Talk about who sings a song and where they sing.

The idea

Cantar means to sing. Its present forms are canto, cantas, canta, cantamos, cantáis and cantan.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yocanto
túcantas
él / ella / ustedcanta
nosotros / nosotrascantamos
vosotros / vosotrascantáis
ellos / ellas / ustedescantan

Examples

  • Canto una canción en la cocina.I sing a song in the kitchen.
  • ¿Cantas con tu hermana en el coche?Do you sing with your sister in the car?
  • Mi abuelo canta para el bebé.My grandfather sings to the baby.
  • Cantamos juntos en la fiesta.We sing together at the party.
  • Vosotros cantáis muy bien.You all sing very well.
  • Los niños cantan en la escuela.The children sing at school.

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Watch out

Do not confuse canto, I sing, with cantó, he or she sang; the accent changes the tense.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ en el jardín. (canto / canta)

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    canto

    Canto matches the speaker, yo.

  2. Choose the correct form: Ella ___ una canción nueva. (canta / cantan)

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    canta

    Canta matches the singular subject ella.

  3. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ en el tren. (cantamos / cantáis)

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    cantamos

    Cantamos matches the group including the speaker, nosotros.

Use it today

Write an original sentence about someone singing.