Ella Verbsasentir to assent, to agree, to consent Irregular Verb
At a glance: Asentir (to assent, to agree, to consent) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: asiento, asientes, asiente, asentimos, asentís, asienten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (asiento, asientes, asiente, asienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (asintió), subjunctive and gerund (asintiendo).

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The Indicative Present of asentir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “asiento”, meaning “I assent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asiento | I assent |
| Tú | asientes | you assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asiente | s/he assents |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asentimos | we assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentís | you (plural) assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asienten | they assent |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (asiento, asientes, asiente, asienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of asentir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “asentí”, meaning “I assented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asentí | I assented |
| Tú | asentiste | you assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asintió | s/he assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asentimos | we assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentisteis | you (plural) assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asintieron | they assented |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (asintió, asintieron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of asentir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “asentía”, meaning “I used to assent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asentía | I used to assent |
| Tú | asentías | you used to assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asentía | s/he used to assent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asentíamos | we used to assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentíais | you (plural) used to assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asentían | they used to assent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem asent- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of asentir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy asintiendo”, meaning “I am assenting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy asintiendo | I am assenting |
| Tú | estás asintiendo | you are assenting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está asintiendo | s/he is assenting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos asintiendo | we are assenting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis asintiendo | you (plural) are assenting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están asintiendo | they are assenting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund asintiendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of asentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a asentir”, meaning “I am going to assent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a asentir | I am going to assent |
| Tú | vas a asentir | you are going to assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a asentir | s/he is going to assent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a asentir | we are going to assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a asentir | you (plural) are going to assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a asentir | they are going to assent |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive asentir.
The Indicative Future of asentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “asentiré”, meaning “I will assent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asentiré | I will assent |
| Tú | asentirás | you will assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asentirá | s/he will assent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asentiremos | we will assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentiréis | you (plural) will assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asentirán | they will assent |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asentir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of asentir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “asentiría”, meaning “I would assent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asentiría | I would assent |
| Tú | asentirías | you would assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asentiría | s/he would assent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asentiríamos | we would assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentiríais | you (plural) would assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asentirían | they would assent |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asentir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of asentir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he asentido”, meaning “I have assented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he asentido | I have assented |
| Tú | has asentido | you have assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha asentido | s/he has assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos asentido | we have assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis asentido | you (plural) have assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han asentido | they have assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle asentido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of asentir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había asentido”, meaning “I had assented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había asentido | I had assented |
| Tú | habías asentido | you had assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había asentido | s/he had assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos asentido | we had assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais asentido | you (plural) had assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían asentido | they had assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle asentido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of asentir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré asentido”, meaning “I will have assented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré asentido | I will have assented |
| Tú | habrás asentido | you will have assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá asentido | s/he will have assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos asentido | we will have assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis asentido | you (plural) will have assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán asentido | they will have assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle asentido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of asentir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría asentido”, meaning “I would have assented”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría asentido | I would have assented |
| Tú | habrías asentido | you would have assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría asentido | s/he would have assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos asentido | we would have assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais asentido | you (plural) would have assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían asentido | they would have assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle asentido.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “asienta”, meaning “I assent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asienta | I assent |
| Tú | asientas | you assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asienta | s/he assents |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asintamos | we assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asintáis | you (plural) assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asientan | they assent |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, asiento (asienta, asientas, asienta, asientan); nosotros and vosotros change e to i (asintamos, asintáis).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “asintiera”, meaning “I assented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asintiera | I assented |
| Tú | asintieras | you assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asintiera | s/he assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asintiéramos | we assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asintierais | you (plural) assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asintieran | they assented |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, asintieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (asintiéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “asintiere”, meaning “I will assent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asintiere | I will assent |
| Tú | asintieres | you will assent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asintiere | s/he will assent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asintiéremos | we will assent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asintiereis | you (plural) will assent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asintieren | they will assent |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, asintieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (asintiéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya asentido”, meaning “I have assented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya asentido | I have assented |
| Tú | hayas asentido | you have assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya asentido | s/he has assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos asentido | we have assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis asentido | you (plural) have assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan asentido | they have assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle asentido.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera asentido”, meaning “I had assented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera asentido | I had assented |
| Tú | hubieras asentido | you had assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera asentido | s/he had assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos asentido | we had assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais asentido | you (plural) had assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran asentido | they had assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle asentido.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere asentido”, meaning “I will have assented”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere asentido | I will have assented |
| Tú | hubieres asentido | you will have assented |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere asentido | s/he will have assented |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos asentido | we will have assented |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis asentido | you (plural) will have assented |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren asentido | they will have assented |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle asentido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “asienta”, meaning “(to you formal) assent!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | asiente | (to you) assent! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asienta | (to you formal) assent! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | asintamos | let's assent! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | asentid | (to you plural) assent! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asientan | (to you plural formal) assent! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (asiente); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (asienta, asintamos, asientan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (asentid).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no asienta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't assent!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no asientas | (to you) don't assent! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no asienta | (to you formal) don't assent! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no asintamos | let's not assent! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no asintáis | (to you plural) don't assent! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no asientan | (to you plural formal) don't assent! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Asentir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (asiento, asientes, asiente, asienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (asintió), subjunctive and gerund (asintiendo).
In the present tense (presente), asentir is conjugated as: yo asiento, tú asientes, él/ella/usted asiente, nosotros asentimos, vosotros asentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes asienten. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), asentir is conjugated as: yo asentí, tú asentiste, él/ella/usted asintió, nosotros asentimos, vosotros asentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asintieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), asentir is conjugated as: yo asentía, tú asentías, él/ella/usted asentía, nosotros asentíamos, vosotros asentíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes asentían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), asentir is conjugated as: yo asentiré, tú asentirás, él/ella/usted asentirá, nosotros asentiremos, vosotros asentiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asentirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), asentir is conjugated as: yo asienta, tú asientas, él/ella/usted asienta, nosotros asintamos, vosotros asintáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asientan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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