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SPANISH VERB

cancelar

to cancel

  • #302 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cancelando
  • Past participle: cancelado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I cancel
  2. tú you cancel
  3. usted, él, ella he/she cancels
  4. nosotros we cancel
  5. vosotros Spain you all cancel
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they cancel

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I canceled
  2. tú you canceled
  3. usted, él, ella he/she canceled
  4. nosotros we canceled
  5. vosotros Spain you all canceled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they canceled

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to cancel
  2. tú you used to cancel
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to cancel
  4. nosotros we used to cancel
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to cancel
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to cancel

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will cancel
  2. tú you will cancel
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will cancel
  4. nosotros we will cancel
  5. vosotros Spain you all will cancel
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will cancel

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would cancel
  2. tú you would cancel
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would cancel
  4. nosotros we would cancel
  5. vosotros Spain you all would cancel
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would cancel

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I cancel
  2. tú (that) you cancel
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she cancel
  4. nosotros (that) we cancel
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all cancel
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they cancel

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I canceled
  2. tú (if) you canceled
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she canceled
  4. nosotros (if) we canceled
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all canceled
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they canceled

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú cancel!
  2. usted cancel! (formal)
  3. nosotros cancel! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain cancel! (all of you)
  5. ustedes cancel! (all of you)

How to use cancelar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Cancelo mi cita con el dentista, tengo trabajo.

    I'm canceling my dentist appointment, I have work.

  2. Past

    Cancelaron el vuelo por la tormenta de anoche.

    They canceled the flight because of last night's storm.

  3. Imperfect

    Ella siempre cancelaba los planes a última hora.

    She always used to cancel plans at the last minute.

  4. Future

    Si sigue lloviendo, cancelarán el partido.

    If it keeps raining, they'll cancel the game.

  5. Conditional

    Yo cancelaría la suscripción, casi no la usas.

    I'd cancel the subscription, you hardly use it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que no cancelen el concierto de mañana.

    I hope they don't cancel tomorrow's concert.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si cancelaras ahora, perderías el depósito.

    If you canceled now, you'd lose the deposit.

  8. Imperative

    Cancela la reservación si no vas a ir.

    Cancel the booking if you're not going to go.

Where you hear cancelar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Cancélenlo. Yo les enseño todo. Cancel it. I'll show you everything.
  • Cancelamos el tour. We cancelled the tour.
  • Lo voy a cancelar ahorita. I'm going to cancel it right now.
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I'll Take You

Beginner Level 3 · cancelar · Cancélenlo. · lo podemos cancelar · lo cancelaron

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.