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Learn cansar conjugation in Pretérito

cansar means: to fatigue, to fordo, to get tired, to haze, to pall, to tire, to tucker, to weary
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb cansar in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the cansar verb conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation see the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you will get more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of exceptions and special cases.

How to translate Pretérito to English

Note that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:
  • In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
  • Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
  • Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
  • In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

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Step by step instructions

Pretérito belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each conjugated form consists of two words.The verb cansar has an entirely regular conjugation in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means that this verb simply follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without any exceptions or spelling corrections.
The basis for this conjugation is the stem of the verb, so we start by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s very easy to do. Simply remove two letters from the end of the infinitive form to get the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So for cansar:
  • the stem is: cans-
  • and the ending is: -ar
Use the stem cans- in each person as the basis for conjugation, the common prefix or root that each of the forms begins with.
Next, add to this regular stem the endings specific to each person. See the image on the side showing all the six endings. Note both the colors and shapes of the letters. They are arranged to help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.Each grammatical person has a specific ending in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir.
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Add the regular ending for the first person singular to create cansé:
  • yo cansé – I fatigued
Similarly add the regular ending -aste for the second person singular to create cansaste:
  • tú cansaste – you fatigued
And again add the regular ending for the third person singular to create cansó:
  • él cansó – he fatigued
  • ella cansó – she fatigued
  • usted cansó – (formal) you fatigued
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Like in the previous case add the regular ending -amos for the first person plural to create cansamos:
  • nosotros cansamos – we fatigued
  • nosotras cansamos – (feminine) we fatigued
Again add the regular ending -asteis for the second person plural to create cansasteis:
  • vosotros cansasteis – (plural) you fatigued
  • vosotras cansasteis – (feminine, plural) you fatigued
Once more add the regular ending -aron for the third person plural to create cansaron:
  • ellos cansaron – they fatigued
  • ellas cansaron – (feminine) they fatigued
  • ustedes cansaron – (formal, plural) you fatigued

That’s it! The conjugation is now done. The final result looks as follows:

yocanséI fatigued
cansasteyou fatigued
él/ella/ustedcansóhe/she/it fatigued
nosotros/nosotrascansamoswe fatigued
vosotros/vosotrascansasteisyou fatigued
ellos/ellas/ustedescansaronthey fatigued
Click to see all conjugation charts of cansar in every tense

But do not end your session yet – it is very important to repeat and practice the material in order to retain it. Check below for examples and some links.

Example sentences

Me cansé de esperarlo y sabía que él no cumpliría su promesa.
I got tired of waiting and I knew he would not fulfill his promise.

Next Steps to Perfection

  • To practice this conjugation and test your skills check this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game
  • To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense:  
  • For exercises and examples related to cansar visit our Exercise section
  • To see conjugation charts in all tenses for cansar visit the Conjugator
  • To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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