asentir Imperfect Conjugation
asentir — to nod
Asentir is completely regular in the imperfect: asentía, asentías, asentía, asentíamos, asentíais, asentían.
asentir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this tense to describe a repetitive action in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'He was nodding while I spoke').
Notes on asentir in the Imperfect
There are no stem changes in the imperfect for -ir verbs. It follows the standard -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo siempre asentía mientras escuchaba la radio.
My grandfather always used to nod while listening to the radio.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros asentíamos con frecuencia en las reuniones.
We used to nod frequently in the meetings.
nosotros
Ellas asentían sin decir una palabra.
They were nodding without saying a word.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'asientía'.
Correct: asentía
Why: Stem changes (e > ie) never occur in the imperfect indicative tense.
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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.
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.
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.