cantar Future Conjugation
cantar — to sing
The future of cantar uses the infinitive as the stem: cantaré, cantarás, cantará, cantaremos, cantaréis, cantarán.
cantar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express certainty about a singing performance that will happen later, or to make a promise that you will sing at an event.
Notes on cantar in the Future
Cantar is regular in the future. Just attach the standard future endings directly to the infinitive 'cantar'.
Example Sentences
Cantaré en tu boda el próximo año.
I will sing at your wedding next year.
yo
¿Cantarás con nosotros en la iglesia?
Will you sing with us at the church?
tú
Ellos cantarán el himno al principio del juego.
They will sing the anthem at the start of the game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Dropping the 'ar' before adding endings, like 'canté' (which is preterite).
Correct: cantaré
Why: The future tense requires the full infinitive 'cantar' as the base, unlike the present or preterite.
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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.
Conditional
yo: cantaría
The conditional of cantar is regular: cantaría, cantarías, cantaría, cantaríamos, cantaríais, cantarían.
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.