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Cancanear conjugation

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.

Rank #2341-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
cancanear
Gerundio
cancaneando
Meaning
stutter
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Cancanear across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivocancanearDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiocancaneandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cancaneando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yocancaneo
Yo cancaneo cuando me toca leer en voz alta.I stutter when I have to read out loud.
cancaneas
Normalmente, tú cancaneas si te preguntan de golpe.You usually stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancanea
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.
nosotroscancaneamos
A veces, nosotros cancaneamos frente a toda la clase.At times, we stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancaneáis
Ahora, vosotros cancaneáis cuando os entra la prisa.Right now, you all stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancanean
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.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe 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.
has cancaneado
Últimamente, tú has cancaneado si te preguntan de golpe.Lately, you have stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere.
élha 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.
nosotroshemos cancaneado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.So far, we have stuttered in front of the whole class.
vosotroshabéis 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.
elloshan 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.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yocancaneé
Ayer, yo cancaneé cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Yesterday, I stuttered when I have to read out loud.
cancaneaste
Hace un rato, tú cancaneaste si te preguntan de golpe.A little while ago, you stuttered if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancaneó
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.
nosotroscancaneamos
Anoche, nosotros cancaneamos frente a toda la clase.Last night, we stuttered in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancaneasteis
El sábado, vosotros cancaneasteis cuando os entra la prisa.On Saturday, you all stuttered when you start rushing.
elloscancanearon
Hace poco, los niños del coro cancanearon en la primera presentación.Not long ago, the children in the choir stuttered during the first presentation.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yocancaneaba
Antes, yo cancaneaba cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Before, I used to stutter when I have to read out loud.
cancaneabas
Por entonces, tú cancaneabas si te preguntan de golpe.Back then, you used to stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancaneaba
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.
nosotroscancaneábamos
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.
vosotroscancaneabais
Hace años, vosotros cancaneabais cuando os entra la prisa.Years ago, you all used to stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancaneaban
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.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía 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.
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.
élhabía 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.
nosotroshabíamos 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.
vosotroshabíais 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.
elloshabían 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.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube 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.
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.
élhubo 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.
nosotroshubimos 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.
vosotroshubisteis 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.
elloshubieron 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.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yocancanearé
Mañana, yo cancanearé cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Tomorrow, I will stutter when I have to read out loud.
cancanearás
Dentro de poco, tú cancanearás si te preguntan de golpe.Soon, you will stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancaneará
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.
nosotroscancanearemos
La semana que viene, nosotros cancanearemos frente a toda la clase.Next week, we will stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancanearéis
Pronto, vosotros cancanearéis cuando os entra la prisa.Before long, you all will stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancanearán
Más adelante, los niños del coro cancanearán en la primera presentación.Later on, the children in the choir will stutter during the first presentation.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré 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.
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.
élhabrá 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.
nosotroshabremos 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.
vosotroshabréis 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.
elloshabrán 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.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yocancanearía
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.
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.
élcancanearía
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.
nosotroscancanearíamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros cancanearíamos frente a toda la clase.With that outlook, we would stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancanearíais
Llegado el caso, vosotros cancanearíais cuando os entra la prisa.If it came to that, you all would stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancanearían
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.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría 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.
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.
élhabría 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.
nosotroshabríamos 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.
vosotroshabríais cancaneado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.At that point, you all would have stuttered when you start rushing.
elloshabrían 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.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocancanee
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.
cancanees
Hace falta que tú cancanees si te preguntan de golpe.It is necessary that you stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancanee
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.
nosotroscancaneemos
Importa que nosotros cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.It matters that we stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancaneéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros cancaneéis cuando os entra la prisa.It may help if you all stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancaneen
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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya cancaneado
Ojalá yo haya cancaneado cuando me toca leer en voz alta.Hopefully I have stuttered when I have to read out loud.
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.
élhaya 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.
nosotroshayamos cancaneado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos cancaneado frente a toda la clase.Maybe we already have stuttered in front of the whole class.
vosotroshayáis cancaneado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis cancaneado cuando os entra la prisa.It is likely that you all have stuttered when you start rushing.
elloshayan 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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocancaneara
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.
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.
élcancaneara
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.
nosotroscancaneáramos
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.
vosotroscancanearais
Si vosotros cancanearais cuando os entra la prisa, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all stuttered when you start rushing, the mood would change.
elloscancanearan
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.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera 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.
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.
élhubiera 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.
nosotroshubiéramos 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.
vosotroshubierais 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.
elloshubieran 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.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocancaneare
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.
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.
élcancaneare
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.
nosotroscancaneáremos
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.
vosotroscancaneareis
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.
elloscancanearen
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.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere 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.
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.
élhubiere 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.
nosotroshubiéremos 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.
vosotroshubiereis 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.
elloshubieren 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.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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cancanea
cancanea si te preguntan de golpe.Stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élcancanee
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.
nosotroscancaneemos
cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.Stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotroscancanead
cancanead cuando os entra la prisa.Stutter when you start rushing.
elloscancaneen
Que los niños del coro cancaneen en la primera presentación.Let the children in the choir stutter during the first presentation.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no cancanees
No no cancanees si te preguntan de golpe.Do not stutter if you get asked out of nowhere.
élno 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.
nosotrosno cancaneemos
No no cancaneemos frente a toda la clase.Let us not stutter in front of the whole class.
vosotrosno cancaneéis
No no cancaneéis cuando os entra la prisa.Do not stutter when you start rushing.
ellosno 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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Presenteyo

Yo ___ cuando me toca leer en voz alta.

I stutter when I have to read out loud.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'cancanear' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'cancanear' means to stutter. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is cancanear an irregular verb in Spanish?
Cancanear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate cancanear in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of cancanear: yo cancaneo, tú cancaneas, él/ella/usted cancanea, nosotros cancaneamos, vosotros cancaneáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancanean.
How do you conjugate cancanear in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cancanear: yo cancaneé, tú cancaneaste, él/ella/usted cancaneó, nosotros cancaneamos, vosotros cancaneasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancanearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of cancanear?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cancanear: yo cancaneaba, tú cancaneabas, él/ella/usted cancaneaba, nosotros cancaneábamos, vosotros cancaneabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancaneaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of cancanear?
The past participle of cancanear is 'cancaneado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cancaneado' (I have stuttered), 'has cancaneado', 'ha cancaneado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of cancanear?
The gerundio of cancanear is 'cancaneando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cancaneando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.