Sentirse conjugation
Sentirse means "to feel". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.
Sentirse changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.
Sentirse conjugation tables
Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)
Sentirse in the present
what happens now or usually
| yo | me siento |
| tú | te sientes |
| él / ella / usted | se siente |
| nosotros | nos sentimos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sentís |
| ellos / ustedes | se sienten |
Sentirse in the preterite
a finished action at a specific time
| yo | me sentí |
| tú | te sentiste |
| él / ella / usted | se sintió |
| nosotros | nos sentimos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sentisteis |
| ellos / ustedes | se sintieron |
Sentirse in the imperfect
habits, descriptions and background in the past
| yo | me sentía |
| tú | te sentías |
| él / ella / usted | se sentía |
| nosotros | nos sentíamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sentíais |
| ellos / ustedes | se sentían |
Sentirse in the future
what will happen
| yo | me sentiré |
| tú | te sentirás |
| él / ella / usted | se sentirá |
| nosotros | nos sentiremos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sentiréis |
| ellos / ustedes | se sentirán |
Sentirse in the conditional
what would happen
| yo | me sentiría |
| tú | te sentirías |
| él / ella / usted | se sentiría |
| nosotros | nos sentiríamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sentiríais |
| ellos / ustedes | se sentirían |
Sentirse in the present subjunctive
after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)
| yo | me sienta |
| tú | te sientas |
| él / ella / usted | se sienta |
| nosotros | nos sintamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | os sintáis |
| ellos / ustedes | se sientan |
Sentirse in the present perfect
what has happened, up to now (he comido)
| yo | me he sentido |
| tú | te has sentido |
| él / ella / usted | se ha sentido |
| nosotros | nos hemos sentido |
| vosotros (Spain) | os habéis sentido |
| ellos / ustedes | se han sentido |
Sentirse in the commands (imperative)
telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)
| tú | siéntete |
| tú (no) | no te sientas |
| usted | siéntase |
| nosotros | sintámonos |
| vosotros (Spain) | sentíos |
| ustedes | siéntanse |
Sentirse in real sentences
Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.
Imperfect
- Siempre se sentían felices cuando cenaban juntos.
They always felt happy when they ate dinner together. - Se sentían felices porque el viaje en autobús siempre era cómodo.
They felt happy because the bus trip was always comfortable.
Mistakes learners make with sentirse
- Use it for how you feel: me siento bien, ¿cómo te sientes? Without the me, siento means "I'm sorry" or "I sense".
- The pronoun changes with the person: me siento, te sientes, se siente.
- The third-person preterite has an i: se sintió, se sintieron.
Write your own sentence with sentirse
Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.
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Use sentirse in real conversation
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Is sentirse irregular in Spanish?
Partly. Sentirse changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ir pattern.
What is the preterite of sentirse?
Yo me sentí, tú te sentiste, él/ella se sintió, nosotros nos sentimos, ellos/ustedes se sintieron.
How do you conjugate sentirse in the present?
Yo me siento, tú te sientes, él/ella se siente, nosotros nos sentimos, ellos/ustedes se sienten.
What is the future of sentirse?
Yo me sentiré, tú te sentirás, él/ella se sentirá, nosotros nos sentiremos, ellos/ustedes se sentirán.
What is the present subjunctive of sentirse?
Que yo me sienta, que tú te sientas, que él/ella se sienta, que nosotros nos sintamos, que ellos/ustedes se sientan.
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