sentarse Imperfect Conjugation
sentarse — to sit down
The imperfect of sentarse is regular: me sentaba, te sentabas, se sentaba, nos sentábamos, os sentabais, se sentaban.
sentarse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a habitual seating arrangement in the past or to describe the action of sitting down when something else interrupted it.
Notes on sentarse in the Imperfect
Sentarse is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the nosotros form: nos sentábamos.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre me sentaba en el suelo.
As a child, I always used to sit on the floor.
yo
Nos sentábamos juntos cada mañana.
We used to sit together every morning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: se sentia
Correct: se sentaba
Why: Learners often confuse 'sentarse' (to sit) with 'sentirse' (to feel), which is 'se sentía' in the imperfect.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siéntate
Affirmative commands for sentarse: siéntate (tú), siéntese (usted), sentémonos (nosotros), sentaos (vosotros), siéntense (ustedes).
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.