to seat
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siento a los niños a la mesa.
I sit the kids down at the table.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi mamá sentó al bebé en la silla.
My mom sat the baby in the chair.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Me sentaba muy bien el aire del mar.
The sea air did me a lot of good.
Futuro · What will happen
Te sentará bien descansar.
Resting will do you good.
Condicional · What would happen
Un café me sentaría bien.
A coffee would do me good.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El viaje te ha sentado muy bien.
The trip has done you a lot of good.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
La comida me había sentado mal.
The food had disagreed with me.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Ese vestido te habría sentado mejor.
That dress would have suited you better.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que te siente bien el descanso.
I hope the rest does you good.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temía que el pescado me sentara mal.
I was afraid the fish would disagree with me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Aunque me sentase mal, lo comería.
Even if it disagreed with me, I would eat it.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que no te haya sentado mal la comida.
I hope the food hasn't disagreed with you.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubiera sentado mal, habría ido al médico.
If it had disagreed with me, I would have gone to the doctor.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Sienta al niño en su silla.
Sit the boy in his chair.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.