sentarse Negative Imperative Conjugation
sentarse — to sit down
Negative commands for sentarse: no te sientes, no se siente, no nos sentemos, no os sentéis, no se sienten.
sentarse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to sit down.
Notes on sentarse in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive, but the reflexive pronoun stays between 'no' and the verb.
Example Sentences
No te sientes en esa silla; está rota.
Don't sit in that chair; it's broken.
tú
No se sienten todavía, el suelo está mojado.
Don't sit down yet, the floor is wet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No te siéntate.
Correct: No te sientes.
Why: Learners often try to use the affirmative command form for the negative command.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siéntate
Affirmative commands for sentarse: siéntate (tú), siéntese (usted), sentémonos (nosotros), sentaos (vosotros), siéntense (ustedes).