
presentir Present Conjugation
presentir — to have a feeling
Presentir is an e-ie stem-changer in the present tense (presiento, presientes, presiente, presienten).
presentir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe a gut feeling or intuition you are having right now or generally have.
Notes on presentir in the Present
The 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros (presentamos) and vosotros (presentís).
Example Sentences
Presiento que hoy será un gran día.
I have a feeling today will be a great day.
yo
¿Tú también presientes que hay alguien aquí?
Do you also sense that someone is here?
tú
Nosotros presentamos que algo no está bien.
We sense that something isn't right.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'presientamos' for we sense.
Correct: presentamos
Why: The stem change e-ie never applies to the 'nosotros' form in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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).
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.