sentar Conditional Conjugation
sentar — to sit down
The conditional of sentar is regular: sentaría, sentarías, sentaría, sentaríamos, sentaríais, sentarían.
sentar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express where someone 'would' sit under certain conditions or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on sentar in the Conditional
Sentar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Me sentaría allí, pero el banco está mojado.
I would sit there, but the bench is wet.
yo
¿Te sentarías en esa silla rota?
Would you sit in that broken chair?
tú
Nos sentaríamos si hubiera más espacio.
We would sit down if there were more space.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sientaría' with a stem change.
Correct: sentaría
Why: The conditional, like the future, uses the infinitive as its stem and does not change the 'e' to 'ie'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: siento
Sentar is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: senté
The preterite of sentar is regular: senté, sentaste, sentó, sentamos, sentasteis, sentaron.
Imperfect
yo: sentaba
The imperfect of sentar is regular: sentaba, sentabas, sentaba, sentábamos, sentabais, sentaban.
Future
yo: sentaré
The future of sentar is regular: sentaré, sentarás, sentará, sentaremos, sentaréis, sentarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sienta
Sentar follows the e > ie stem change in the subjunctive, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sentara
The imperfect subjunctive of sentar is regular: sentara, sentaras, sentara, sentáramos, sentarais, sentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sienta
The imperative uses the stem change (e > ie) for most commands: siente, sentad, sienten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sientas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no sientes, no siente, no sentemos, no sentéis, no sienten.