sentirse Negative Imperative Conjugation
sentirse — to feel
Negative commands use 'no' + the present subjunctive forms: no te sientas, no se sienta...
sentirse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to feel a certain way, such as 'Don't feel bad' or 'Don't feel guilty'.
Notes on sentirse in the Negative Imperative
The reflexive pronoun moves to the front (between 'no' and the verb). It follows the subjunctive stem changes (ie/i).
Example Sentences
No te sientas culpable por eso.
Don't feel guilty about that.
tú
No nos sintamos mal por perder.
Let's not feel bad about losing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no te siéntete'.
Correct: no te sientas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the affirmative imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me siento
Sentirse has an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me sentí
The preterite of sentirse features a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: se sintió and se sintieron.
Imperfect
yo: me sentía
The imperfect of sentirse is regular: me sentía, te sentías, se sentía...
Future
yo: me sentiré
The future tense of sentirse is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (sentirse).
Conditional
yo: me sentiría
The conditional of sentirse is regular: me sentiría, te sentirías, se sentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me sienta
The present subjunctive of sentirse has stem changes: e > ie in most forms, and e > i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me sintiera
The imperfect subjunctive of sentirse uses the 'sint-' stem: me sintiera, te sintieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siéntete
Use 'siéntete' (tú) or 'siéntase' (usted) to tell someone how to feel, often in a reassuring way.