The Future Tense of cenar is used to talk about eating dinner at a future time. For example, Mañana cenaré una pizza. (Tomorrow I will have pizza for dinner.)

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 (Latin American 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.

To have dinner: For example, Cenaré una ensalada esta noche. (I will have a salad for dinner tonight.)

To eat late: For example, Cenaré a las 10 pm porque tengo mucho trabajo. (I will eat dinner at 10 pm because I have a lot of work.)

To skip dinner (colloquial): For example, No cenaré hoy, no tengo hambre. (I won’t have dinner today, I’m not hungry.)

To go out for dinner (colloquial): For example, ¿Cenaremos en ese nuevo restaurante el viernes? (Shall we go out for dinner at that new restaurant on Friday?)

To eat someone out (vulgar): For example, Le cenaré a mi novia esta noche. (I will eat out my girlfriend tonight.)

Examples

Examples of Cenar in the Future Tense

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

Después del trabajo, cenarás con tus amigos, ¿verdad? (After work, you will have dinner with your friends, right?)

El viernes que viene, cenarán con nosotros en nuestra casa. (Next Friday, they will have dinner with us at our house.)

Para la cena de Navidad, cenaré pavo y puré de papas. (For Christmas dinner, I will have turkey and mashed potatoes.)

Mis padres cenarán temprano porque tienen que madrugar mañana. (My parents will have dinner early because they have to wake up early tomorrow.)

¿A qué hora cenaremos esta noche? Tengo un hambre de lobo. (What time will we have dinner tonight? I’m starving.)

Después del cine, cenaremos en ese restaurante nuevo que abrió cerca. (After the movies, we will have dinner at that new restaurant that opened nearby.)

Para la cena de año nuevo, cenarán langosta y champán. (For New Year’s Eve dinner, they will have lobster and champagne.)

Mis abuelos cenarán temprano porque ya no pueden quedarse despiertos hasta tarde. (My grandparents will have dinner early because they can’t stay up late anymore.)

¿Qué cenarás esta noche? Yo estoy pensando en pedir una pizza. (What will you have for dinner tonight? I’m thinking of ordering a pizza.)

Para la cena de bodas, cenaremos filete y langosta. (For the wedding dinner, we will have steak and lobster.)

Después del concierto, cenaremos en ese restaurante de moda que todos recomiendan. (After the concert, we will have dinner at that trendy restaurant that everyone recommends.)

Para la cena de gala, cenarán un menú de degustación de cinco platos. (For the gala dinner, they will have a five-course tasting menu.)

Después de terminar el proyecto, cenaremos para celebrar. ¡Nos lo merecemos! (After finishing the project, we will have dinner to celebrate. We deserve it!)

Para la cena romántica, cenarás a la luz de las velas y con música suave de fondo. (For the romantic dinner, you will dine by candlelight with soft music playing in the background.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cenar (to have dinner) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American 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.