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The children, the young people, were singing and heading for the abyss.
Los niños, los jóvenes, cantaban y se dirigían hacia el abismo.
Bolano, Roberto / AmuletBolano, Roberto / Amuleto
Amuleto
Bolano, Roberto
© EDITORIAL ANAGRAMA, S.A., 1999
© Roberto Bolaño, 1999
Amulet
Bolano, Roberto
© 1999 by the Heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2006 by Chris Andrews

"He's singing to her."
– Le está cantando.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006

And I tell her it's my poems, that my singing is poems I'm thinking up or trying to memorize.
Y yo le digo que son poemas, que mis canturreos son poemas que voy pensando e intentando memorizar.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

A group of people came from Garden Row singing a song.
Un grupo de personas salió por Garden Row cantando una canción.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

“Stan,” he said, “Susie used to stand at the front window during the summer and listen to you singing in your yard.
– Stan -dijo-, Susie se quedaba delante de la ventana en verano y te escuchaba cantar en tu patio.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold

In a corner there was actually a blind man playing the accordion and singing.
En un rincón incluso había un ciego que tocaba el acordeón y cantaba.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

That particular kind of music reminded him too much of his twin… who wasn’t singing anymore.
Ese tipo particular de música le recordaba mucho a su gemelo… quien ya no cantaba.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008

With Zsadist no longer singing, the world had lost a treasure.
Si Zsadist ya no volvía a cantar nunca más, el mundo había perdido un tesoro.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008

Now she wanted to be happy and sing [sic].
Ahora tenía deseos de ser feliz y de cantar (sic).
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

A polyglot woodcutter, thought Fate, who speaks English as well as he speaks Spanish and who sings in German.
Un leñador políglota, pensó Fate, que tan pronto habla en inglés como en español y que canta en alemán.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

In fact, she almost sang as she walked.
Al contrario, los caminaba casi cantando.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

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sing the praises of

cantar

sing out of tune

desafinar

sing out of tune

desentonar

sung by

cantado por

sing out

gritar

Word forms

sing

verb

Basic forms
Past	sang, sung
Imperative	sing
Present Participle (Participle I)	singing
Past Participle (Participle II)	sung

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sing	we sing
you sing	you sing
he/she/it sings	they sing

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am singing	we are singing
you are singing	you are singing
he/she/it is singing	they are singing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sung	we have sung
you have sung	you have sung
he/she/it has sung	they have sung

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been singing	we have been singing
you have been singing	you have been singing
he/she/it has been singing	they have been singing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sang, sung	we sang, sung
you sang, sung	you sang, sung
he/she/it sang, sung	they sang, sung

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was singing	we were singing
you were singing	you were singing
he/she/it was singing	they were singing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sung	we had sung
you had sung	you had sung
he/she/it had sung	they had sung

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been singing	we had been singing
you had been singing	you had been singing
he/she/it had been singing	they had been singing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sing	we shall/will sing
you will sing	you will sing
he/she/it will sing	they will sing

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be singing	we shall/will be singing
you will be singing	you will be singing
he/she/it will be singing	they will be singing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sung	we shall/will have sung
you will have sung	you will have sung
he/she/it will have sung	they will have sung

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been singing	we shall/will have been singing
you will have been singing	you will have been singing
he/she/it will have been singing	they will have been singing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sing	we should/would sing
you would sing	you would sing
he/she/it would sing	they would sing

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be singing	we should/would be singing
you would be singing	you would be singing
he/she/it would be singing	they would be singing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sung	we should/would have sung
you would have sung	you would have sung
he/she/it would have sung	they would have sung

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been singing	we should/would have been singing
you would have been singing	you would have been singing
he/she/it would have been singing	they would have been singing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sung	we are sung
you are sung	you are sung
he/she/it is sung	they are sung

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sung	we are being sung
you are being sung	you are being sung
he/she/it is being sung	they are being sung

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sung	we have been sung
you have been sung	you have been sung
he/she/it has been sung	they have been sung

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sung	we were sung
you were sung	you were sung
he/she/it was sung	they were sung

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sung	we were being sung
you were being sung	you were being sung
he/she/it was being sung	they were being sung

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sung	we had been sung
you had been sung	you had been sung
he/she/it had been sung	they had been sung

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sung	we shall/will be sung
you will be sung	you will be sung
he/she/it will be sung	they will be sung

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sung	we shall/will have been sung
you will have been sung	you will have been sung
he/she/it will have been sung	they will have been sung

singing

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	singing	singings
Possessive case	singing's	singings'