asentar Preterite Conjugation
asentar — to settle
Asentar is regular in the preterite: asenté, asentaste, asentó, asentamos, asentasteis, asentaron.
asentar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions, such as when someone settled into a new house or when a building's foundation finally set.
Notes on asentar in the Preterite
Asentar is completely regular in the preterite. Note that the 'e > ie' stem change from the present does NOT happen here.
Example Sentences
El edificio se asentó después de la lluvia.
The building settled after the rain.
él/ella/usted
Asentamos el campamento antes de que anocheciera.
We set up (settled) the camp before it got dark.
nosotros
Ayer asenté todos los datos en la hoja de cálculo.
Yesterday I recorded all the data in the spreadsheet.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asientó' instead of 'asentó'.
Correct: asentó
Why: Learners often try to carry the present tense stem change (ie) into the preterite, but asentar is regular here.
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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.
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.