sentar Negative Imperative Conjugation
sentar — to sit down
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no sientes, no siente, no sentemos, no sentéis, no sienten.
sentar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to sit down or not to seat someone in a specific place.
Notes on sentar in the Negative Imperative
It follows the present subjunctive rules: the stem change (e > ie) occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No te sientes en ese banco.
Don't sit on that bench.
tú
No sentemos a nadie todavía.
Let's not seat anyone yet.
nosotros
No se sienten en el suelo.
Don't sit on the floor.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no te sentas'.
Correct: no te sientes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive endings (-es for -ar verbs), not the indicative.
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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.
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.