Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Cancelar in Spanish
cancelar to cancel Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Cancelar (to cancel) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: cancelo, cancelas, cancela, cancelamos, canceláis, cancelan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- cancelado cancelled
- Gerund
- cancelando cancelling
- Similar
- anular, rescindir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Cancelar
- Cancelar in the Indicative Present
- Cancelar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cancelar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cancelar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cancelar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cancelar in the Indicative Future
- Cancelar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cancelar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cancelar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cancelar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cancelar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cancelar
- Imperative tenses of Cancelar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Cancelar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Cancelar
Cancelar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cancelar 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, “cancelo”, meaning “I cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelo | I cancel |
| Tú | cancelas | you cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancela | s/he cancels |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelamos | we cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | canceláis | you (plural) cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelan | they cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cancel- plus the -ar endings.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cancelar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “cancelé”, meaning “I cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelé | I cancelled |
| Tú | cancelaste | you cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | canceló | s/he cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelamos | we cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelasteis | you (plural) cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelaron | they cancelled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cancel- plus the -ar endings.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cancelar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “cancelaba”, meaning “I used to cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelaba | I used to cancel |
| Tú | cancelabas | you used to cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancelaba | s/he used to cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelábamos | we used to cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelabais | you (plural) used to cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelaban | they used to cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cancel- plus the -ar endings.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cancelar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy cancelando”, meaning “I am cancelling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cancelando | I am cancelling |
| Tú | estás cancelando | you are cancelling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cancelando | s/he is cancelling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cancelando | we are cancelling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cancelando | you (plural) are cancelling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cancelando | they are cancelling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund cancelando.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cancelar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a cancelar”, meaning “I am going to cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cancelar | I am going to cancel |
| Tú | vas a cancelar | you are going to cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cancelar | s/he is going to cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cancelar | we are going to cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cancelar | you (plural) are going to cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cancelar | they are going to cancel |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive cancelar.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cancelar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “cancelaré”, meaning “I will cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelaré | I will cancel |
| Tú | cancelarás | you will cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancelará | s/he will cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelaremos | we will cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelaréis | you (plural) will cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelarán | they will cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cancelar plus the future endings.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cancelar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “cancelaría”, meaning “I would cancel”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelaría | I would cancel |
| Tú | cancelarías | you would cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancelaría | s/he would cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelaríamos | we would cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelaríais | you (plural) would cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelarían | they would cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cancelar plus the conditional endings.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cancelar 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 cancelado”, meaning “I have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cancelado | I have cancelled |
| Tú | has cancelado | you have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cancelado | s/he has cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cancelado | we have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cancelado | you (plural) have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cancelado | they have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cancelar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había cancelado”, meaning “I had cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cancelado | I had cancelled |
| Tú | habías cancelado | you had cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cancelado | s/he had cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cancelado | we had cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cancelado | you (plural) had cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cancelado | they had cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cancelar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré cancelado”, meaning “I will have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cancelado | I will have cancelled |
| Tú | habrás cancelado | you will have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cancelado | s/he will have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cancelado | we will have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cancelado | you (plural) will have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cancelado | they will have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Cancelar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cancelar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría cancelado”, meaning “I would have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cancelado | I would have cancelled |
| Tú | habrías cancelado | you would have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cancelado | s/he would have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cancelado | we would have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cancelado | you (plural) would have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cancelado | they would have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Cancelar
Cancelar 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, “cancele”, meaning “I cancel”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancele | I cancel |
| Tú | canceles | you cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancele | s/he cancels |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelemos | we cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | canceléis | you (plural) cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelen | they cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cancel- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Cancelar 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, “cancelara”, meaning “I cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelara | I cancelled |
| Tú | cancelaras | you cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancelara | s/he cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | canceláramos | we cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelarais | you (plural) cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelaran | they cancelled |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cancelaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (canceláramos).
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Cancelar 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, “cancelare”, meaning “I will cancel”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cancelare | I will cancel |
| Tú | cancelares | you will cancel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancelare | s/he will cancel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | canceláremos | we will cancel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelareis | you (plural) will cancel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelaren | they will cancel |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cancelaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (canceláremos).
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Cancelar 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 cancelado”, meaning “I have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cancelado | I have cancelled |
| Tú | hayas cancelado | you have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cancelado | s/he has cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cancelado | we have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cancelado | you (plural) have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cancelado | they have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Cancelar 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 cancelado”, meaning “I had cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cancelado | I had cancelled |
| Tú | hubieras cancelado | you had cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cancelado | s/he had cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cancelado | we had cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cancelado | you (plural) had cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cancelado | they had cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Cancelar 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 cancelado”, meaning “I will have cancelled”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cancelado | I will have cancelled |
| Tú | hubieres cancelado | you will have cancelled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cancelado | s/he will have cancelled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cancelado | we will have cancelled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cancelado | you (plural) will have cancelled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cancelado | they will have cancelled |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle cancelado.
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Imperative tenses of Cancelar
Cancelar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “cancele”, meaning “(to you formal) cancel!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cancela | (to you) cancel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cancele | (to you formal) cancel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cancelemos | let's cancel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cancelad | (to you plural) cancel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cancelen | (to you plural formal) cancel! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (cancela); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (cancele, cancelemos, cancelen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (cancelad).
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Cancelar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no cancele”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cancel!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no canceles | (to you) don't cancel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no cancele | (to you formal) don't cancel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cancelemos | let's not cancel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no canceléis | (to you plural) don't cancel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cancelen | (to you plural formal) don't cancel! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no canceles, no cancele, no cancelemos, no canceléis, no cancelen.
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Frequently asked questions about Cancelar
Is cancelar a regular or irregular verb?
Cancelar 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 cancelar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), cancelar is conjugated as: yo cancelo, tú cancelas, él/ella/usted cancela, nosotros cancelamos, vosotros canceláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancelan. 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 cancelar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), cancelar is conjugated as: yo cancelé, tú cancelaste, él/ella/usted canceló, nosotros cancelamos, vosotros cancelasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancelaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate cancelar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), cancelar is conjugated as: yo cancelaba, tú cancelabas, él/ella/usted cancelaba, nosotros cancelábamos, vosotros cancelabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancelaban. 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 cancelar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), cancelar is conjugated as: yo cancelaré, tú cancelarás, él/ella/usted cancelará, nosotros cancelaremos, vosotros cancelaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancelarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate cancelar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), cancelar is conjugated as: yo cancele, tú canceles, él/ella/usted cancele, nosotros cancelemos, vosotros canceléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cancelen. 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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