start rushing, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron cancaneado | En cuanto los niños del coro hubieron cancaneado en la primera presentación, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children in the choir had stuttered during the first presentation, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancanearé | Mañana, yo cancanearé cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Tomorrow, I will stutter when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancanearás | Dentro de poco, tú cancanearás si te preguntan de golpe.Soon, you will stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancaneará | Esta tarde, el chico del fondo cancaneará al decir su apellido completo.This afternoon, the boy in the back row will stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancanearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros cancanearemos frente a toda la clase.Next week, we will stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancanearéis | Pronto, vosotros cancanearéis cuando os entra la prisa.Before long, you all will stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancanearán | Más adelante, los niños del coro cancanearán en la primera presentación.Later on, the children in the choir will stutter during the first presentation. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré cancaneado | Para entonces, yo ya habré cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.By then, I will already have stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | habrás cancaneado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.Before closing time, you will already have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | habrá cancaneado | Al final del día, el chico del fondo ya habrá cancaneado al decir su apellido completo.By the end of the day, the boy in the back row will already have stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | habremos cancaneado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.By tomorrow, we will already have stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | habréis cancaneado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.Before leaving, you all will already have stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | habrán cancaneado | Para esa hora, los niños del coro ya habrán cancaneado en la primera presentación.By that hour, the children in the choir will already have stuttered during the first presentation. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancanearía | En un caso así, yo cancanearía cuando me toca leer en voz alta.In a case like that, I would stutter when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancanearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú cancanearías si te preguntan de golpe.With a little more time, you would stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancanearía | En esa situación, el chico del fondo cancanearía al decir su apellido completo.In that situation, the boy in the back row would stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancanearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros cancanearíamos frente a toda la clase.With that outlook, we would stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancanearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros cancanearíais cuando os entra la prisa.If it came to that, you all would stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancanearían | En un día así, los niños del coro cancanearían en la primera presentación.On a day like that, the children in the choir would stutter during the first presentation. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría cancaneado | En otro momento, yo habría cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.At another moment, I would have stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | habrías cancaneado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.With a little more margin, you would have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | habría cancaneado | A esas alturas, el chico del fondo habría cancaneado al decir su apellido completo.By then, the boy in the back row would have stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | habríamos cancaneado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.With that turn, we would have stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | habríais cancaneado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.At that point, you all would have stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | habrían cancaneado | En ese punto, los niños del coro habrían cancaneado en la primera presentación.From there, the children in the choir would have stuttered during the first presentation. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancanee | Es mejor que yo cancanee cuando me toca leer en voz alta.It is better that I stutter when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | cancanees | Hace falta que tú cancanees si te preguntan de golpe.It is necessary that you stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancanee | Conviene que el chico del fondo cancanee al decir su apellido completo.It is wise that the boy in the back row stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancaneemos | Importa que nosotros cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.It matters that we stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancaneéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros cancaneéis cuando os entra la prisa.It may help if you all stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancaneen | Es posible que los niños del coro cancaneen en la primera presentación.It is possible that the children in the choir stutter during the first presentation. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cancaneado | Ojalá yo haya cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Hopefully I have stuttered when I have to read out loud. |
| tú | hayas cancaneado | Puede que tú ya hayas cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.Maybe you already have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | haya cancaneado | Tal vez el chico del fondo haya cancaneado al decir su apellido completo.Perhaps the boy in the back row has stuttered when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | hayamos cancaneado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.Maybe we already have stuttered in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | hayáis cancaneado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.It is likely that you all have stuttered when you start rushing. |
| ellos | hayan cancaneado | Puede ser que los niños del coro ya hayan cancaneado en la primera presentación.It may be that the children in the choir already have stuttered during the first presentation. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancaneara | Si yo cancaneara cuando me toca leer en voz alta, se notaría enseguida.If I stuttered when I have to read out loud, it would show right away. |
| tú | cancanearas | Si tú cancanearas si te preguntan de golpe, costaría ocultarlo.If you stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | cancaneara | Si el chico del fondo cancaneara al decir su apellido completo, daría mucho que hablar.If the boy in the back row stuttered when he says his full last name, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cancaneáramos | Si nosotros cancaneáramos frente a toda la clase, todo iría por otro lado.If we stuttered in front of the whole class, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | cancanearais | Si vosotros cancanearais cuando os entra la prisa, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all stuttered when you start rushing, the mood would change. |
| ellos | cancanearan | Si los niños del coro cancanearan en la primera presentación, la escena sería otra.If the children in the choir stuttered during the first presentation, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera cancaneado | Si yo hubiera cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta, aún se recordaría.If I had stuttered when I have to read out loud, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras cancaneado | Si tú hubieras cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe, eso habría dejado marca.If you had stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera cancaneado | Si el chico del fondo hubiera cancaneado al decir su apellido completo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the boy in the back row had stuttered when he says his full last name, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos cancaneado | Si nosotros hubiéramos cancaneado frente a toda la clase, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had stuttered in front of the whole class, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais cancaneado | Si vosotros hubierais cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had stuttered when you start rushing, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran cancaneado | Si los niños del coro hubieran cancaneado en la primera presentación, nada habría quedado igual.If the children in the choir had stuttered during the first presentation, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cancaneare | Si yo cancaneare cuando me toca leer en voz alta, se notará enseguida.If I stutter when I have to read out loud, it will show right away. |
| tú | cancaneares | Si tú cancaneares si te preguntan de golpe, costará ignorarlo.If you stutter if you get asked out of nowhere, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | cancaneare | Si el chico del fondo cancaneare al decir su apellido completo, dará mucho que hablar.If the boy in the back row stutters when he says his full last name, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | cancaneáremos | Si nosotros cancaneáremos frente a toda la clase, todo irá por otro camino.If we stutter in front of the whole class, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | cancaneareis | Si vosotros cancaneareis cuando os entra la prisa, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all stutter when you start rushing, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | cancanearen | Si los niños del coro cancanearen en la primera presentación, la escena será distinta.If the children in the choir stutter during the first presentation, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere cancaneado | Cuando yo hubiere cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta, ya se notará.When I have stuttered when I have to read out loud, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres cancaneado | En cuanto tú hubieres cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere cancaneado | Cuando el chico del fondo hubiere cancaneado al decir su apellido completo, se verá de inmediato.When the boy in the back row has stuttered when he says his full last name, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos cancaneado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos cancaneado frente a toda la clase, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have stuttered in front of the whole class, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis cancaneado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have stuttered when you start rushing, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren cancaneado | En cuanto los niños del coro hubieren cancaneado en la primera presentación, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children in the choir have stuttered during the first presentation, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cancanea | cancanea si te preguntan de golpe.Stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | cancanee | Que el chico del fondo cancanee al decir su apellido completo.Let the boy in the back row stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | cancaneemos | cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.Stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | cancanead | cancanead cuando os entra la prisa.Stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | cancaneen | Que los niños del coro cancaneen en la primera presentación.Let the children in the choir stutter during the first presentation. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cancanees | No no cancanees si te preguntan de golpe.Do not stutter if you get asked out of nowhere. |
| él | no cancanee | Que el chico del fondo no no cancanee al decir su apellido completo.Let the boy in the back row not stutter when he says his full last name. |
| nosotros | no cancaneemos | No no cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.Let us not stutter in front of the whole class. |
| vosotros | no cancaneéis | No no cancaneéis cuando os entra la prisa.Do not stutter when you start rushing. |
| ellos | no cancaneen | Que los niños del coro no no cancaneen en la primera presentación.Let the children in the choir not stutter during the first presentation. |
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Yo ___ cuando me toca leer en voz alta.
I stutter when I have to read out loud.
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