cenare — to have dinner — Italian Verbs

cenare (to have dinner) — Italian Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate cenare (to have dinner) across all tenses in Italian. Each tense includes real example sentences in Italian and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

cenare — Present Simple in Italian

cenare Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
iocenoCeno con la mia famiglia ogni sera.I have dinner with my family every evening.
tuceniCeni al tuo ristorante preferito il venerdì.You have dinner at your favorite restaurant on Fridays.
lui/leicenaCena tardi a causa del lavoro.He has dinner late because of work.
noiceniamoCeniamo insieme nei fine settimana.We have dinner together on weekends.
voicenateCenate alle sette.You all have dinner at seven.
lorocenanoCenano in giardino quando il tempo è bello.They have dinner in the garden when the weather is nice.

cenare — Past Compound in Italian

cenare Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioho cenatoHo cenato con i miei genitori ieri.I had dinner with my parents yesterday.
tuhai cenatoHai cenato al nuovo ristorante ieri sera.You had dinner at the new restaurant last night.
lui/leiha cenatoHa cenato con i suoi colleghi dopo il lavoro.She had dinner with her colleagues after work.
noiabbiamo cenatoAbbiamo cenato a casa di un amico.We had dinner at a friend's house.
voiavete cenatoAvete cenato prima del film.You all had dinner before the movie.
lorohanno cenatoHanno cenato in spiaggia lo scorso fine settimana.They had dinner at the beach last weekend.

cenare — Imperfect in Italian

cenare Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
iocenavoCenavo alle otto quando vivevo a Roma.I used to have dinner at eight when I lived in Rome.
tucenaviCenavi con i tuoi nonni ogni domenica.You used to have dinner with your grandparents every Sunday.
lui/leicenavaCenava presto perché doveva svegliarsi presto.She used to have dinner early because she had to wake up early.
noicenavamoCenavamo davanti alla TV.We used to have dinner in front of the TV.
voicenavateCenavate alla stessa ora ogni giorno.You all used to have dinner at the same time every day.
lorocenavanoCenavano con gli amici nei fine settimana.They used to have dinner with their friends on weekends.

cenare — Future in Italian

cenare Future conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioceneròCenerò dopo la riunione.I will have dinner after the meeting.
tuceneraiCenerai con i tuoi cugini domani.You will have dinner with your cousins tomorrow.
lui/leiceneràCenerà in un nuovo ristorante la prossima settimana.He will have dinner at a new restaurant next week.
noiceneremoCeneremo a casa stasera.We will have dinner at home tonight.
voicenereteCenerete dopo il concerto.You all will have dinner after the concert.
lorocenerannoCeneranno sulla terrazza quando farà più caldo.They will have dinner on the terrace when it gets warmer.

cenare — Conditional in Italian

cenare Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
iocenereiCenerei con te se non fossi occupato.I would have dinner with you if I weren't busy.
tucenerestiCeneresti prima se non lavorassi fino a tardi.You would have dinner earlier if you didn't work late.
lui/leicenerebbeCenerebbe con noi se non fosse stanca.She would have dinner with us if she weren't tired.
noiceneremmoCeneremmo fuori se non piovesse.We would have dinner outside if it weren't raining.
voiceneresteCenereste qui se il ristorante fosse aperto.You all would have dinner here if the restaurant were open.
lorocenerebberoCenerebbero a casa se non avessero impegni.They would have dinner at home if they didn't have plans.

cenare — Present Subjunctive in Italian

cenare Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioceniSpero che ceni con loro stasera.I hope that I have dinner with them tonight.
tuceniSpero che ceni con noi domani.I hope that you have dinner with us tomorrow.
lui/leiceniÈ importante che ceni prima della riunione.It's important that he has dinner before the meeting.
noiceniamoDubito che ceniamo in orario.I doubt that we have dinner on time.
voiceniateSpero che ceniate nel nuovo posto.I hope that you all have dinner at the new place.
loroceninoÈ necessario che cenino prima di partire.It's necessary that they have dinner before leaving.