presentir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
presentir — to have a feeling
The imperfect subjunctive of presentir uses the 'presintie-' stem for all forms (presintiera, presintieras).
presentir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense hunches or hypothetical 'if' scenarios, such as when you talk about what would happen if you sensed something.
Notes on presentir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The stem change from 'e' to 'i' (presintie-) occurs across all persons because it is derived from the third-person plural preterite (presintieron).
Example Sentences
Si yo presintiera algo, te lo diría.
If I sensed something, I would tell you.
yo
Me dio miedo que él presintiera la sorpresa.
I was afraid that he would sense the surprise.
él/ella/usted
No quería que nosotros presintiéramos su tristeza.
She didn't want us to sense her sadness.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'presentiera' with an 'e'.
Correct: presintiera
Why: This tense always uses the 'i' stem change inherited from the preterite 'ellos' form.
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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).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: presiente
The imperative uses 'presiente' (tú) and 'presientan' (ustedes) to command someone to trust their intuition.
Negative Imperative
yo: no presientas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no presientas, no presienta.