Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am cancelled
- tú you are cancelled
- usted, él, ella he/she is cancelled
- nosotros we are cancelled
- vosotros Spain you all are cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are cancelled
SPANISH VERB
cancelarse
to be cancelled
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: cancelándose
- Past participle: cancelado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was cancelled
- tú you were cancelled
- usted, él, ella he/she was cancelled
- nosotros we were cancelled
- vosotros Spain you all were cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were cancelled
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be cancelled
- tú you used to be cancelled
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be cancelled
- nosotros we used to be cancelled
- vosotros Spain you all used to be cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be cancelled
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be cancelled
- tú you will be cancelled
- usted, él, ella he/she will be cancelled
- nosotros we will be cancelled
- vosotros Spain you all will be cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be cancelled
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be cancelled
- tú you would be cancelled
- usted, él, ella he/she would be cancelled
- nosotros we would be cancelled
- vosotros Spain you all would be cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be cancelled
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be cancelled
- tú (that) you be cancelled
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be cancelled
- nosotros (that) we be cancelled
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be cancelled
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were cancelled
- tú (if) you were cancelled
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were cancelled
- nosotros (if) we were cancelled
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were cancelled
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were cancelled
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be cancelled!
- usted be cancelled! (formal)
- nosotros be cancelled! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be cancelled! (all of you)
- ustedes be cancelled! (all of you)
How to use cancelarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Si llueve, la boda en el jardín se cancela.
If it rains, the garden wedding is cancelled.
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Past
El concierto se canceló por la tormenta.
The concert was cancelled because of the storm.
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Imperfect
Cada invierno se cancelaban vuelos por la niebla.
Every winter flights were cancelled because of fog.
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Future
Si no hay suficientes alumnos, el curso se cancelará.
If there aren't enough students, the course will be cancelled.
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Conditional
Sin el permiso del ayuntamiento, la feria se cancelaría.
Without the council's permission, the fair would be cancelled.
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá no se cancele el partido del sábado.
I hope Saturday's match isn't cancelled.
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Past subjunctive
Si se cancelara el vuelo, nos devolverían el dinero.
If the flight were cancelled, they'd give us our money back.
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Imperative
¡Cancélate esa reunión y vente a comer con nosotros!
Cancel that meeting of yours and come have lunch with us!
Good to know
- "Se ha cancelado el vuelo" is how Spanish says the flight has been cancelled: the thing cancels itself. For a booking, "anular" is also common.
Where you hear cancelarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Cuando hay huelga, el vuelo se cancela. When there's a strike, the flight is cancelled.
- El concierto de Pablo se ha cancelado. Pablo's concert has been cancelled.
- Si no viene nadie, la reunión se cancelará. If nobody comes, the meeting will be cancelled.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.