consentir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
consentir — to pamper
Consentir has two stem changes here: 'ie' in most forms and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
consentir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish for someone to be pampered or when you doubt that someone will allow something.
Notes on consentir in the Present Subjunctive
This is tricky! Most forms use 'ie' (consienta), but 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' change the 'e' to 'i' (consintamos, consintáis).
Example Sentences
Espero que me consientas un poco hoy.
I hope you pamper me a little today.
tú
No quiero que ellos consientan ese abuso.
I don't want them to tolerate that abuse.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nos consintamos de vez en cuando.
It is important that we treat ourselves once in a while.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'consentamos' for the nosotros form.
Correct: consintamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem-changing verbs use an 'i' in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consiento
Consentir undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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...
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.