Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Cansar in Spanish
cansar to tire Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Cansar (to tire) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: canso, cansas, cansa, cansamos, cansáis, cansan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- cansado tired
- Gerund
- cansando tiring
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Cansar
- Cansar in the Indicative Present
- Cansar in the Indicative Preterite
- Cansar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Cansar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Cansar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Cansar in the Indicative Future
- Cansar in the Indicative Conditional
- Cansar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Cansar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Cansar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Cansar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Cansar
- Imperative tenses of Cansar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Cansar
Cansar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of cansar 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, “canso”, meaning “I tire”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | canso | I tire |
| Tú | cansas | you tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansa | s/he tires |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansamos | we tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansáis | you (plural) tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansan | they tire |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cans- plus the -ar endings.
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Cansar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of cansar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “cansé”, meaning “I tired”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansé | I tired |
| Tú | cansaste | you tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansó | s/he tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansamos | we tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansasteis | you (plural) tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansaron | they tired |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cans- plus the -ar endings.
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Cansar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of cansar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “cansaba”, meaning “I used to tire”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaba | I used to tire |
| Tú | cansabas | you used to tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansaba | s/he used to tire |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansábamos | we used to tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansabais | you (plural) used to tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansaban | they used to tire |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cans- plus the -ar endings.
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Cansar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of cansar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy cansando”, meaning “I am tiring”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy cansando | I am tiring |
| Tú | estás cansando | you are tiring |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está cansando | s/he is tiring |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos cansando | we are tiring |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis cansando | you (plural) are tiring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están cansando | they are tiring |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund cansando.
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Cansar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of cansar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a cansar”, meaning “I am going to tire”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a cansar | I am going to tire |
| Tú | vas a cansar | you are going to tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a cansar | s/he is going to tire |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a cansar | we are going to tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a cansar | you (plural) are going to tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a cansar | they are going to tire |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive cansar.
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Cansar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of cansar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “cansaré”, meaning “I will tire”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaré | I will tire |
| Tú | cansarás | you will tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansará | s/he will tire |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansaremos | we will tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansaréis | you (plural) will tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansarán | they will tire |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cansar plus the future endings.
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Cansar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of cansar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “cansaría”, meaning “I would tire”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansaría | I would tire |
| Tú | cansarías | you would tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansaría | s/he would tire |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansaríamos | we would tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansaríais | you (plural) would tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansarían | they would tire |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive cansar plus the conditional endings.
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Cansar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of cansar 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 cansado”, meaning “I have tired”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he cansado | I have tired |
| Tú | has cansado | you have tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha cansado | s/he has tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos cansado | we have tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis cansado | you (plural) have tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han cansado | they have tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle cansado.
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Cansar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of cansar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había cansado”, meaning “I had tired”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había cansado | I had tired |
| Tú | habías cansado | you had tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había cansado | s/he had tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos cansado | we had tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais cansado | you (plural) had tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían cansado | they had tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle cansado.
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Cansar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of cansar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré cansado”, meaning “I will have tired”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré cansado | I will have tired |
| Tú | habrás cansado | you will have tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá cansado | s/he will have tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos cansado | we will have tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis cansado | you (plural) will have tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán cansado | they will have tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle cansado.
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Cansar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of cansar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría cansado”, meaning “I would have tired”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría cansado | I would have tired |
| Tú | habrías cansado | you would have tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría cansado | s/he would have tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos cansado | we would have tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais cansado | you (plural) would have tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían cansado | they would have tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle cansado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Cansar
Cansar 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, “canse”, meaning “I tire”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | canse | I tire |
| Tú | canses | you tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | canse | s/he tires |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansemos | we tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | canséis | you (plural) tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansen | they tire |
How it’s built: Regular: stem cans- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Cansar 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, “cansara”, meaning “I tired”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansara | I tired |
| Tú | cansaras | you tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansara | s/he tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansáramos | we tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansarais | you (plural) tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansaran | they tired |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cansaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (cansáramos).
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Cansar 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, “cansare”, meaning “I will tire”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | cansare | I will tire |
| Tú | cansares | you will tire |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cansare | s/he will tire |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansáremos | we will tire |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansareis | you (plural) will tire |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansaren | they will tire |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, cansaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (cansáremos).
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Cansar 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 cansado”, meaning “I have tired”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya cansado | I have tired |
| Tú | hayas cansado | you have tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya cansado | s/he has tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos cansado | we have tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis cansado | you (plural) have tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan cansado | they have tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle cansado.
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Cansar 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 cansado”, meaning “I had tired”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera cansado | I had tired |
| Tú | hubieras cansado | you had tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera cansado | s/he had tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos cansado | we had tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais cansado | you (plural) had tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran cansado | they had tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle cansado.
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Cansar 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 cansado”, meaning “I will have tired”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere cansado | I will have tired |
| Tú | hubieres cansado | you will have tired |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere cansado | s/he will have tired |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos cansado | we will have tired |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis cansado | you (plural) will have tired |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren cansado | they will have tired |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle cansado.
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Imperative tenses of Cansar
Cansar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “canse”, meaning “(to you formal) tire!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cansa | (to you) tire! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | canse | (to you formal) tire! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | cansemos | let's tire! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | cansad | (to you plural) tire! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cansen | (to you plural formal) tire! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (cansa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (canse, cansemos, cansen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (cansad).
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Cansar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no canse”, meaning “(to you formal) don't tire!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no canses | (to you) don't tire! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no canse | (to you formal) don't tire! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no cansemos | let's not tire! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no canséis | (to you plural) don't tire! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no cansen | (to you plural formal) don't tire! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no canses, no canse, no cansemos, no canséis, no cansen.
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Frequently asked questions about Cansar
Is cansar a regular or irregular verb?
Cansar 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 cansar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), cansar is conjugated as: yo canso, tú cansas, él/ella/usted cansa, nosotros cansamos, vosotros cansáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cansan. 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 cansar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), cansar is conjugated as: yo cansé, tú cansaste, él/ella/usted cansó, nosotros cansamos, vosotros cansasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cansaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate cansar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), cansar is conjugated as: yo cansaba, tú cansabas, él/ella/usted cansaba, nosotros cansábamos, vosotros cansabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes cansaban. 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 cansar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), cansar is conjugated as: yo cansaré, tú cansarás, él/ella/usted cansará, nosotros cansaremos, vosotros cansaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cansarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate cansar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), cansar is conjugated as: yo canse, tú canses, él/ella/usted canse, nosotros cansemos, vosotros canséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cansen. 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.
What is the difference between cansar and cansarse?
Cansar means "to tire" in the standard sense. Cansarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se cansan" instead of "no cansan".
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