asentar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
asentar — to settle
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: asentara, asentaras, asentara, asentáramos, asentarais, asentaran.
asentar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts or 'if' clauses involving settling or establishing something.
Notes on asentar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular and is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (asentaron).
Example Sentences
Si el terreno se asentara, podríamos construir.
If the ground settled, we could build.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que tú asentaras tus ideas por escrito.
I would like you to put your ideas down in writing.
tú
Si nosotros asentáramos el negocio en Madrid, sería un éxito.
If we established the business in Madrid, it would be a success.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asientara'.
Correct: asentara
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect subjunctive for this verb.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asienta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: asienta (tú), asiente (usted), asentad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no asientes, no asiente, no asentemos, no asentéis, no asienten.