sentarse
reflexive Practice-readyto sit down
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Pensar changes e to ie when the stem is stressed: pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan. This is the classic 'boot' for -ar verbs. Similar: cerrar, empezar, negar, sentar.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — sentar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber sentado
- Gerundio — sentando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo sentado
- Participio — sentado
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Key forms
yo
me siento
tú
te sientas
él/ella
se sienta
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
me he sentado
tú
te has sentado
él/ella
se ha sentado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
me senté
tú
te sentaste
él/ella
se sentó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
me sentaba
tú
te sentabas
él/ella
se sentaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
me había sentado
tú
te habías sentado
él/ella
se había sentado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
me hube sentado
tú
te hubiste sentado
él/ella
se hubo sentado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
me sentaré
tú
te sentarás
él/ella
se sentará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
me sentaría
tú
te sentarías
él/ella
se sentaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
me habré sentado
tú
te habrás sentado
él/ella
se habrá sentado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
me habría sentado
tú
te habrías sentado
él/ella
se habría sentado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
me siente
tú
te sientes
él/ella
se siente
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me haya sentado
tú
te hayas sentado
él/ella
se haya sentado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
me sentara (me sentase)
tú
te sentaras (te sentases)
él/ella
se sentara (se sentase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me hubiera sentado
tú
te hubieras sentado
él/ella
se hubiera sentado
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
me sentare
tú
te sentares
él/ella
se sentare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
me hubiere sentado
tú
te hubieres sentado
él/ella
se hubiere sentado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
sienta
él/ella
siente
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
te sientes
él/ella
se siente
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