consentir Present Conjugation
consentir — to pamper
Consentir undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
consentir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, like how much you spoil your pets, or to express what you allow or tolerate in the moment.
Notes on consentir in the Present
This is a 'boot verb'. The 'e' in the stem changes to 'ie' (consiento) everywhere except for the 'we' and 'you all' forms.
Example Sentences
Yo consiento mucho a mi perro.
I spoil my dog a lot.
yo
Ella no consiente que fumen en su casa.
She doesn't allow smoking in her house.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros consentimos a los nietos los fines de semana.
We pamper the grandkids on the weekends.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'consento' instead of 'consiento'.
Correct: consiento
Why: Consentir is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in the stressed syllable.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: consentí
Consentir has a 'slipper' irregularity: the 'e' changes to 'i' only in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: consentía
Consentir is completely regular in the imperfect: consentía, consentías, consentía...
Future
yo: consentiré
The future of consentir is regular: just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: consentiría
The conditional of consentir is regular: consentiría, consentirías, consentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: consienta
Consentir has two stem changes here: 'ie' in most forms and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'consintie-' stem derived from the preterite.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consiente
Use 'consiente' to tell someone to spoil you and 'consienta' for formal requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no consientas, no consintamos.