Don’t get canceled before you learn the “cancelar” conjugation in Spanish!

Cancelar is the Spanish verb for “to cancel”. It is a regular AR verb, which means it follows the usual structure. It is used to refer to calling off events, voiding transactions, or nullifying plans or agreements.

In today’s blog post, you’ll learn all about the verb conjugation for “Cancelar” in the different modes of Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative!

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“Cancelar” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Cancelar Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Cancelo
Tú	Cancelas
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancela
Nosotros	Cancelamos
Vosotros	Canceláis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelan

Examples:

1. Yo cancelo la reserva del hotel. (I cancel the hotel reservation.)
2. Tú cancelas la reunión de mañana. (You cancel tomorrow’s meeting.)
3. Ellos cancelan el concierto por la lluvia. (They cancel the concert because of the rain.)

Simple Past Cancelar Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Cancelé
Tú	Cancelaste
Él/Ella/Usted	Canceló
Nosotros	Cancelamos
Vosotros	Cancelasteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelaron

Examples:

1. Vosotros cancelasteis el viaje a última hora. (You all canceled the trip at the last minute.)
2. Usted canceló su suscripción al servicio. (You canceled their subscription to the service.)
3. Yo cancelé mi cita con el médico. (I canceled my doctor’s appointment.)

Imperfect Cancelar Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Cancelaba
Tú	Cancelabas
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancelaba
Nosotros	Cancelábamos
Vosotros	Cancelabais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelaban

Examples:

1. Nosotros cancelábamos las clases cuando nevaba mucho. (We used to cancel classes when it snowed a lot.)
2. Tú cancelabas siempre los planes a última hora. (You used to cancel plans at the last minute.)
3. Ellos cancelaban los eventos por falta de asistentes. (They used to cancel events due to a lack of attendees.)

Present Continuous Cancelar Conjugation / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy cancelando
Tú	Estás cancelando
Él/Ella/Usted	Está cancelando
Nosotros	Estamos cancelando
Vosotros	Estáis cancelando
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están cancelando

Examples:

1. Tú estás cancelando la reunión en este momento. (You are canceling the meeting right now.)
2. Yo estoy cancelando mi suscripción a la revista. (I am canceling my magazine subscription.)
3. Nosotros estamos cancelando los planes porque empezó a llover. (We are canceling the plans because it started raining.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Cancelaré
Tú	Cancelarás
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancelará
Nosotros	Cancelaremos
Vosotros	Cancelaréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelarán

Examples:

1. Yo cancelaré mi suscripción el próximo mes. (I will cancel my subscription next month.)
2. Tú cancelarás la cita si no puedes ir. (You will cancel the appointment if you can’t go.)
3. Ella cancelará el evento si no hay suficientes personas. (She will cancel the event if there aren’t enough people.)

Conditional Cancelar Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Cancelaría
Tú	Cancelarías
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancelaría
Nosotros	Cancelaríamos
Vosotros	Cancelaríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelarían

Examples:

1. Yo cancelaría el viaje, pero ya pagué todo. (I would cancel the trip, but I already paid for everything.)
2. Vosotros cancelaríais la cena si estuvierais muy cansados. (You all would cancel the dinner if you were very tired.)
3. Ellos cancelarían el contrato si encontraran una mejor oferta. (They would cancel the contract if they found a better offer.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He cancelado
Tú	Has cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha cancelado
Nosotros	Hemos cancelado
Vosotros	Habéis cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han cancelado

Examples:

1. Ellos han cancelado la reunión de mañana. (They have canceled tomorrow’s meeting.)
2. Yo he cancelado mi vuelo debido al mal tiempo. (I have canceled my flight because of bad weather.)
3. Nosotros hemos cancelado todos los eventos para esta semana. (We have canceled all events for this week.)

Past Perfect Cancelar Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había cancelado
Tú	Habías cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Había cancelado
Nosotros	Habíamos cancelado
Vosotros	Habíais cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían cancelado

Examples:

1. Yo había cancelado la suscripción antes de que me cobraran. (I had canceled the subscription before they charged me.)
2. Tú habías cancelado el pedido cuando llegó el paquete. (You had canceled the order when the package arrived.)
3. Él había cancelado su cita antes de que llamaras. (He had canceled their appointment before you called.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré cancelado
Tú	Habrás cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá cancelado
Nosotros	Habremos cancelado
Vosotros	Habréis cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán cancelado

Examples:

1. Vosotros habréis cancelado el evento para cuando lleguemos. (You all will have canceled the event by the time we arrive.)
2. Nosotros habremos cancelado la cita para mañana. (We will have canceled the appointment for tomorrow.)
3. Yo habré cancelado el vuelo antes de que suba el precio. (I will have canceled the flight before the price goes up.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría cancelado
Tú	Habrías cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría cancelado
Nosotros	Habríamos cancelado
Vosotros	Habríais cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían cancelado

Examples:

1. Yo habría cancelado el evento, pero ya era demasiado tarde. (I would have canceled the event, but it was already too late.)
2. Tú habrías cancelado el plan si hubieras sabido la verdad. (You would have canceled the plan if you had known the truth.)
3. Nosotros habríamos cancelado el viaje, pero no pudimos. (We would have canceled the trip, but we couldn’t.)

“Cancelar” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Cancele
Tú	Canceles
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancele
Nosotros	Cancelemos
Vosotros	Canceléis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelen

Examples:

1. Espero que yo cancele la reunión a tiempo. (I hope that I cancel the meeting on time.)
2. Es importante que tú canceles la cita antes de mañana. (It’s important that you cancel the appointment before tomorrow.)
3. Es posible que ellos cancelen el evento por mal tiempo. (It’s possible that they cancel the event due to bad weather.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Cancelara
Tú	Cancelaras
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancelara
Nosotros	Cancelaramos
Vosotros	Cancelarais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelaran

Examples:

1. Si tú cancelaras el viaje, ¿te devolverían el dinero? (If you canceled the trip, would they refund your money?)
2. Ojalá que él cancelara la reunión mañana. (I wish that he canceled the meeting tomorrow.)
3. Si nosotros canceláramos los planes, podríamos descansar. (If we canceled the plans, we could rest.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya cancelado
Tú	Hayas cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya cancelado
Nosotros	Hayamos cancelado
Vosotros	Hayáis cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan cancelado

Examples:

1. Es posible que ellos hayan cancelado el vuelo por la tormenta. (It’s possible that they have canceled the flight because of the storm.)
2. Espero que tú hayas cancelado la cita para evitar el problema. (I hope that you have canceled the appointment to avoid the issue.)
3. Es probable que nosotros hayamos cancelado el evento por falta de asistentes. (It’s likely that we have canceled the event due to lack of attendees.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera cancelado
Tú	Hubieras cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera cancelado
Nosotros	Hubiéramos cancelado
Vosotros	Hubierais cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran cancelado

Examples:

1. Si tú hubieras cancelado el plan, no habríamos tenido problemas. (If you had canceled the plan, we wouldn’t have had problems.)
2. Ojalá que él hubiera cancelado la reunión ayer. (I wish that he had canceled the meeting yesterday.)
3. Si ellos hubieran cancelado el vuelo, habrían llegado a tiempo. (If they had canceled the flight, they would have arrived on time.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere cancelado
Tú	Hubieres cancelado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere cancelado
Nosotros	Hubiéremos cancelado
Vosotros	Hubiereis cancelado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren cancelado

Examples:

1. Es posible que ellos hubieren cancelado el evento para el momento que lleguemos. (It’s possible that they will have canceled the event by the time we arrive.)
2. Dudo que vosotros hubiereis cancelado el vuelo si no hubieran anunciado el mal tiempo. (I doubt that you all will have canceled the flight if they hadn’t announced the bad weather.)
3. Espero que nosotros hubiéremos cancelado la cita antes de la hora indicada. (I hope that we will have canceled the appointment before the specified time.)

“Cancelar” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Cancela
Él/Ella/Usted	Cancele
Nosotros	Cancelemos
Vosotros	Cancelad
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Cancelen

Examples:

1. Cancela la reunión si no puedes asistir. (Cancel the meeting if you can’t attend.)
2. Cancele su cita, por favor. (Cancel your appointment, please.)
3. Cancelad los planes si llueve. (Cancel the plans if it rains.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No canceles
Él/Ella/Usted	No cancele
Nosotros	No cancelemos
Vosotros	No canceléis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No cancelen

Examples:

1. No cancelen el evento sin hablar con los organizadores. (Don’t cancel the event without talking to the organizers.)
2. No canceles la cita tan rápido. (Don’t cancel the appointment so quickly.)
3. No cancele su reserva hasta confirmar los detalles. (Don’t cancel your reservation until you confirm the details.)

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