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sentar Future Conjugation

sentar — to sit down

A1irregular (stem-changing e > ie) -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The future of sentar is regular: sentaré, sentarás, sentará, sentaremos, sentaréis, sentarán.

sentar Future Forms

yosentaré
túsentarás
él/ella/ustedsentará
nosotrossentaremos
vosotrossentaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedessentarán

When to Use the Future

Use this to state where someone will sit in the future or to make a prediction about seating arrangements.

Notes on sentar in the Future

Sentar is regular in the future. You simply add the endings to the full infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Me sentaré contigo en el autobús.

    I will sit with you on the bus.

    yo

  • ¿Dónde se sentarán los invitados?

    Where will the guests sit?

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Mañana sentaremos las bases del proyecto.

    Tomorrow we will lay (sit) the foundations of the project.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Adding a stem change: 'sientaré'.

    Correct: sentaré

    Why: The future tense uses the full infinitive 'sentar' as the base; it never takes a stem change.

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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.

Conditional

yo: sentaría

The conditional of sentar is regular: sentaría, sentarías, sentaría, sentaríamos, sentaríais, sentarían.

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.