presentir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
presentir — to have a feeling
The imperative uses 'presiente' (tú) and 'presientan' (ustedes) to command someone to trust their intuition.
presentir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when telling someone to 'feel' or 'sense' something, often used in a spiritual or intuitive context.
Notes on presentir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' command uses the stem change (presiente). The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive-style stem changes.
Example Sentences
Presiente la energía de este lugar.
Sense the energy of this place.
tú
Presientan el peligro antes de actuar.
Sense the danger before acting.
ustedes
Presentid la paz en vuestros corazones.
Feel the peace in your hearts.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'presente' for the tú command.
Correct: presiente
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative, which has a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: presiento
Presentir is an e-ie stem-changer in the present tense (presiento, presientes, presiente, presienten).
Preterite
yo: presentí
Presentir has a 'slipper' stem change in the preterite: it is regular except for the third-person forms (presintió, presintieron).
Imperfect
yo: presentía
The imperfect of presentir is regular: presentía, presentías, presentía, etc.
Future
yo: presentiré
Presentir is fully regular in the future tense: just add endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: presentiría
The conditional of presentir is regular: presentiría, presentirías, presentiría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: presienta
Presentir is a stem-changing verb in the present subjunctive, switching e to ie (presienta) and e to i (presintamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: presintiera
The imperfect subjunctive of presentir uses the 'presintie-' stem for all forms (presintiera, presintieras).
Negative Imperative
yo: no presientas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no presientas, no presienta.