The French verb sentir means "to feel, smell". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of sentir is je sens, tu sens, il/elle sent, nous sentons, vous sentez, ils/elles sentent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is sentant and its past participle is senti. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | sens (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sens (irregular) | |
| il/ | sent (irregular) | |
| nous | sentons (irregular) | |
| vous | sentez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | sentent (irregular) |
| j' | ai senti |
|---|---|
| tu | as senti |
| il/ | a senti |
| nous | avons senti |
| vous | avez senti |
| ils/ | ont senti |
| je | sentais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | sentais (irregular) |
| il/ | sentait (irregular) |
| nous | sentions (irregular) |
| vous | sentiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | sentaient (irregular) |
| je | sentirai |
|---|---|
| tu | sentiras |
| il/ | sentira |
| nous | sentirons |
| vous | sentirez |
| ils/ | sentiront |
| je | sentirais |
|---|---|
| tu | sentirais |
| il/ | sentirait |
| nous | sentirions |
| vous | sentiriez |
| ils/ | sentiraient |
| que je | sente (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | sentes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | sente (irregular) |
| que nous | sentions (irregular) |
| que vous | sentiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | sentent (irregular) |
| tu | sens (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | sentons (irregular) |
| vous | sentez (irregular) |
Sentir is irregular. The present forms include sens, sent, and sentent, while the present participle is sentant.
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No. Sentir is irregular.
The forms are sens, sens, sent, sentons, sentez, and sentent.
The present participle is sentant, the past participle is senti, and the auxiliary is avoir.