The Spanish verb sentir means "to feel". 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 sentir is yo siento, tú sientes, él/ella/usted siente, nosotros sentimos, vosotros sentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes sienten. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | siento (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sientes (irregular) | |
| él/ | siente (irregular) | |
| nosotros | sentimos | |
| vosotros | sentís | |
| ellos/ | sienten (irregular) |
| yo | sentí |
|---|---|
| tú | sentiste |
| él/ | sintió (irregular) |
| nosotros | sentimos |
| vosotros | sentisteis |
| ellos/ | sintieron (irregular) |
| yo | sentía |
|---|---|
| tú | sentías |
| él/ | sentía |
| nosotros | sentíamos |
| vosotros | sentíais |
| ellos/ | sentían |
| yo | sentiré |
|---|---|
| tú | sentirás |
| él/ | sentirá |
| nosotros | sentiremos |
| vosotros | sentiréis |
| ellos/ | sentirán |
| yo | sentiría |
|---|---|
| tú | sentirías |
| él/ | sentiría |
| nosotros | sentiríamos |
| vosotros | sentiríais |
| ellos/ | sentirían |
| yo | sienta (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sientas (irregular) |
| él/ | sienta (irregular) |
| nosotros | sintamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sintáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sientan (irregular) |
| tú | siente (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | sienta (irregular) |
| nosotros | sintamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sentid |
| ustedes | sientan (irregular) |
| yo | he sentido |
|---|---|
| tú | has sentido |
| él/ | ha sentido |
| nosotros | hemos sentido |
| vosotros | habéis sentido |
| ellos/ | han sentido |
Sentir is irregular. The stem changes to ie in siento, sientes, siente, sienten and to i in sintió, sintieron, sintiendo, and the present subjunctive uses sienta and sintamos.
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No. Sentir is irregular.
They are siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sentís, sienten. The stem changes to ie except in sentimos and sentís.
The gerund is sintiendo and the past participle is sentido. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus sentido, such as he sentido.