Cantar Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Cantar in Spanish Preterite Tense
Cantar is a Spanish verb meaning to sing. Cantar is conjugated as a regular ar verb in the preterite tense. Cantar appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 30th most used regular ar verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Cantar Conjugation - Present Tense.
Cantar Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | canté |
| tú | cantaste |
| él/ella | cantó |
| nosotros/as | cantamos |
| vosotros/as | cantasteis |
| ellos/ellas | cantaron |
Cantar Participio
The participio of Cantar is cantado. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Cantar Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Cantar is cantaba. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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