cantara

sang

k a n ˈt a ɾ a → cantar
cant sing + ara Imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she/you formal)
verb · singular Rare #38,229
sang Used here in a clause after a verb or expression of wanting, asking, or approving.
SP: Mi madre quería que cantara en el coro.
EN: My mother wanted me to sing in the choir.
Conjugation of cantar
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second cantes —
cantara

No debí pedirle que cantara.

I shouldn't have asked him to sing.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Tom le pidió a Mary que cantara más alto.

Tom asked Mary to sing louder.

Se puso rojo de vergüenza cuando le dijeron que cantara delante de todos.

He turned red with embarrassment when they told him to sing in front of everyone.

Quería que Tom me cantara una canción.

I wanted Tom to sing me a song.

¿Cómo iba a esperar que la selkie cantara sin su abrigo?

How was I supposed to expect the selkie to sing without her coat?

— La canción del mar (2014)

Le pedí a Tom que cantara mi canción favorita.

I asked Tom to sing my favorite song.

Ella quería que él le cantara una canción.

She wanted him to sing her a song.

Tom no aprobó que Mary cantara en bares.

Tom did not approve of Mary singing in bars.

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