What does cenar mean?
cenar means to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Cenar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn cenar, meaning to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: cenandoparticiple: cenado
Principal forms of cenar
- Infinitive
- cenar
- Gerund
- cenando
- Past participle
- cenado
Cenar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | ceno | cené | cenaba | cenaré |
| tú | cenas | cenaste | cenabas | cenarás |
| él / ella / usted | cena | cenó | cenaba | cenará |
| nosotros/as | cenamos | cenamos | cenábamos | cenaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | cenan | cenaron | cenaban | cenarán |
Pattern notes
- Cenar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with cenar
¿A qué hora cenan ustedes?What time do you eat dinner?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ceno a las siete y cuarto.I have my supper at a quarter past seven.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cenamos en casa de nuestro tío.We dined at our uncle's.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate cenar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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