Sentir means to feel, to be sorry. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sentís, sienten.
Sentir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Lo siento means I'm sorry.
Sentir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Sentir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Sentir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Sentir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | siento | sentí | sentía | sentiré | sentiría |
| tú | sientes | sentiste | sentías | sentirás | sentirías |
| él / ella / usted | siente | sintió | sentía | sentirá | sentiría |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentimos | sentimos | sentíamos | sentiremos | sentiríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentís | sentisteis | sentíais | sentiréis | sentiríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sienten | sintieron | sentían | sentirán | sentirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | siento | I feel |
| tú | sientes | you feel |
| él / ella / usted | siente | he/she feels |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentimos | we feel |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentís | you all (vosotros) feel |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sienten | they feel |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentí | I felt |
| tú | sentiste | you felt |
| él / ella / usted | sintió | he/she felt |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentimos | we felt |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentisteis | you all (vosotros) felt |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sintieron | they felt |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentía | I used to feel |
| tú | sentías | you used to feel |
| él / ella / usted | sentía | he/she used to feel |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentíamos | we used to feel |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentíais | you all (vosotros) used to feel |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentían | they used to feel |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentiré | I will feel |
| tú | sentirás | you will feel |
| él / ella / usted | sentirá | he/she will feel |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentiremos | we will feel |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentiréis | you all (vosotros) will feel |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentirán | they will feel |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sentiría | I would feel |
| tú | sentirías | you would feel |
| él / ella / usted | sentiría | he/she would feel |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentiríamos | we would feel |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentiríais | you all (vosotros) would feel |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sentirían | they would feel |
Sentir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: siento, sientes, siente; preterite: sintió, sintieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sentís, sienten, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
sentí, sentiste, sintió, sentimos, sentisteis, sintieron. For example, sentí means “I felt”.
Sentir differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: siento, sientes, siente; preterite: sintió, sintieron. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (sentí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (sentía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I felt” and “I used to feel”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are sentiré (“I will feel”) and sentiría (“I would feel”). The full charts above include every person.
Sentir means to feel, to be sorry. Lo siento means I'm sorry.
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