The Conditional Mood of cantar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often conveying what you would do under certain circumstances. For example, Cantaría una canción para ti. (I would sing a song for you.)

Cantar is a regular verb, meaning its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -ar.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cantar (to sing) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of cantar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

Expressing a hypothetical or potential action: For example, Cantaría una canción si tuviera una guitarra. (I would sing a song if I had a guitar.)

Making polite requests or suggestions: For example, ¿Cantarías para nosotros? (Would you sing for us?)

Expressing wishes or desires: For example, Me gustaría que cantaras en mi fiesta. (I would like you to sing at my party.)

Expressing uncertainty or doubt: For example, No creo que cantaría tan bien como ella. (I don’t think I would sing as well as her.)

Expressing a future possibility: For example, Si practico, cantaría en el concierto. (If I practice, I would sing at the concert.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, ¡Cantaría victoria si ganara la lotería! (I would sing victory if I won the lottery!)

Examples

Examples of Cantar in the Conditional Mood

Los alpinistas cantarían canciones para mantenerse animados durante el descenso. (The mountain climbers would sing songs to keep their spirits up during the descent.)

Después de la caminata, cantaríamos alrededor de la fogata. (After the hike, we would sing around the campfire.)

En la fiesta, cantarías con el karaoke si te animaran. (At the party, you would sing karaoke if they encouraged you.)

Los niños cantarían en el autobús durante el viaje escolar. (The children would sing on the bus during the school trip.)

Aunque no soy un gran cantante, cantaría en la boda de mi hermana. (Although I’m not a great singer, I would sing at my sister’s wedding.)

En el retiro espiritual, cantaríamos himnos y mantras juntos. (At the spiritual retreat, we would sing hymns and mantras together.)

Si tuvieran un piano, cantarían canciones de cuna a los bebés. (If they had a piano, they would sing lullabies to the babies.)

Para animar el ambiente, cantaríais canciones populares en la oficina. (To liven up the mood, you would sing popular songs in the office.)

En el campamento de verano, los niños cantarían canciones folklóricas alrededor de la fogata. (At the summer camp, the children would sing folk songs around the campfire.)

En la protesta, cantaríamos cánticos para expresar nuestra solidaridad. (At the protest, we would sing chants to express our solidarity.)

Durante la meditación grupal, cantaríamos mantras en voz baja. (During the group meditation, we would chant mantras softly.)

En la reunión familiar, cantarían canciones navideñas tradicionales. (At the family gathering, they would sing traditional Christmas carols.)

Para celebrar el Año Nuevo, cantaríamos las mañanitas a medianoche. (To celebrate New Year’s, we would sing the mañanitas at midnight.)

En el bar karaoke, cantarías canciones de rock clásicas con tus amigos. (At the karaoke bar, you would sing classic rock songs with your friends.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cantar (to sing) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian 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.