asentir Conditional Conjugation
asentir — to nod
Asentir is regular in the conditional: asentiría, asentirías, asentiría, asentiríamos, asentiríais, asentirían.
asentir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would nod' under certain circumstances or to express politeness and speculation.
Notes on asentir in the Conditional
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'asentir' as its base. It is completely regular.
Example Sentences
¿Asentirías si te lo pidiera?
Would you nod if I asked you?
tú
Ellos asentirían si entendieran el plan.
They would nod if they understood the plan.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo asentiría, pero no estoy convencido.
I would nod, but I am not convinced.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying a stem change (asientiría).
Correct: asentiría
Why: The conditional tense never uses stem changes; it always uses the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asiento
Asentir has an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: asiento, asientes, asiente, asentimos, asentís, asienten.
Preterite
yo: asentí
Asentir is a 'sandal verb' with an e to i stem change only in the third-person forms: asintió and asintieron.
Imperfect
yo: asentía
Asentir is completely regular in the imperfect: asentía, asentías, asentía, asentíamos, asentíais, asentían.
Future
yo: asentiré
Asentir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the full infinitive: asentiré, asentirás, asentirá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: asienta
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'asintie-' stem for all forms: asintiera, asintieras, asintiera, asintiéramos, asintierais, asintieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asiente
Give commands with asiente (tú), asienta (usted), or asentid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.