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SPANISH VERB

sentarse

to sit down

  • #224 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: sentándose
  • Past participle: sentado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I sit down
  2. tú you sit down
  3. usted, él, ella he/she sits down
  4. nosotros we sit down
  5. vosotros Spain you all sit down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they sit down

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I sat down
  2. tú you sat down
  3. usted, él, ella he/she sat down
  4. nosotros we sat down
  5. vosotros Spain you all sat down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they sat down

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to sit down
  2. tú you used to sit down
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to sit down
  4. nosotros we used to sit down
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to sit down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to sit down

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will sit down
  2. tú you will sit down
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will sit down
  4. nosotros we will sit down
  5. vosotros Spain you all will sit down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will sit down

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would sit down
  2. tú you would sit down
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would sit down
  4. nosotros we would sit down
  5. vosotros Spain you all would sit down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would sit down

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I sit down
  2. tú (that) you sit down
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she sit down
  4. nosotros (that) we sit down
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all sit down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they sit down

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I sat down
  2. tú (if) you sat down
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she sat down
  4. nosotros (if) we sat down
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all sat down
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they sat down

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú sit down!
  2. usted sit down! (formal)
  3. nosotros sit down! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain sit down! (all of you)
  5. ustedes sit down! (all of you)

How to use sentarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Siempre me siento junto a la ventana.

    I always sit by the window.

  2. Past

    Nos sentamos en la primera fila del cine.

    We sat in the front row at the movies.

  3. Imperfect

    El abuelo se sentaba en la misma silla cada tarde.

    Grandpa sat in the same chair every afternoon.

  4. Future

    ¿Dónde se sentarán los niños en la boda?

    Where will the kids sit at the wedding?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me sentaría cerca de la puerta.

    I would sit near the door.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te sientes y me escuches.

    I want you to sit down and listen to me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La maestra nos pidió que nos sentáramos.

    The teacher asked us to sit down.

  8. Imperative

    Siéntese, señora, el doctor viene en un momento.

    Sit down, ma'am, the doctor will be here in a moment.

Good to know

  • Siéntese, por favor: please have a seat.
  • Sentarse is the act of sitting down; estar sentado is to be seated.

Where you hear sentarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Siempre me siento aquí. I always sit here.
  • Me senté al lado de Sara. I sat next to Sarah.
  • Te vas a sentar con nosotros. You're going to sit with us.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Pase, por favor. Siéntese. Come in, please. Sit down.
  • Me senté en la sala de espera. I sat down in the waiting room.
  • Se va a sentar aquí. You're going to sit here.
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Welcome to Our House

Beginner Level 1 · Siéntate.

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What Are You Going to Do?

Beginner Level 1 · sentarme

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What Hurts?

Beginner Level 2 · Siéntese.

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You Have to Lie Diagonally

Beginner Level 3 · sentarse

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The First Day

Intermediate Level 1 · que se siente

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The Vaccination Day

Intermediate Level 1 · siéntate

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Moving Day

Intermediate Level 1 · que no se sienten

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No Water

Intermediate Level 1 · Siéntense. · nos sentamos

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Three Hundred Curves

Intermediate Level 2 · me puedo sentar

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Don't Touch Anything

Advanced Level 1 · Sentaos.

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Midnight Mass

Advanced Level 1 · Sentaos.

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It's Not Wrong, It's Different

Advanced Level 1 · Sentaos. · Siéntense.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.