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Conjugation of sentir in Spanish

sentirto feelirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

yo~~sento~~sientoThe stem changes from e to ie: siento, not *sento.
nosotros~~sintimos~~sentimosThis form does not take the stem change: sentimos, not *sintimos.

Completed actions in the past.

él/ella/Ud.~~sentió~~sintióThe third-person preterite uses e > i in this verb: sintió, not *sentió.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

nosotros~~sintemos~~sintamosThe nosotros form is irregular: sintamos, not *sintemos.
vosotros~~sentáis~~sintáisThe stem-changing vowel must be kept in the subjunctive: sintáis.

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Commands and requests.

tú~~senta~~sienteThe tú affirmative command is siente, not *senta.
vosotros~~sentáis~~sentidThe vosotros affirmative command is sentid, not *sentáis.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Gerundio of sentir
	Person	Conjugation
1	ellos/ellas/Uds.	sintiendo

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio Pasado of sentir
	Person	Conjugation
1	ellos/ellas/Uds.	sentido

Is sentir a regular verb?

No — sentir is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does sentir mean?

sentir is a Spanish verb meaning "to feel".