cancelar Present Conjugation
cancelar — cancel
The present tense of 'cancelar' (cancelo) is regular and used for current actions, habits, or general truths.
cancelar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'cancelar' for actions happening right now ('Cancelo mi suscripción'), habitual actions ('Siempre cancelo los pedidos que no necesito'), or general truths ('El sistema cancela las cuentas inactivas').
Notes on cancelar in the Present
'Cancela' is regular in the present tense. All forms follow the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Cancelo mi membresía este mes.
I am canceling my membership this month.
yo
¿Por qué cancelas la cita?
Why are you canceling the appointment?
tú
Mi madre cancela su suscripción cada año.
My mother cancels her subscription every year.
él/ella/usted
Ellos cancelan las clases si hay mal tiempo.
They cancel classes if there is bad weather.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the conjugated verb: 'Yo cancelar la entrada'.
Correct: Use the correct present tense form: 'Yo cancelo la entrada'.
Why: The infinitive form is the base verb and needs to be conjugated to match the subject.
Mistake: Confusing 'cancela' (él/ella/usted) with 'canceló' (preterite).
Correct: Present tense is 'cancela', preterite is 'canceló'. Context determines the meaning.
Why: These forms sound similar but refer to different time frames (present vs. completed past action).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: cancelé
The preterite of 'cancelar' (cancelé) is regular and used for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: cancelaba
The imperfect tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaba) describes habitual or ongoing past actions and background descriptions.
Future
yo: cancelaré
The future tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaré) is regular and used for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: cancelaría
The conditional of 'cancelar' (cancelaría) is regular and used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cancele
The present subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancele) is used after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, and in negative commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cancelara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancelara/cancelase) describes hypothetical or ongoing past actions in dependent clauses.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cancela
The imperative of 'cancelar' has regular forms for commands: cancela (tú), cancele (usted), cancelamos (nosotros), cancelad (vosotros), cancelen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no canceles
Negative commands for 'cancelar' use the present subjunctive: no canceles (tú), no cancele (usted), no cancelemos (nosotros), no canceléis (vosotros), no cancelen (ustedes).