Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | cenar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | cenando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar cenando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Cenar conjugation
cenar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning have dinner. In the present tense: yo ceno, tú cenas, él/ella cena, nosotros cenamos, vosotros cenáis, ellos cenan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #3006-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- cenar
- Gerundio
- cenando
- Meaning
- have dinner
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Cenar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ceno | Yo ceno con la familia.I have dinner with the family. |
| tú | cenas | Tú cenas con la familia.You have dinner with the family. |
| él | cena | Él cena con la familia.He has dinner with the family. |
| nosotros | cenamos | Nosotros cenamos con la familia.We have dinner with the family. |
| vosotros | cenáis | Vosotros cenáis con la familia.You all have dinner with the family. |
| ellos | cenan | Ellos cenan con la familia.They have dinner with the family. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he cenado | Yo he cenado con la familia esta semana.I have had dinner with the family this week. |
| tú | has cenado | Tú has cenado con la familia esta semana.You have had dinner with the family this week. |
| él | ha cenado | Él ha cenado con la familia esta semana.He has had dinner with the family this week. |
| nosotros | hemos cenado | Nosotros hemos cenado con la familia esta semana.We have had dinner with the family this week. |
| vosotros | habéis cenado | Vosotros habéis cenado con la familia esta semana.You all have had dinner with the family this week. |
| ellos | han cenado | Ellos han cenado con la familia esta semana.They have had dinner with the family this week. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cené | Yo cené con la familia ayer.I had dinner with the family yesterday. |
| tú | cenaste | Tú cenaste con la familia ayer.You had dinner with the family yesterday. |
| él | cenó | Él cenó con la familia ayer.He had dinner with the family yesterday. |
| nosotros | cenamos | Nosotros cenamos con la familia ayer.We had dinner with the family yesterday. |
| vosotros | cenasteis | Vosotros cenasteis con la familia ayer.You all had dinner with the family yesterday. |
| ellos | cenaron | Ellos cenaron con la familia ayer.They had dinner with the family yesterday. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaba | Yo cenaba con la familia cada semana.I used to have dinner with the family. |
| tú | cenabas | Tú cenabas con la familia cada semana.You used to have dinner with the family. |
| él | cenaba | Él cenaba con la familia cada semana.He used to have dinner with the family. |
| nosotros | cenábamos | Nosotros cenábamos con la familia cada semana.We used to have dinner with the family. |
| vosotros | cenabais | Vosotros cenabais con la familia cada semana.You all used to have dinner with the family. |
| ellos | cenaban | Ellos cenaban con la familia cada semana.They used to have dinner with the family. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había cenado | Yo ya había cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.I had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
| tú | habías cenado | Tú ya habías cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.You had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
| él | había cenado | Él ya había cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.He had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
| nosotros | habíamos cenado | Nosotros ya habíamos cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.We had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
| vosotros | habíais cenado | Vosotros ya habíais cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.You all had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
| ellos | habían cenado | Ellos ya habían cenado con la familia antes de la reunión.They had had dinner with the family before the meeting. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube cenado | Apenas yo hube cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as i had had dinner with the family, class began. |
| tú | hubiste cenado | Apenas tú hubiste cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as you had had dinner with the family, class began. |
| él | hubo cenado | Apenas él hubo cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as he had had dinner with the family, class began. |
| nosotros | hubimos cenado | Apenas nosotros hubimos cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as we had had dinner with the family, class began. |
| vosotros | hubisteis cenado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as you all had had dinner with the family, class began. |
| ellos | hubieron cenado | Apenas ellos hubieron cenado con la familia, empezó la clase.As soon as they had had dinner with the family, class began. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaré | Yo cenaré con la familia mañana.I will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
| tú | cenarás | Tú cenarás con la familia mañana.You will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
| él | cenará | Él cenará con la familia mañana.He will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
| nosotros | cenaremos | Nosotros cenaremos con la familia mañana.We will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
| vosotros | cenaréis | Vosotros cenaréis con la familia mañana.You all will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
| ellos | cenarán | Ellos cenarán con la familia mañana.They will have dinner with the family tomorrow. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré cenado | Yo ya habré cenado con la familia para entonces.I will have had dinner with the family by then. |
| tú | habrás cenado | Tú ya habrás cenado con la familia para entonces.You will have had dinner with the family by then. |
| él | habrá cenado | Él ya habrá cenado con la familia para entonces.He will have had dinner with the family by then. |
| nosotros | habremos cenado | Nosotros ya habremos cenado con la familia para entonces.We will have had dinner with the family by then. |
| vosotros | habréis cenado | Vosotros ya habréis cenado con la familia para entonces.You all will have had dinner with the family by then. |
| ellos | habrán cenado | Ellos ya habrán cenado con la familia para entonces.They will have had dinner with the family by then. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenaría | Yo cenaría con la familia si pudiera.I would have dinner with the family if possible. |
| tú | cenarías | Tú cenarías con la familia si pudiera.You would have dinner with the family if possible. |
| él | cenaría | Él cenaría con la familia si pudiera.He would have dinner with the family if possible. |
| nosotros | cenaríamos | Nosotros cenaríamos con la familia si pudiera.We would have dinner with the family if possible. |
| vosotros | cenaríais | Vosotros cenaríais con la familia si pudiera.You all would have dinner with the family if possible. |
| ellos | cenarían | Ellos cenarían con la familia si pudiera.They would have dinner with the family if possible. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría cenado | Yo habría cenado con la familia con más tiempo.I would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
| tú | habrías cenado | Tú habrías cenado con la familia con más tiempo.You would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
| él | habría cenado | Él habría cenado con la familia con más tiempo.He would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
| nosotros | habríamos cenado | Nosotros habríamos cenado con la familia con más tiempo.We would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
| vosotros | habríais cenado | Vosotros habríais cenado con la familia con más tiempo.You all would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
| ellos | habrían cenado | Ellos habrían cenado con la familia con más tiempo.They would have had dinner with the family with more time. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cene | Es importante que yo cene con la familia.It is important that i have dinner with the family. |
| tú | cenes | Es importante que tú cenes con la familia.It is important that you have dinner with the family. |
| él | cene | Es importante que él cene con la familia.It is important that he have dinner with the family. |
| nosotros | cenemos | Es importante que nosotros cenemos con la familia.It is important that we have dinner with the family. |
| vosotros | cenéis | Es importante que vosotros cenéis con la familia.It is important that you all have dinner with the family. |
| ellos | cenen | Es importante que ellos cenen con la familia.It is important that they have dinner with the family. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya cenado | Dudo que yo haya cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that i have had dinner with the family yet. |
| tú | hayas cenado | Dudo que tú hayas cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that you have had dinner with the family yet. |
| él | haya cenado | Dudo que él haya cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that he has had dinner with the family yet. |
| nosotros | hayamos cenado | Dudo que nosotros hayamos cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that we have had dinner with the family yet. |
| vosotros | hayáis cenado | Dudo que vosotros hayáis cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that you all have had dinner with the family yet. |
| ellos | hayan cenado | Dudo que ellos hayan cenado con la familia todavía.I doubt that they have had dinner with the family yet. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenara | Si yo cenara con la familia, sería mejor.If i had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
| tú | cenaras | Si tú cenaras con la familia, sería mejor.If you had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
| él | cenara | Si él cenara con la familia, sería mejor.If he had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
| nosotros | cenáramos | Si nosotros cenáramos con la familia, sería mejor.If we had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
| vosotros | cenarais | Si vosotros cenarais con la familia, sería mejor.If you all had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
| ellos | cenaran | Si ellos cenaran con la familia, sería mejor.If they had dinner with the family, it would be better. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera cenado | Si yo hubiera cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If i had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
| tú | hubieras cenado | Si tú hubieras cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If you had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
| él | hubiera cenado | Si él hubiera cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If he had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos cenado | Si nosotros hubiéramos cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If we had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
| vosotros | hubierais cenado | Si vosotros hubierais cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If you all had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
| ellos | hubieran cenado | Si ellos hubieran cenado con la familia, habría cambiado todo.If they had had dinner with the family, everything would have changed. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cenare | Cuando yo cenare con la familia, avísame.When i have dinner with the family, tell me. |
| tú | cenares | Cuando tú cenares con la familia, avísame.When you have dinner with the family, tell me. |
| él | cenare | Cuando él cenare con la familia, avísame.When he has dinner with the family, tell me. |
| nosotros | cenáremos | Cuando nosotros cenáremos con la familia, avísame.When we have dinner with the family, tell me. |
| vosotros | cenareis | Cuando vosotros cenareis con la familia, avísame.When you all have dinner with the family, tell me. |
| ellos | cenaren | Cuando ellos cenaren con la familia, avísame.When they have dinner with the family, tell me. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere cenado | Cuando yo hubiere cenado con la familia, avísame.When i has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
| tú | hubieres cenado | Cuando tú hubieres cenado con la familia, avísame.When you has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
| él | hubiere cenado | Cuando él hubiere cenado con la familia, avísame.When he has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos cenado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos cenado con la familia, avísame.When we has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
| vosotros | hubiereis cenado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis cenado con la familia, avísame.When you all has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
| ellos | hubieren cenado | Cuando ellos hubieren cenado con la familia, avísame.When they has had dinner with the family, tell me. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | cena | cena con la familia.Command form for have dinner with the family. |
| él | cene | cene con la familia.Command form for have dinner with the family. |
| nosotros | cenemos | cenemos con la familia.Command form for have dinner with the family. |
| vosotros | cenad | cenad con la familia.Command form for have dinner with the family. |
| ellos | cenen | cenen con la familia.Command form for have dinner with the family. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no cenes | no cenes con la familia.Negative command form for have dinner with the family. |
| él | no cene | no cene con la familia.Negative command form for have dinner with the family. |
| nosotros | no cenemos | no cenemos con la familia.Negative command form for have dinner with the family. |
| vosotros | no cenéis | no cenéis con la familia.Negative command form for have dinner with the family. |
| ellos | no cenen | no cenen con la familia.Negative command form for have dinner with the family. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ con la familia.
I have dinner with the family.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 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 'cenar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'cenar' means to have dinner. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is cenar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Cenar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate cenar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of cenar: yo ceno, tú cenas, él/ella/usted cena, nosotros cenamos, vosotros cenáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cenan.
- How do you conjugate cenar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of cenar: yo cené, tú cenaste, él/ella/usted cenó, nosotros cenamos, vosotros cenasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cenaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of cenar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of cenar: yo cenaba, tú cenabas, él/ella/usted cenaba, nosotros cenábamos, vosotros cenabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cenaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of cenar?
- The past participle of cenar is 'cenado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he cenado' (I have have dinnered), 'has cenado', 'ha cenado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of cenar?
- The gerundio of cenar is 'cenando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy cenando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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