Conjugation of sentarse in Spanish
sentarseto sit downirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me siento | |
| tú | te sientas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sienta | |
| nosotros | nos sentamos | |
| vosotros | os sentáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sientan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
sientome sientoFor the reflexive verb "sentarse", do not omit the reflexive pronoun: the correct form is "me siento".
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me senté | |
| tú | te sentaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sentó | |
| nosotros | nos sentamos | |
| vosotros | os sentasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sentaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me sentaba | |
| tú | te sentabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sentaba | |
| nosotros | nos sentábamos | |
| vosotros | os sentabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sentaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me sentaré | |
| tú | te sentarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sentará | |
| nosotros | nos sentaremos | |
| vosotros | os sentaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sentarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me sentaría | |
| tú | te sentarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sentaría | |
| nosotros | nos sentaríamos | |
| vosotros | os sentaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sentarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me siente | |
| tú | te sientes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se siente | |
| nosotros | nos sentemos | |
| vosotros | os sentéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sienten |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me sentara | |
| tú | te sentaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | se sentara | |
| nosotros | nos sentáramos | |
| vosotros | os sentarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se sentaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | siéntate | |
| él/ella/Ud. | siéntese | |
| nosotros | sentémonos | |
| vosotros | sentaos | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | siéntense |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
sentasiéntateThe affirmative tú command is irregular: use "siéntate", with an accent mark and reflexive pronoun attached. - vosotros
sentarossentaosThe correct affirmative vosotros command is "sentaos".
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentándome | |
| tú | sentándote | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sentándose | |
| nosotros | sentándonos | |
| vosotros | sentándoos | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sentándose |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentado | |
| tú | sentado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sentado | |
| nosotros | sentados | |
| vosotros | sentados | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sentados |
sentarse — frequently asked questions
Is sentarse a regular verb?
No — sentarse is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does sentarse mean?
sentarse is a Spanish verb meaning "to sit down".