asentirConjugation
asentir means to nod.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'asintie-' stem for all forms: asintiera, asintieras, asintiera, asintiéramos, asintierais, asintieran.
Present Subjunctive
Asentir has an e to ie change in most forms, but an e to i change in nosotros and vosotros: asienta, asientas, asienta, asintamos, asintáis, asientan.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.
Imperative
Give commands with asiente (tú), asienta (usted), or asentid (vosotros).
Indicative
Conditional
Asentir is regular in the conditional: asentiría, asentirías, asentiría, asentiríamos, asentiríais, asentirían.
Preterite
Asentir is a 'sandal verb' with an e to i stem change only in the third-person forms: asintió and asintieron.
Imperfect
Asentir is completely regular in the imperfect: asentía, asentías, asentía, asentíamos, asentíais, asentían.
Present
Asentir has an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: asiento, asientes, asiente, asentimos, asentís, asienten.
Future
Asentir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the full infinitive: asentiré, asentirás, asentirá...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does asentir mean in Spanish?
asentir means "to nod".
Is asentir a regular or irregular verb?
asentir is a irregular stem-changing -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate asentir in the present tense?
The present tense of asentir is: yo asiento, tú asientes, él/ella/usted asiente, nosotros asentimos, vosotros asentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes asienten.
How do you conjugate asentir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of asentir is: yo asentí, tú asentiste, él/ella/usted asintió, nosotros asentimos, vosotros asentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asintieron.
