presentir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
presentir — to have a feeling
Presentir is a stem-changing verb in the present subjunctive, switching e to ie (presienta) and e to i (presintamos).
presentir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express doubt, feelings, or uncertainty about a hunch you have right now, often triggered by phrases like 'espero que' or 'dudo que'.
Notes on presentir in the Present Subjunctive
This verb follows the 'boot' pattern for the e-ie change (yo, tú, él, ellos), but also undergoes an e-i change in the nosotros and vosotros forms (presintamos, presintáis).
Example Sentences
Espero que no presientas nada malo sobre el viaje.
I hope you don't sense anything bad about the trip.
tú
Dudo que ellos presientan el peligro.
I doubt they sense the danger.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que presintamos los cambios del mercado.
It is important that we sense the market changes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'presentamos' in the subjunctive nosotros form.
Correct: presintamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem-changing verbs change the 'e' to 'i' for nosotros, unlike the present indicative.
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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.
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.