How to conjugate Sentir in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Sentir
- Sentir in the Indicative Present
- Sentir in the Indicative Preterite
- Sentir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Sentir in the Indicative Future
- Sentir in the Indicative Conditional
- Sentir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Sentir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Sentir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Sentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Sentir
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Present
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Future
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Sentir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Sentir
- Sentir in the Imperative Affirmative
- Sentir in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Sentir is the Spanish verb for to feel. It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sentir | to feel |
| Past participle | sentido | felt |
| Gerund | sintiendo | feeling |
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Indicative Tenses of Sentir
Sentir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of sentir 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, "siento", meaning "I feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | siento | I feel |
| Tú | sientes | you feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | siente | s/he feel, you (formal) feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sentimos | we feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentís | you (plural) feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sienten | they feel, you (plural formal) feel |
Sentir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of sentir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sentí", meaning "I felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sentí | I felt |
| Tú | sentiste | you felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sintió | s/he felt, you (formal) felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sentimos | we felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentisteis | you (plural) felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sintieron | they felt, you (plural formal) felt |
Sentir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of sentir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sentía", meaning "I used to feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sentía | I used to feel |
| Tú | sentías | you used to feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sentía | s/he used to feel, you (formal) used to feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sentíamos | we used to feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentíais | you (plural) used to feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sentían | they used to feel, you (plural formal) used to feel |
Sentir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of sentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sentiré", meaning "I will feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sentiré | I will feel |
| Tú | sentirás | you will feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sentirá | s/he will feel, you (formal) will feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sentiremos | we will feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentiréis | you (plural) will feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sentirán | they will feel, you (plural formal) will feel |
Sentir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of sentir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sentiría", meaning "I would feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sentiría | I would feel |
| Tú | sentirías | you would feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sentiría | s/he would feel, you (formal) would feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sentiríamos | we would feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentiríais | you (plural) would feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sentirían | they would feel, you (plural formal) would feel |
Sentir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of sentir 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 sentido", meaning "I have felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sentido | I have felt |
| Tú | has sentido | you have felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sentido | s/he has felt, you (formal) have felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sentido | we have felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sentido | you (plural) have felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sentido | they have felt, you (plural formal) have felt |
Sentir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of sentir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sentido", meaning "I had felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sentido | I had felt |
| Tú | habías sentido | you had felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sentido | s/he had felt, you (formal) had felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sentido | we had felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sentido | you (plural) had felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sentido | they had felt, you (plural formal) had felt |
Sentir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of sentir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sentido", meaning "I will have felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sentido | I will have felt |
| Tú | habrás sentido | you will have felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sentido | s/he will have felt, you (formal) will have felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sentido | we will have felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sentido | you (plural) will have felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sentido | they will have felt, you (plural formal) will have felt |
Sentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sentir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sentido", meaning "I would have felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sentido | I would have felt |
| Tú | habrías sentido | you would have felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sentido | s/he would have felt, you (formal) would have felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sentido | we would have felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sentido | you (plural) would have felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sentido | they would have felt, you (plural formal) would have felt |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Sentir
Sentir 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, "sienta", meaning "I feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sienta | I feel |
| Tú | sientas | you feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sienta | s/he feel, you (formal) feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sintamos | we feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sintáis | you (plural) feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sientan | they feel, you (plural formal) feel |
Sentir 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, "sintiera", meaning "I felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sintiera | I felt |
| Tú | sintieras | you felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sintiera | s/he felt, you (formal) felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sintiéramos | we felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sintierais | you (plural) felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sintieran | they felt, you (plural formal) felt |
Sentir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "sintiere", meaning "I will feel".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sintiere | I will feel |
| Tú | sintieres | you will feel |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sintiere | s/he will feel, you (formal) will feel |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sintiéremos | we will feel |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sintiereis | you (plural) will feel |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sintieren | they will feel, you (plural formal) will feel |
Sentir 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 sentido", meaning "I have felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sentido | I have felt |
| Tú | hayas sentido | you have felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sentido | s/he has felt, you (formal) have felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sentido | we have felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sentido | you (plural) have felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sentido | they have felt, you (plural formal) have felt |
Sentir 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 sentido", meaning "I had felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sentido | I had felt |
| Tú | hubieras sentido | you had felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sentido | s/he had felt, you (formal) had felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sentido | we had felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sentido | you (plural) had felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sentido | they had felt, you (plural formal) had felt |
Sentir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere sentido", meaning "I will have felt".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sentido | I will have felt |
| Tú | hubieres sentido | you will have felt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sentido | s/he will have felt, you (formal) will have felt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sentido | we will have felt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sentido | you (plural) will have felt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sentido | they will have felt, you (plural formal) will have felt |
Imperative Tenses of Sentir
Sentir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sienta", meaning "(to you formal) feel!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | siente | (to you) feel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sienta | (to you formal) feel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sintamos | (to we) feel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sentid | (to you plural) feel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sientan | (to you plural formal) feel! |
Sentir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sienta", meaning "(to you formal) don't feel!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sientas | (to you) don't feel! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sienta | (to you formal) don't feel! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sintamos | (to we) don't feel! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sintáis | (to you plural) don't feel! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sientan | (to you plural formal) don't feel! |
Example sentences and usage
- Por alguna razón, me siento más vivo por la noche. For some reason I feel more alive at night.
- Lo siento, no puedo quedarme mucho tiempo. I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
- No me siento bien. I don't feel well.
- Hay días en que siento que mi cerebro me quiere abandonar. There are days where I feel like my brain wants to abandon me.
- Siento que soy libre. I feel that I am free.
- Lo siento, no tengo suelto. I'm sorry, I don't have change.
- Lo siento por ti. I feel for you.
- Puedo imaginar cómo te sentiste. I can imagine how you felt.
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