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How to conjugate Consentir in Spanish

consentir to consent, to accept, to agree Irregular Verb

At a glance: Consentir (to consent, to accept, to agree) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: consiento, consientes, consiente, consentimos, consentís, consienten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (consiento, consientes, consiente, consienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (consintió), subjunctive and gerund (consintiendo).

Past participle
consentido consented
Gerund
consintiendo consenting
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Indicative tenses of Consentir

Consentir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of consentir 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, “consiento”, meaning “I consent”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsientoI consent
Túconsientesyou consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsientes/he consents
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsentimoswe consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentísyou (plural) consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsiententhey consent

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (consiento, consientes, consiente, consienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Consentir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of consentir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “consentí”, meaning “I consented”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsentíI consented
Túconsentisteyou consented
Ella / Él / Ustedconsintiós/he consented
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsentimoswe consented
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentisteisyou (plural) consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsintieronthey consented

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of consentir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “consentía”, meaning “I used to consent”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsentíaI used to consent
Túconsentíasyou used to consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsentías/he used to consent
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsentíamoswe used to consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentíaisyou (plural) used to consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsentíanthey used to consent

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of consentir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy consintiendo”, meaning “I am consenting”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy consintiendoI am consenting
Túestás consintiendoyou are consenting
Ella / Él / Ustedestá consintiendos/he is consenting
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos consintiendowe are consenting
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis consintiendoyou (plural) are consenting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán consintiendothey are consenting

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of consentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a consentir”, meaning “I am going to consent”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a consentirI am going to consent
Túvas a consentiryou are going to consent
Ella / Él / Ustedva a consentirs/he is going to consent
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a consentirwe are going to consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a consentiryou (plural) are going to consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a consentirthey are going to consent

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of consentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “consentiré”, meaning “I will consent”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsentiréI will consent
Túconsentirásyou will consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsentirás/he will consent
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsentiremoswe will consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentiréisyou (plural) will consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsentiránthey will consent

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of consentir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “consentiría”, meaning “I would consent”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsentiríaI would consent
Túconsentiríasyou would consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsentirías/he would consent
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsentiríamoswe would consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentiríaisyou (plural) would consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsentiríanthey would consent

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of consentir 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 consentido”, meaning “I have consented”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe consentidoI have consented
Túhas consentidoyou have consented
Ella / Él / Ustedha consentidos/he has consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos consentidowe have consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis consentidoyou (plural) have consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan consentidothey have consented

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of consentir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había consentido”, meaning “I had consented”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía consentidoI had consented
Túhabías consentidoyou had consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía consentidos/he had consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos consentidowe had consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais consentidoyou (plural) had consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían consentidothey had consented

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of consentir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré consentido”, meaning “I will have consented”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré consentidoI will have consented
Túhabrás consentidoyou will have consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá consentidos/he will have consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos consentidowe will have consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis consentidoyou (plural) will have consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán consentidothey will have consented

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

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Consentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of consentir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría consentido”, meaning “I would have consented”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría consentidoI would have consented
Túhabrías consentidoyou would have consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría consentidos/he would have consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos consentidowe would have consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais consentidoyou (plural) would have consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían consentidothey would have consented

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle consentido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Consentir

Consentir 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, “consienta”, meaning “I consent”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsientaI consent
Túconsientasyou consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsientas/he consents
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsintamoswe consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsintáisyou (plural) consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsientanthey consent

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, consiento (consienta, consientas, consienta, consientan); nosotros and vosotros change e to i (consintamos, consintáis).

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Consentir 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, “consintiera”, meaning “I consented”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsintieraI consented
Túconsintierasyou consented
Ella / Él / Ustedconsintieras/he consented
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsintiéramoswe consented
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsintieraisyou (plural) consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsintieranthey consented

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, consintieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (consintiéramos).

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Consentir 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, “consintiere”, meaning “I will consent”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconsintiereI will consent
Túconsintieresyou will consent
Ella / Él / Ustedconsintieres/he will consent
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsintiéremoswe will consent
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsintiereisyou (plural) will consent
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsintierenthey will consent

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, consintieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (consintiéremos).

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Consentir 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 consentido”, meaning “I have consented”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya consentidoI have consented
Túhayas consentidoyou have consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya consentidos/he has consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos consentidowe have consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis consentidoyou (plural) have consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan consentidothey have consented

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

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Consentir 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 consentido”, meaning “I had consented”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera consentidoI had consented
Túhubieras consentidoyou had consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera consentidos/he had consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos consentidowe had consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais consentidoyou (plural) had consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran consentidothey had consented

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

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Consentir 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 consentido”, meaning “I will have consented”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere consentidoI will have consented
Túhubieres consentidoyou will have consented
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere consentidos/he will have consented
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos consentidowe will have consented
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis consentidoyou (plural) will have consented
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren consentidothey will have consented

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

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Imperative tenses of Consentir

Consentir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “consienta”, meaning “(to you formal) consent!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túconsiente(to you) consent!
Ella / Él / Ustedconsienta(to you formal) consent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosconsintamoslet's consent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosconsentid(to you plural) consent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesconsientan(to you plural formal) consent!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (consiente); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (consienta, consintamos, consientan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (consentid).

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Consentir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no consienta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't consent!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno consientas(to you) don't consent!
Ella / Él / Ustedno consienta(to you formal) don't consent!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno consintamoslet's not consent!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno consintáis(to you plural) don't consent!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno consientan(to you plural formal) don't consent!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no consientas, no consienta, no consintamos, no consintáis, no consientan.

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Frequently asked questions about Consentir

Is consentir a regular or irregular verb?

Consentir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (consiento, consientes, consiente, consienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (consintió), subjunctive and gerund (consintiendo).

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

In the present tense (presente), consentir is conjugated as: yo consiento, tú consientes, él/ella/usted consiente, nosotros consentimos, vosotros consentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes consienten. 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 consentir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), consentir is conjugated as: yo consentí, tú consentiste, él/ella/usted consintió, nosotros consentimos, vosotros consentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consintieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), consentir is conjugated as: yo consentía, tú consentías, él/ella/usted consentía, nosotros consentíamos, vosotros consentíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes consentían. 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 consentir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), consentir is conjugated as: yo consentiré, tú consentirás, él/ella/usted consentirá, nosotros consentiremos, vosotros consentiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consentirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), consentir is conjugated as: yo consienta, tú consientas, él/ella/usted consienta, nosotros consintamos, vosotros consintáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consientan. 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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