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SPANISH VERB

sentir

to feel, to be sorry

  • #34 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sintiendo
  • Past participle: sentido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sentir

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

  1. Present

    Siento mucho lo de tu abuelo.

    I'm so sorry about your grandfather.

  2. Past

    Sentí el temblor desde el quinto piso.

    I felt the earthquake from the fifth floor.

  3. Imperfect

    Sentía frío, aunque hacía sol.

    I felt cold, even though it was sunny.

  4. Future

    Sentirás un pequeño piquete, nada más.

    You will feel a little prick, that's all.

  5. Conditional

    Sentiría mucho no verte antes de irme.

    I would be very sorry not to see you before I leave.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que no sientas dolor después de la cirugía.

    I hope you don't feel pain after the surgery.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No quería que sintieras pena por mí.

    I didn't want you to feel sorry for me.

  8. Imperative

    Siente la arena, está calientita.

    Feel the sand, it's nice and warm.

Good to know

  • Lo siento is "I'm sorry".
  • Sentirse is how you feel: me siento bien, me siento mal.

Where you hear sentir

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Lo siento. I'm sorry.
  • Sentí mucho no poder ir. I was very sorry I couldn't go.
  • Vas a sentir el agua fría. You're going to feel the cold water.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Siento mucho dolor. I'm in a lot of pain.
  • Sentí miedo, y después alegría. I felt fear, and then joy.
  • Va a sentir otra contracción. You're going to feel another contraction.
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A Table for Three

Beginner Level 1 · Lo siento.

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It's a Girl!

Intermediate Level 2 · lo que sentí

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In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · y nunca había sentido esto

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Verbs like this one

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