The Spanish verb sentarse means "to sit down". It is the reflexive form of sentar ("to seat someone"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 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 sentarse is yo me siento, tú te sientas, él/ella/usted se sienta, nosotros nos sentamos, vosotros os sentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se sientan. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ar pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: siéntate.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | me siento (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te sientas (irregular) | |
| él/ | se sienta (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos sentamos | |
| vosotros | os sentáis | |
| ellos/ | se sientan (irregular) |
| yo | me senté |
|---|---|
| tú | te sentaste |
| él/ | se sentó |
| nosotros | nos sentamos |
| vosotros | os sentasteis |
| ellos/ | se sentaron |
| yo | me sentaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te sentabas |
| él/ | se sentaba |
| nosotros | nos sentábamos |
| vosotros | os sentabais |
| ellos/ | se sentaban |
| yo | me sentaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te sentarás |
| él/ | se sentará |
| nosotros | nos sentaremos |
| vosotros | os sentaréis |
| ellos/ | se sentarán |
| yo | me sentaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te sentarías |
| él/ | se sentaría |
| nosotros | nos sentaríamos |
| vosotros | os sentaríais |
| ellos/ | se sentarían |
| yo | me siente (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te sientes (irregular) |
| él/ | se siente (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos sentemos |
| vosotros | os sentéis |
| ellos/ | se sienten (irregular) |
| tú | siéntate (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | siéntese (irregular) |
| nosotros | sentémonos |
| vosotros | sentaos |
| ustedes | siéntense (irregular) |
| yo | me he sentado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has sentado |
| él/ | se ha sentado |
| nosotros | nos hemos sentado |
| vosotros | os habéis sentado |
| ellos/ | se han sentado |
Sentarse is irregular: the present has me siento, te sientas, and se sientan, and the present subjunctive has me siente and te sientes. The affirmative imperative has siéntate and siéntese, while the gerund is sentándose.
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No. Sentarse is irregular.
Sentarse means to sit down. Sentar means to seat someone.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me siento, and attaches to the affirmative imperative, as in siéntate, and the gerund, as in sentándose. The gerund is sentándose and the past participle is sentado.