asentar Present Conjugation
asentar — to settle
Asentar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
asentar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe habitual actions, like settling a base, or to talk about how something currently sits or fits (like a piece of clothing or a plan).
Notes on asentar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb (e > ie). The stem changes to 'asient-' in the singular and third-person plural forms.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre asiento mis ideas en un cuaderno.
I always settle my ideas in a notebook.
yo
Esta base no asienta bien en el suelo.
This base doesn't sit well on the ground.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros asentamos las bases del proyecto hoy.
We are establishing the foundations of the project today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asento' instead of 'asiento'.
Correct: asiento
Why: The verb follows the e > ie stem change pattern in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.