How to conjugate cenar in Spanish

cenar in Spanish means to eat dinner, 

cenar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb cenar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

cenar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb cenar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb cenar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenoI eat dinner
cenasyou eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenahe/she eat dinners, you (formal) eat dinners
Nosotros (as)cenamoswe eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenaísyou (plural) Spain eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenanthey eat dinner, you (plural) eat dinner

cenar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb cenar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenéI eaten dinner
cenasteyou eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenóhe/she eaten dinner, you (formal) eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)cenamoswe eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)cenasteisyou (plural) Spain eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenaronthey eaten dinner, you (plural) eaten dinner

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

cenar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb cenar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb cenar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenabaI used to eat dinner
cenabasyou used to eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenabahe/she used to eat dinner, you (formal) used to eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenábamoswe used to eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenabaisyou (plural) Spain used to eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenabanthey used to eat dinner, you (plural) used to eat dinner

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

cenar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb cenar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb cenar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb cenar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate cenar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case cenar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenaréI will eat dinner
cenarásyou will eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenaráhe/she will eat dinner, you (formal) will eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenaremoswe will eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenaréisyou (plural) Spain will eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenaránthey will eat dinner, you (plural) will eat dinner

cenar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb cenar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a cenar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a cenarI will eat dinner
vas a cenaryou will eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a cenarhe/she will eat dinner, you (formal) will eat dinner
Nosotros (as)vamos a cenarwe will eat dinner
Vosotros (as)vais a cenaryou (plural) Spain will eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a cenarthey will eat dinner, you (plural) will eat dinner

cenar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb cenar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb cenar is: cenando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy cenandoI am eating dinner
estás cenandoyou are eating dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está cenandohe/she is eating dinner, you (formal) are eating dinner
Nosotros (as)estamos cenandowe are eating dinner
Vosotros (as)estáis cenandoyou (plural) Spain are eating dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están cenandothey are eating dinner, you (plural) are eating dinner

cenar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb cenar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb cenar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate cenar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case cenar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb cenar is cenar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenaríaI would eat dinner
cenaríasyou would eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenaríahe/she would eat dinner, you (formal) would eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenaríamoswe would eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenaríasyou (plural) Spain would eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenaríanthey would eat dinner, you (plural)would eat dinner

cenar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb cenar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe cenadoI have eaten dinner
has cenadoyou have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha cenadohe/she have eaten dinner, you (formal) have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)hemos cenadowe have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)habéis cenadoyou (plural) Spain have eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han cenadothey have eaten dinner, you (plural) have eaten dinner

cenar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb cenar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cenar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía cenadoI had eaten dinner
habías cenadoyou had eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había cenadohe/she had eaten dinner, you (formal) had eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)habíamos cenadowe had eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)habíais cenadoyou (plural) Spain had eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain cenadothey had eaten dinner, you (plural) had eaten dinner

cenar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb cenar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cenar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré cenadoI will have eaten dinner
habrás cenadoyou will have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá cenadohe/she will have eaten dinner, you (formal) will have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)habremos cenadowe will have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)habréis cenadoyou (plural) Spain will have eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán cenadothey will have eaten dinner, you (plural) will have eaten dinner

cenar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb cenar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cenar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría cenadoI would have eaten dinner
habrías cenadoyou would have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría cenadohe/she would have eaten dinner, you (formal) would have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)habríamos cenadowe would have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)habríais cenadoyou (plural) Spain will would eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían cenadothey would have eaten dinner, you (plural) would have eaten dinner

cenar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb cenar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoceneI may eat dinner
cenesyou may eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenehe/she may eat dinner, you (formal) may eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenemoswe may eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenéisyou (plural) Spain may eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenenthey may eat dinner, you (plural) may eat dinner

cenar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb cenar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like cenar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. cenar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: cenar – cenaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with cen
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenaraI might eat dinner
cenarasyou might eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenarahe/she might eat dinner, you (formal) might eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenáramoswe might eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenaraisyou (plural) Spain might eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenaranthey might eat dinner, you (plural) might eat dinner

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenaseI might eat dinner
cenasesyou might eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenasehe/she might eat dinner, you (formal) might eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenásamoswe might eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenasaisyou (plural) Spain might eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenasanthey might eat dinner, you (plural) might eat dinner

cenar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb cenar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like cenar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cenar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocenaraI will eat dinner
cenarasyou will eat dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)cenarahe/she will eat dinner, you (formal) will eat dinner
Nosotros (as)cenáramoswe will eat dinner
Vosotros (as)cenaraisyou (plural) Spain will eat dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)cenaranthey will eat dinner, you (plural) will eat dinner

cenar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb cenar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb cenar is: cenado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb cenar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya cenadoI may have eaten dinner
hayas cenadoyou may have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya cenadohe/she may have eaten dinner, you (formal) may have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)hayamos cenadowe may have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)hayáis cenadoyou (plural) Spain may have eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan cenadothey may have eaten dinner, you (plural) may have eaten dinner

cenar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb cenar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to cenar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (cenar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (cen)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (cenado)

The past participle of the verb cenar is cenado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb cenar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese cenadoI might have eaten dinner
hubieses cenadoyou might have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese cenadohe/she might have eaten dinner, you (formal) might have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos cenadowe might have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)hubieseis cenadoyou (plural) Spain might have eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen cenadothey might have eaten dinner, you (plural) might have eaten dinner

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera cenadoI might have eaten dinner
hubieras cenadoyou might have eaten dinner
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera cenadohe/she might have eaten dinner, you (formal) might have eaten dinner
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos cenadowe might have eaten dinner
Vosotros (as)hubierais cenadoyou (plural) Spain might have eaten dinner
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran cenadothey might have eaten dinner, you (plural) might have eaten dinner

cenar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

cenar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb cenar  would be cena

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (cenas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (cena)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (cena)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡cena!eat dinner!
Usted (Ud.)¡cene!eat dinner!
Nosotros (as)¡cenemos!eat dinner!
Vosotros (as)¡cenad!eat dinner!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡cenen!eat dinner!

cenar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

cenar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no cenes!Don’t eat dinner!
Usted (Ud.)¡no cene!Don’t eat dinner!
Nosotros (as)¡no cenemos!Don’t eat dinner!
Vosotros (as)¡no cenéis!Don’t eat dinner!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no cenen!Don’t eat dinner!

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