sentarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sentarse — to sit down
Affirmative commands for sentarse: siéntate (tú), siéntese (usted), sentémonos (nosotros), sentaos (vosotros), siéntense (ustedes).
sentarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to take a seat directly.
Notes on sentarse in the Affirmative Imperative
The reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of the verb. Note the accents added to maintain the stress: siéntate, siéntese, siéntense.
Example Sentences
¡Siéntate y cállate!
Sit down and be quiet!
tú
Por favor, siéntese aquí, señora.
Please, sit here, ma'am.
Sentaos, por favor.
Sit down (plural), please.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Sentate.
Correct: Siéntate.
Why: Missing the 'ie' stem change in the informal 'tú' command.
Mistake: Sentarse.
Correct: Sentaos.
Why: Using the infinitive as a command instead of the correct 'vosotros' form (dropping the 'd' and adding 'os').
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me siento
Sentarse is a stem-changing (e > ie) reflexive verb: me siento, te sientas, se sienta, nos sentamos, os sentáis, se sientan.
Preterite
yo: me senté
The preterite of sentarse is regular as an -ar verb: me senté, te sentaste, se sentó, nos sentamos, os sentasteis, se sentaron.
Imperfect
yo: me sentaba
The imperfect of sentarse is regular: me sentaba, te sentabas, se sentaba, nos sentábamos, os sentabais, se sentaban.
Future
yo: me sentaré
The future of sentarse is regular: me sentaré, te sentarás, se sentará, nos sentaremos, os sentaréis, se sentarán.
Conditional
yo: me sentaría
The conditional of sentarse is regular: me sentaría, te sentarías, se sentaría, nos sentaríamos, os sentaríais, se sentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me siente
The present subjunctive of sentarse follows the stem change (e > ie): me siente, te sientes, se siente, nos sentemos, os sentéis, se sienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me sentara
The imperfect subjunctive of sentarse is: me sentara, te sentaras, se sentara, nos sentáramos, os sentarais, se sentaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te sientes
Negative commands for sentarse: no te sientes, no se siente, no nos sentemos, no os sentéis, no se sienten.