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SPANISH VERB

sentirse

to feel

  • #107 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sintiéndose
  • 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 sentirse

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

  1. Present

    Hoy me siento mucho mejor, gracias.

    Today I feel much better, thanks.

  2. Past

    Mi abuelo se sintió mal después de comer.

    My grandfather felt sick after lunch.

  3. Imperfect

    Me sentía muy sola en esa ciudad.

    I felt very lonely in that city.

  4. Future

    Con esta medicina te sentirás mejor mañana.

    With this medicine you'll feel better tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Me sentiría más tranquila con las puertas cerradas.

    I'd feel calmer with the doors locked.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te sientas como en tu casa.

    I want you to feel at home.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me sintiera mejor, iría a la fiesta.

    If I felt better, I'd go to the party.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Siéntete libre de tomar lo que quieras!

    Feel free to take whatever you want!

Good to know

  • "Sentirse" is for how you are: "me siento bien"; "sentir" is to feel something: "siento frío".

Where you hear sentirse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • A veces me siento sola. Sometimes I feel lonely.
  • Ayer me sentí muy cansada. Yesterday I felt very tired.
  • Te vas a sentir mejor. You're going to feel better.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Hoy me siento muy bien. Today I feel very well.
  • Ayer me sentí un poco cansado. Yesterday I felt a little tired.
  • Mañana te vas a sentir mejor. Tomorrow you're going to feel better.
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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · me siento · se siente

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Moving Day

Intermediate Level 1 · a menos que me sienta muy sola

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Here I Am

Intermediate Level 1 · me siento

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Three Hundred Curves

Intermediate Level 2 · me siento

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If You Tell Me to Breathe

Advanced Level 2 · cómo te sientes

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Verbs like this one

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