cantar Conditional Conjugation
cantar — to sing
The conditional of cantar is regular: cantaría, cantarías, cantaría, cantaríamos, cantaríais, cantarían.
cantar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express a desire to sing under certain conditions, or to politely ask if someone would sing a specific song.
Notes on cantar in the Conditional
Cantar is regular in the conditional. Every form features an 'í' with an accent mark.
Example Sentences
Yo cantaría si no tuviera dolor de garganta.
I would sing if I didn't have a sore throat.
yo
¿Cantarías esta canción conmigo?
Would you sing this song with me?
tú
Nosotros cantaríamos más, pero estamos cansados.
We would sing more, but we are tired.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'cantaría' with 'cantaba'.
Correct: cantaría (would sing) vs cantaba (used to sing)
Why: Learners sometimes mix up the imperfect and the conditional because both can describe past or hypothetical scenarios.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: canto
Cantar is regular in the present: canto, cantas, canta, cantamos, cantáis, cantan.
Preterite
yo: canté
The preterite of cantar is regular: canté, cantaste, cantó, cantamos, cantasteis, cantaron.
Imperfect
yo: cantaba
The imperfect of cantar follows the regular -aba pattern: cantaba, cantabas, cantaba, cantábamos, cantabais, cantaban.
Future
yo: cantaré
The future of cantar uses the infinitive as the stem: cantaré, cantarás, cantará, cantaremos, cantaréis, cantarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cante
The present subjunctive of cantar uses -e endings: cante, cantes, cante, cantemos, cantéis, canten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cantara
The imperfect subjunctive of cantar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: cantara, cantaras, cantara, cantáramos, cantarais, cantaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: canta
The imperative of cantar gives commands: canta (tú), cantad (vosotros), cante (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cantes
The negative imperative of cantar uses the present subjunctive: no cantes, no cante, no cantemos, no cantéis, no canten.