asentar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
asentar — to settle
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: asienta (tú), asiente (usted), asentad (vosotros).
asentar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command someone to record data, settle a base, or to tell someone to 'settle down' (asienta cabeza).
Notes on asentar in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form 'asienta' and usted form 'asiente' use the 'ie' stem change. The vosotros form 'asentad' is regular.
Example Sentences
Asienta bien los pies antes de saltar.
Plant (settle) your feet well before jumping.
tú
Asiente los datos en el registro, por favor.
Record the data in the log, please.
Asentad el campamento cerca del río.
Set up the camp near the river.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'asenta' for the tú command.
Correct: asienta
Why: The informal affirmative command uses the same stem change as the present indicative 'él' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asiento
Asentar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: asenté
Asentar is regular in the preterite: asenté, asentaste, asentó, asentamos, asentasteis, asentaron.
Imperfect
yo: asentaba
The imperfect of asentar is regular: asentaba, asentabas, asentaba, asentábamos, asentabais, asentaban.
Future
yo: asentaré
The future of asentar is regular: asentaré, asentarás, asentará, asentaremos, asentaréis, asentarán.
Conditional
yo: asentaría
The conditional of asentar is regular: asentaría, asentarías, asentaría, asentaríamos, asentaríais, asentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asiente
The present subjunctive of asentar follows the stem change: asiente, asientes, asiente, asentemos, asentéis, asienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asentara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: asentara, asentaras, asentara, asentáramos, asentarais, asentaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no asientes, no asiente, no asentemos, no asentéis, no asienten.