asentir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
asentir — to nod
Give commands with asiente (tú), asienta (usted), or asentid (vosotros).
asentir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to nod, often used by photographers or directors during a shoot.
Notes on asentir in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form uses the stem-changed 'asiente'. The usted and ustedes forms use the subjunctive stems (asienta/asientan).
Example Sentences
Asiente con la cabeza para la foto.
Nod your head for the photo.
tú
Asienta usted cuando esté listo.
Nod (formal) when you are ready.
Asentid si me escucháis bien.
Nod (plural) if you hear me well.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asinte' for the tú command.
Correct: asiente
Why: The informal affirmative command usually matches the third-person singular present indicative (asiente).
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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...
Conditional
yo: asentiría
Asentir is regular in the conditional: asentiría, asentirías, asentiría, asentiríamos, asentiríais, asentirían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.