Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Anular in Spanish
anular to cancel Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Anular (to cancel) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: anulo, anulas, anula, anulamos, anuláis, anulan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- anulado cancelled
- Gerund
- anulando cancelling
- Similar
- cancelar, rescindir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Anular
- Anular in the Indicative Present
- Anular in the Indicative Preterite
- Anular in the Indicative Imperfect
- Anular in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Anular in the Indicative Informal Future
- Anular in the Indicative Future
- Anular in the Indicative Conditional
- Anular in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Anular in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Anular in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Anular in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Anular
- Imperative tenses of Anular
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Anular
Anular in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of anular is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “anulo”, meaning “I cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anulo | I cancel |
| Tú | anulas | you cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anula | s/he cancels |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anulamos | we cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anuláis | you (plural) cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anulan | they cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anul- plus the -ar endings.
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Anular in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of anular is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “anulé”, meaning “I cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anulé | I cancelled |
| Tú | anulaste | you cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anuló | s/he cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anulamos | we cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anulasteis | you (plural) cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anularon | they cancelled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anul- plus the -ar endings.
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Anular in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of anular is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “anulaba”, meaning “I used to cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anulaba | I used to cancel |
| Tú | anulabas | you used to cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anulaba | s/he used to cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anulábamos | we used to cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anulabais | you (plural) used to cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anulaban | they used to cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anul- plus the -ar endings.
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Anular in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of anular is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy anulando”, meaning “I am cancelling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy anulando | I am cancelling |
| Tú | estás anulando | you are cancelling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está anulando | s/he is cancelling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos anulando | we are cancelling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis anulando | you (plural) are cancelling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están anulando | they are cancelling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund anulando.
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Anular in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of anular is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a anular”, meaning “I am going to cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a anular | I am going to cancel |
| Tú | vas a anular | you are going to cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a anular | s/he is going to cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a anular | we are going to cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a anular | you (plural) are going to cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a anular | they are going to cancel |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive anular.
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Anular in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of anular is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “anularé”, meaning “I will cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anularé | I will cancel |
| Tú | anularás | you will cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anulará | s/he will cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anularemos | we will cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anularéis | you (plural) will cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anularán | they will cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive anular plus the future endings.
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Anular in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of anular is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “anularía”, meaning “I would cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anularía | I would cancel |
| Tú | anularías | you would cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anularía | s/he would cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anularíamos | we would cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anularíais | you (plural) would cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anularían | they would cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive anular plus the conditional endings.
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Anular in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of anular is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he anulado”, meaning “I have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he anulado | I have cancelled |
| Tú | has anulado | you have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha anulado | s/he has cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos anulado | we have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis anulado | you (plural) have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han anulado | they have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle anulado.
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Anular in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of anular is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había anulado”, meaning “I had cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había anulado | I had cancelled |
| Tú | habías anulado | you had cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había anulado | s/he had cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos anulado | we had cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais anulado | you (plural) had cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían anulado | they had cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle anulado.
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Anular in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of anular is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré anulado”, meaning “I will have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré anulado | I will have cancelled |
| Tú | habrás anulado | you will have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá anulado | s/he will have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos anulado | we will have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis anulado | you (plural) will have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán anulado | they will have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle anulado.
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Anular in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of anular is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría anulado”, meaning “I would have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría anulado | I would have cancelled |
| Tú | habrías anulado | you would have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría anulado | s/he would have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos anulado | we would have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais anulado | you (plural) would have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían anulado | they would have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle anulado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Anular
Anular in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “anule”, meaning “I cancel”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anule | I cancel |
| Tú | anules | you cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anule | s/he cancels |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anulemos | we cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anuléis | you (plural) cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anulen | they cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem anul- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Anular in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “anulara”, meaning “I cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anulara | I cancelled |
| Tú | anularas | you cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anulara | s/he cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anuláramos | we cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anularais | you (plural) cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anularan | they cancelled |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, anularon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (anuláramos).
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Anular in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “anulare”, meaning “I will cancel”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | anulare | I will cancel |
| Tú | anulares | you will cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anulare | s/he will cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anuláremos | we will cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anulareis | you (plural) will cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anularen | they will cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, anularon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (anuláremos).
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Anular in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya anulado”, meaning “I have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya anulado | I have cancelled |
| Tú | hayas anulado | you have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya anulado | s/he has cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos anulado | we have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis anulado | you (plural) have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan anulado | they have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle anulado.
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Anular in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera anulado”, meaning “I had cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera anulado | I had cancelled |
| Tú | hubieras anulado | you had cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera anulado | s/he had cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos anulado | we had cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais anulado | you (plural) had cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran anulado | they had cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle anulado.
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Anular in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere anulado”, meaning “I will have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere anulado | I will have cancelled |
| Tú | hubieres anulado | you will have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere anulado | s/he will have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos anulado | we will have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis anulado | you (plural) will have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren anulado | they will have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle anulado.
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Imperative tenses of Anular
Anular in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “anule”, meaning “(to you formal) cancel!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | anula | (to you) cancel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | anule | (to you formal) cancel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | anulemos | let's cancel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | anulad | (to you plural) cancel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | anulen | (to you plural formal) cancel! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (anula); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (anule, anulemos, anulen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (anulad).
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Anular in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no anule”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cancel!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no anules | (to you) don't cancel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no anule | (to you formal) don't cancel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no anulemos | let's not cancel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no anuléis | (to you plural) don't cancel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no anulen | (to you plural formal) don't cancel! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no anules, no anule, no anulemos, no anuléis, no anulen.
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Frequently asked questions about Anular
Is anular a regular or irregular verb?
Anular is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate anular in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), anular is conjugated as: yo anulo, tú anulas, él/ella/usted anula, nosotros anulamos, vosotros anuláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anulan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate anular in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), anular is conjugated as: yo anulé, tú anulaste, él/ella/usted anuló, nosotros anulamos, vosotros anulasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anularon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate anular in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), anular is conjugated as: yo anulaba, tú anulabas, él/ella/usted anulaba, nosotros anulábamos, vosotros anulabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes anulaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate anular in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), anular is conjugated as: yo anularé, tú anularás, él/ella/usted anulará, nosotros anularemos, vosotros anularéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anularán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate anular in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), anular is conjugated as: yo anule, tú anules, él/ella/usted anule, nosotros anulemos, vosotros anuléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes anulen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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