sentir Negative Imperative Conjugation
sentir — to feel
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no sientas, no sienta, no sintamos, no sintáis, no sientan.
sentir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to feel a certain way, like 'don't feel bad' or 'don't feel guilty'.
Notes on sentir in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses subjunctive forms, remember the e > i change in the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms.
Example Sentences
No sientas miedo, estoy contigo.
Don't feel afraid, I am with you.
tú
No se sienta culpable por lo ocurrido.
Don't feel guilty for what happened.
No sintamos lástima por él.
Let's not feel pity for him.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no sientes
Correct: no sientas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-as), not the indicative (-es).
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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...
Conditional
yo: sentiría
Sentir is regular in the conditional: sentiría, sentirías, sentiría, sentiríamos, sentiríais, sentirían.
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.