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How to conjugate Asentir in Spanish

asentir 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).

Past participle
asentido assented
Gerund
asintiendo assenting
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Indicative tenses of Asentir

Asentir in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasientoI assent
Túasientesyou assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasientes/he assents
Nosotras / Nosotrosasentimoswe assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentísyou (plural) assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasiententhey 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.

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Asentir in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasentíI assented
Túasentisteyou assented
Ella / Él / Ustedasintiós/he assented
Nosotras / Nosotrosasentimoswe assented
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentisteisyou (plural) assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasintieronthey assented

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (asintió, asintieron); the other forms are regular.

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Asentir in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasentíaI used to assent
Túasentíasyou used to assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasentías/he used to assent
Nosotras / Nosotrosasentíamoswe used to assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentíaisyou (plural) used to assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasentíanthey used to assent

How it’s built: Regular: stem asent- plus the -ir endings.

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Asentir in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy asintiendoI am assenting
Túestás asintiendoyou are assenting
Ella / Él / Ustedestá asintiendos/he is assenting
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos asintiendowe are assenting
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis asintiendoyou (plural) are assenting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán asintiendothey are assenting

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund asintiendo.

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Asentir in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a asentirI am going to assent
Túvas a asentiryou are going to assent
Ella / Él / Ustedva a asentirs/he is going to assent
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a asentirwe are going to assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a asentiryou (plural) are going to assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a asentirthey are going to assent

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive asentir.

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Asentir in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasentiréI will assent
Túasentirásyou will assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasentirás/he will assent
Nosotras / Nosotrosasentiremoswe will assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentiréisyou (plural) will assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasentiránthey will assent

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asentir plus the future endings.

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Asentir in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasentiríaI would assent
Túasentiríasyou would assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasentirías/he would assent
Nosotras / Nosotrosasentiríamoswe would assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentiríaisyou (plural) would assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasentiríanthey would assent

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive asentir plus the conditional endings.

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Asentir in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe asentidoI have assented
Túhas asentidoyou have assented
Ella / Él / Ustedha asentidos/he has assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos asentidowe have assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis asentidoyou (plural) have assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan asentidothey have assented

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle asentido.

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Asentir in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía asentidoI had assented
Túhabías asentidoyou had assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía asentidos/he had assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos asentidowe had assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais asentidoyou (plural) had assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían asentidothey had assented

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle asentido.

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Asentir in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré asentidoI will have assented
Túhabrás asentidoyou will have assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá asentidos/he will have assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos asentidowe will have assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis asentidoyou (plural) will have assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán asentidothey will have assented

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle asentido.

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Asentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría asentidoI would have assented
Túhabrías asentidoyou would have assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría asentidos/he would have assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos asentidowe would have assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais asentidoyou (plural) would have assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían asentidothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Asentir

Asentir in the Subjunctive Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasientaI assent
Túasientasyou assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasientas/he assents
Nosotras / Nosotrosasintamoswe assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasintáisyou (plural) assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasientanthey 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).

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Asentir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasintieraI assented
Túasintierasyou assented
Ella / Él / Ustedasintieras/he assented
Nosotras / Nosotrosasintiéramoswe assented
Vosotras / Vosotrosasintieraisyou (plural) assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasintieranthey 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).

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Asentir in the Subjunctive Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoasintiereI will assent
Túasintieresyou will assent
Ella / Él / Ustedasintieres/he will assent
Nosotras / Nosotrosasintiéremoswe will assent
Vosotras / Vosotrosasintiereisyou (plural) will assent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasintierenthey 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).

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Asentir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya asentidoI have assented
Túhayas asentidoyou have assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya asentidos/he has assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos asentidowe have assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis asentidoyou (plural) have assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan asentidothey have assented

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle asentido.

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Asentir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera asentidoI had assented
Túhubieras asentidoyou had assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera asentidos/he had assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos asentidowe had assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais asentidoyou (plural) had assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran asentidothey had assented

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle asentido.

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Asentir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere asentidoI will have assented
Túhubieres asentidoyou will have assented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere asentidos/he will have assented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos asentidowe will have assented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis asentidoyou (plural) will have assented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren asentidothey will have assented

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle asentido.

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Imperative tenses of Asentir

Asentir in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túasiente(to you) assent!
Ella / Él / Ustedasienta(to you formal) assent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosasintamoslet's assent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosasentid(to you plural) assent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesasientan(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).

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Asentir in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno asientas(to you) don't assent!
Ella / Él / Ustedno asienta(to you formal) don't assent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno asintamoslet's not assent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno asintáis(to you plural) don't assent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Asentir

Is asentir a regular or irregular verb?

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).

How do you conjugate asentir in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate asentir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate asentir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate asentir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate asentir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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