cenar Conditional Conjugation
cenar — to have dinner
The conditional of cenar is regular: cenaría, cenarías, cenaría, cenaríamos, cenaríais, cenarían.
cenar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say where you 'would' like to have dinner or to make a polite suggestion about dinner plans.
Notes on cenar in the Conditional
Cenar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Me gustaría mucho, pero no cenaría carne hoy.
I would really like to, but I wouldn't have meat for dinner today.
yo
¿Cenarías en ese restaurante si fuera más barato?
Would you have dinner in that restaurant if it were cheaper?
tú
Nosotros cenaríamos más temprano si pudiéramos.
We would have dinner earlier if we could.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cenaria
Correct: cenaría
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the letter 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ceno
The present tense of cenar is regular: ceno, cenas, cena, cenamos, cenáis, cenan.
Preterite
yo: cené
The preterite of cenar is regular: cené, cenaste, cenó, cenamos, cenasteis, cenaron.
Imperfect
yo: cenaba
The imperfect of cenar follows the standard -aba pattern: cenaba, cenabas, cenaba, cenábamos, cenabais, cenaban.
Future
yo: cenaré
The future of cenar uses the infinitive as the stem: cenaré, cenarás, cenará, cenaremos, cenaréis, cenarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cene
The present subjunctive of cenar uses the -e endings: cene, cenes, cene, cenemos, cenéis, cenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cenara
The imperfect subjunctive of cenar uses the -ara endings: cenara, cenaras, cenara, cenáramos, cenarais, cenaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cena
The imperative of cenar gives commands: cena (tú), cenad (vosotros), cene (usted), cenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cenes
The negative imperative of cenar uses the present subjunctive: no cenes, no cene, no cenemos, no cenéis, no cenen.