cantare — to sing — Italian Verbs

cantare (to sing) — Italian Verbs Conjugation Tables

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

cantare — Present Simple in Italian

cantare Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
iocantoCanto sotto la doccia ogni mattina.I sing in the shower every morning.
tucantiCanti davvero bene.You sing really well.
lui/leicantaCanta al bar locale.He/she sings at the local bar.
noicantiamoCantiamo insieme nel coro.We sing together in the choir.
voicantateCantate durante il viaggio in macchina.You all sing during the car ride.
lorocantanoCantano vecchie canzoni italiane.They sing old Italian songs.

cantare — Present Perfect in Italian

cantare Present Perfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
ioho cantatoHo cantato al concerto ieri.I sang at the concert yesterday.
tuhai cantatoHai cantato davvero bene ieri sera.You sang really well last night.
lui/leiha cantatoHa cantato per tre ore.He/She sang for three hours.
noiabbiamo cantatoAbbiamo cantato tutte le nostre canzoni preferite.We sang all our favorite songs.
voiavete cantatoAvete cantato alla festa di compleanno.You all sang at the birthday party.
lorohanno cantatoHanno cantato nel coro della chiesa.They sang in the church choir.

cantare — Imperfect in Italian

cantare Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in ItalianEnglish
iocantavoCantavo quando ero felice.I used to sing when I was happy.
tucantaviCantavi in giardino.You were singing in the garden.
lui/leicantavaCantava ogni domenica in chiesa.He/she sang every Sunday at church.
noicantavamoCantavamo intorno al falò.We used to sing around the campfire.
voicantavateCantavate troppo forte.You all were singing too loudly.
lorocantavanoCantavano mentre lavoravano.They sang while they worked.
cantareverbs
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