Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | siento | |
| tú | sientas | |
| él / ella / usted | sienta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sientan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | senté | |
| tú | sentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | sentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentaba | |
| tú | sentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | sentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentaré | |
| tú | sentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | sentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentaría | |
| tú | sentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | sentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | siente | |
| tú | sientes | |
| él / ella / usted | siente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sienten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to seat
- to set, to establish, to lay
- to sit down, have a seat
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations