asentir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
asentir — to nod
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.
asentir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a desire, doubt, or request for someone to nod or agree (e.g., 'I want you to nod').
Notes on asentir in the Present Subjunctive
This is a 'Class III' -ir verb. It has the ie change where stressed, and the i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella asienta con la cabeza.
I hope she nods her head.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos asientan tan fácilmente.
I doubt they will nod so easily.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nosotros asintamos al unísono.
It is important that we nod in unison.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'asentamos' for nosotros.
Correct: asintamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem-changers must change the stem vowel even in the nosotros form (e to i).
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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.
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.