
cenar Future Conjugation
cenar — to have dinner
The future of cenar uses the infinitive as the stem: cenaré, cenarás, cenará, cenaremos, cenaréis, cenarán.
cenar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to make plans for dinner or to wonder what someone might be eating right now (probability).
Notes on cenar in the Future
Cenar is regular in the future. All forms except nosotros have a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Mañana cenaré en casa de mis padres.
Tomorrow I will have dinner at my parents' house.
yo
¿Cenarás con nosotros el viernes?
Will you have dinner with us on Friday?
tú
Ellos cenarán después de la película.
They will have dinner after the movie.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ceneré
Correct: cenaré
Why: Future tense endings are added to the full infinitive 'cenar', not by dropping the -ar.
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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.
Conditional
yo: cenaría
The conditional of cenar is regular: cenaría, cenarías, cenaría, cenaríamos, cenaríais, cenarían.
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.