asentir Negative Imperative Conjugation
asentir — to nod
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.
asentir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to nod, perhaps to avoid giving away a secret or showing premature agreement.
Notes on asentir in the Negative Imperative
Matches the present subjunctive exactly. Note the 'i' change in the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms.
Example Sentences
No asientas todavía, espera mi señal.
Don't nod yet, wait for my signal.
tú
No asintáis si no estáis convencidos.
Don't nod (plural) if you aren't convinced.
vosotros
No asienta usted sin pensar.
Don't nod (formal) without thinking.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (no asiente).
Correct: no asientas
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asiente
Give commands with asiente (tú), asienta (usted), or asentid (vosotros).