The Future Tense of cenar is used to talk about eating dinner at a future time. For example, Mañana cenaré en un restaurante italiano. (Tomorrow I will have dinner at an Italian restaurant.)

Cenar is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cenar (to have dinner) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Cenar generally means to have dinner or the evening meal, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

Literal meaning: To eat the last meal of the day, for example, Cenaré una ensalada esta noche. (I will have a salad for dinner tonight.)

Slang meaning: To eat something quickly or carelessly, for example, Me cenaré este sándwich mientras camino. (I will wolf down this sandwich while walking.)

Idiomatic meaning: To miss out on something or be left behind, for example, Si no te apresuras, te cenarás la fiesta. (If you don’t hurry up, you’ll miss the party.)

Vulgar meaning: To have sex (crude), for example, Esta noche me la cenaré. (Tonight I’ll have sex with her.)

Examples

Examples of Cenar in the Future Tense

Mañana cenaremos en el nuevo restaurante mexicano. (Tomorrow we will have dinner at the new Mexican restaurant.)

Después de la reunión, cenarán con los clientes importantes. (After the meeting, they will have dinner with the important clients.)

¿A qué hora cenarás esta noche? (What time will you have dinner tonight?)

El año que viene, cenaré en restaurantes más saludables. (Next year, I will dine at healthier restaurants.)

Para la fiesta, cenaremos comida típica de la región. (For the party, we will have dinner with typical food from the region.)

Mis amigos y yo cenaremos tarde después del concierto. (My friends and I will have a late dinner after the concert.)

Cuando estén de vacaciones, cenarán en lugares exóticos. (When they are on vacation, they will dine at exotic places.)

Esta noche cenaré algo ligero antes del vuelo. (Tonight I will have a light dinner before the flight.)

¿Tú cenarás en casa o saldrás a comer? (Will you have dinner at home or go out to eat?)

Ellos cenarán temprano para ir al cine después. (They will have an early dinner to go to the movies afterwards.)

Después del trabajo, cenaréis con la familia, ¿verdad? (After work, you all will have dinner with the family, right?)

Para el cumpleaños de mamá, cenaremos en su restaurante favorito. (For mom’s birthday, we will have dinner at her favorite restaurant.)

Mis primos cenarán con nosotros cuando vengan de visita. (My cousins will have dinner with us when they come to visit.)

¿A dónde cenarán ustedes en su aniversario? (Where will you all have dinner for your anniversary?)

Ella cenará sola esta noche mientras su esposo está fuera. (She will have dinner alone tonight while her husband is away.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cenar (to have dinner) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.