Ella Verbspresentir to have a feeling Irregular Verb
At a glance: Presentir (to have a feeling) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: presiento, presientes, presiente, presentimos, presentís, presienten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (presiento, presientes, presiente, presienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (presintió), subjunctive and gerund (presintiendo).

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The Indicative Present of presentir 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, “presiento”, meaning “I have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presiento | I have a feeling |
| Tú | presientes | you have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presiente | s/he has a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentimos | we have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentís | you (plural) have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presienten | they have a feeling |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (presiento, presientes, presiente, presienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of presentir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “presentí”, meaning “I had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentí | I had a feeling |
| Tú | presentiste | you had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presintió | s/he had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentimos | we had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentisteis | you (plural) had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presintieron | they had a feeling |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (presintió, presintieron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of presentir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “presentía”, meaning “I used to have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentía | I used to have a feeling |
| Tú | presentías | you used to have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentía | s/he used to have a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentíamos | we used to have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentíais | you (plural) used to have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentían | they used to have a feeling |
How it’s built: Regular: stem present- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of presentir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy presintiendo”, meaning “I am having a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy presintiendo | I am having a feeling |
| Tú | estás presintiendo | you are having a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está presintiendo | s/he is having a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos presintiendo | we are having a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis presintiendo | you (plural) are having a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están presintiendo | they are having a feeling |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund presintiendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of presentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a presentir”, meaning “I am going to have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a presentir | I am going to have a feeling |
| Tú | vas a presentir | you are going to have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a presentir | s/he is going to have a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a presentir | we are going to have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a presentir | you (plural) are going to have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a presentir | they are going to have a feeling |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive presentir.
The Indicative Future of presentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “presentiré”, meaning “I will have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentiré | I will have a feeling |
| Tú | presentirás | you will have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentirá | s/he will have a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentiremos | we will have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentiréis | you (plural) will have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentirán | they will have a feeling |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive presentir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of presentir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “presentiría”, meaning “I would have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presentiría | I would have a feeling |
| Tú | presentirías | you would have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presentiría | s/he would have a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presentiríamos | we would have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentiríais | you (plural) would have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presentirían | they would have a feeling |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive presentir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of presentir 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 presentido”, meaning “I have had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he presentido | I have had a feeling |
| Tú | has presentido | you have had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha presentido | s/he has had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos presentido | we have had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis presentido | you (plural) have had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han presentido | they have had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle presentido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of presentir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había presentido”, meaning “I had had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había presentido | I had had a feeling |
| Tú | habías presentido | you had had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había presentido | s/he had had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos presentido | we had had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais presentido | you (plural) had had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían presentido | they had had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle presentido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of presentir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré presentido”, meaning “I will have had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré presentido | I will have had a feeling |
| Tú | habrás presentido | you will have had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá presentido | s/he will have had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos presentido | we will have had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis presentido | you (plural) will have had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán presentido | they will have had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle presentido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of presentir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría presentido”, meaning “I would have had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría presentido | I would have had a feeling |
| Tú | habrías presentido | you would have had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría presentido | s/he would have had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos presentido | we would have had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais presentido | you (plural) would have had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían presentido | they would have had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle presentido.
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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, “presienta”, meaning “I have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presienta | I have a feeling |
| Tú | presientas | you have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presienta | s/he has a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presintamos | we have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presintáis | you (plural) have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presientan | they have a feeling |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, presiento (presienta, presientas, presienta, presientan); nosotros and vosotros change e to i (presintamos, presintáis).
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, “presintiera”, meaning “I had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presintiera | I had a feeling |
| Tú | presintieras | you had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presintiera | s/he had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presintiéramos | we had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presintierais | you (plural) had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presintieran | they had a feeling |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, presintieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (presintiéramos).
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, “presintiere”, meaning “I will have a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presintiere | I will have a feeling |
| Tú | presintieres | you will have a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presintiere | s/he will have a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presintiéremos | we will have a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presintiereis | you (plural) will have a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presintieren | they will have a feeling |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, presintieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (presintiéremos).
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 presentido”, meaning “I have had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya presentido | I have had a feeling |
| Tú | hayas presentido | you have had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya presentido | s/he has had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos presentido | we have had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis presentido | you (plural) have had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan presentido | they have had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle presentido.
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 presentido”, meaning “I had had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera presentido | I had had a feeling |
| Tú | hubieras presentido | you had had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera presentido | s/he had had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos presentido | we had had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais presentido | you (plural) had had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran presentido | they had had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle presentido.
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 presentido”, meaning “I will have had a feeling”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere presentido | I will have had a feeling |
| Tú | hubieres presentido | you will have had a feeling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere presentido | s/he will have had a feeling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos presentido | we will have had a feeling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis presentido | you (plural) will have had a feeling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren presentido | they will have had a feeling |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle presentido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “presienta”, meaning “(to you formal) have a feeling!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | presiente | (to you) have a feeling! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presienta | (to you formal) have a feeling! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | presintamos | let's have a feeling! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | presentid | (to you plural) have a feeling! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presientan | (to you plural formal) have a feeling! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (presiente); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (presienta, presintamos, presientan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (presentid).
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 presienta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't have a feeling!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no presientas | (to you) don't have a feeling! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no presienta | (to you formal) don't have a feeling! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no presintamos | let's not have a feeling! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no presintáis | (to you plural) don't have a feeling! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no presientan | (to you plural formal) don't have a feeling! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no presientas, no presienta, no presintamos, no presintáis, no presientan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Presentir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to ie (presiento, presientes, presiente, presienten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (presintió), subjunctive and gerund (presintiendo).
In the present tense (presente), presentir is conjugated as: yo presiento, tú presientes, él/ella/usted presiente, nosotros presentimos, vosotros presentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes presienten. 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), presentir is conjugated as: yo presentí, tú presentiste, él/ella/usted presintió, nosotros presentimos, vosotros presentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes presintieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), presentir is conjugated as: yo presentía, tú presentías, él/ella/usted presentía, nosotros presentíamos, vosotros presentíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes presentían. 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), presentir is conjugated as: yo presentiré, tú presentirás, él/ella/usted presentirá, nosotros presentiremos, vosotros presentiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes presentirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), presentir is conjugated as: yo presienta, tú presientas, él/ella/usted presienta, nosotros presintamos, vosotros presintáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes presientan. 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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