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consentir

to pamper

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is an irregular (e to ie stem change) -ir verb.

The Spanish verb consentir means to pamper.

Present tense:

yoconsiento
consientes
él/ella/ustedconsiente
nosotrosconsentimos
vosotrosconsentís
ellos/ellas/ustedesconsienten

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsintieran
yoconsintiera
consintieras
vosotrosconsintierais
nosotrosconsintiéramos
él/ella/ustedconsintiera

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'consintie-' stem derived from the preterite.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsientan
yoconsienta
consientas
vosotrosconsintáis
nosotrosconsintamos
él/ella/ustedconsienta

Consentir has two stem changes here: 'ie' in most forms and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.

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imperative

negative

no consientas
vosotrosno consintáis
ustedesno consientan
nosotrosno consintamos
ustedno consienta

Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no consientas, no consintamos.

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affirmative

consiente
vosotrosconsentid
ustedesconsientan
nosotrosconsintamos
ustedconsienta

Use 'consiente' to tell someone to spoil you and 'consienta' for formal requests.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsentirían
yoconsentiría
consentirías
vosotrosconsentiríais
nosotrosconsentiríamos
él/ella/ustedconsentiría

The conditional of consentir is regular: consentiría, consentirías, consentiría...

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsintieron
yoconsentí
consentiste
vosotrosconsentisteis
nosotrosconsentimos
él/ella/ustedconsintió

Consentir has a 'slipper' irregularity: the 'e' changes to 'i' only in the third-person forms.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsentían
yoconsentía
consentías
vosotrosconsentíais
nosotrosconsentíamos
él/ella/ustedconsentía

Consentir is completely regular in the imperfect: consentía, consentías, consentía...

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsienten
yoconsiento
consientes
vosotrosconsentís
nosotrosconsentimos
él/ella/ustedconsiente

Consentir undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesconsentirán
yoconsentiré
consentirás
vosotrosconsentiréis
nosotrosconsentiremos
él/ella/ustedconsentirá

The future of consentir is regular: just add the endings to the full infinitive.

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