sentir Conditional Conjugation
sentir — to feel
Sentir is regular in the conditional: sentiría, sentirías, sentiría, sentiríamos, sentiríais, sentirían.
sentir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would feel' in a hypothetical situation or to make polite guesses.
Notes on sentir in the Conditional
Sentir is regular in the conditional. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, etc.) directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Me sentiría muy feliz si vinieras.
I would feel very happy if you came.
yo
¿Cómo te sentirías en ese lugar?
How would you feel in that place?
tú
Sentiríamos mucha pena si se cancelara.
We would feel very sorry if it were cancelled.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sientiría
Correct: sentiría
Why: The conditional uses the infinitive as the base; do not apply present-tense stem changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: siento
Sentir has an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sentí
Sentir is irregular in the third person, changing e > i: sintió and sintieron.
Imperfect
yo: sentía
Sentir is regular in the imperfect: sentía, sentías, sentía, sentíamos, sentíais, sentían.
Future
yo: sentiré
Sentir is completely regular in the future tense: sentiré, sentirás, sentirá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: sienta
Sentir has a dual stem change: e > ie in most forms, and e > i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sintiera
Sentir uses the stem 'sintier-' for all forms in the imperfect subjunctive.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siente
The imperative uses 'siente' (tú) and 'sienta' (usted), following present stem changes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no sientas, no sienta, no sintamos, no sintáis, no sientan.