asentir Present Conjugation
asentir — to nod
Asentir has an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: asiento, asientes, asiente, asentimos, asentís, asienten.
asentir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe a current physical gesture of agreement or to state a general fact about how someone responds during a conversation.
Notes on asentir in the Present
This is a stem-changing verb (e > ie). Note that the 'e' in the stem changes to 'ie' when stressed, but stays 'e' in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre asiento cuando estoy de acuerdo.
I always nod when I agree.
yo
Él asiente con la cabeza en silencio.
He nods his head in silence.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros asentimos para mostrar respeto.
We nod to show respect.
nosotros
Ustedes asienten mucho durante la clase.
You all nod a lot during class.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asento' for the yo form.
Correct: asiento
Why: Asentir is a stem-changing verb; the 'e' must change to 'ie' in the first person singular.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no asientas, no asienta, no asintamos, no asintáis, no asientan.