The Conditional Mood of cenar is used to talk about hypothetical or imagined situations in the future, for example: Si tuviera más tiempo, cenaría en un restaurante elegante. (If I had more time, I would dine at an elegant restaurant.)

Cenar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional follow the same pattern as other verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Despedirse (to say goodbye) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of cenar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations related to having dinner.

Hypothetical situation: For example, Si tuviera más dinero, cenaría en restaurantes caros. (If I had more money, I would dine at expensive restaurants.)

Polite request: For example, ¿Cenarías conmigo esta noche? (Would you have dinner with me tonight?)

Expressing willingness: For example, Claro que cenaría contigo. (Of course I would have dinner with you.)

Slang/Idiomatic: In some Latin American countries, cenar can be used colloquially to mean “to beat someone up” or “to give someone a hard time.” For example, Si no me pagas, te voy a cenar a golpes. (If you don’t pay me, I’m going to beat you up.)

Examples

Examples of Despedirse in the Conditional Mood

¿Cenaríamos en ese nuevo restaurante mexicano esta noche? (Should we have dinner at that new Mexican restaurant tonight?)

Mis amigos y yo cenaríamos temprano para poder ir al cine después. (My friends and I would have dinner early so we could go to the movies afterwards.)

Si tuviera más dinero, cenaría en restaurantes caros más a menudo. (If I had more money, I would dine at expensive restaurants more often.)

Después de un largo día de trabajo, cenaría algo rápido y sencillo. (After a long day at work, I would have a quick and simple dinner.)

Para celebrar su cumpleaños, cenaríamos en un lugar elegante. (To celebrate their birthday, we would dine at an upscale place.)

Cuando estoy de vacaciones, cenaría afuera en un patio lindo. (When I’m on vacation, I would have dinner outside on a nice patio.)

¿Tú cenarías comida vegetariana o prefieres la carne? (Would you have a vegetarian dinner or do you prefer meat?)

Ellos cenarían tarde después del espectáculo de teatro. (They would have a late dinner after the theater show.)

Para ahorrar dinero, cenaría en casa la mayoría de las noches. (To save money, I would have dinner at home most nights.)

En un mundo perfecto, cenaríamos en un restaurante de cinco estrellas cada fin de semana. (In a perfect world, we would dine at a five-star restaurant every weekend.)

¿Cenarías algo ligero antes de ir al gimnasio? (Would you have a light dinner before going to the gym?)

Ella cenaría pescado fresco cuando visitara la costa. (She would have fresh fish for dinner when visiting the coast.)

Para una cita romántica, cenaríamos a la luz de las velas. (For a romantic date, we would have dinner by candlelight.)

Después de un día agotador, lo único que cenaría sería una sopa y un sándwich. (After an exhausting day, the only thing I would have for dinner would be soup and a sandwich.)

En las fiestas, cenaríamos platos tradicionales y deliciosos. (During the holidays, we would have delicious traditional dishes for dinner.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Despedirse (to say goodbye) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.