What does sentar mean in English?

Sentar means "to sit" in English.

How do you conjugate sentar in Spanish?

Sentar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with sentar?

Common idiomatic expressions using sentar include: "sentar bien/mal" (to suit / to agree with (food, clothes)). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using sentar?

Sentar is a stem-changing verb (e→ie)

What verbs are related to sentar?

Verbs related to sentar include: sentarse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use sentar in a sentence?

Example: "Senté al niño en la silla." which means "I sat the child in the chair." in English.

Sentar

to sit

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sento I sit	I sit
tú	sentas you sit	you sit
él/ella/usted	senta he/she/you sits	he/she/you sits
nosotros	sentamos we sit	we sit
vosotros	sentáis you all sit	you all sit
ellos/ustedes	sentan they/you all sit	they/you all sit

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sentaba I used to sit	I used to sit
tú	sentabas you used to sit	you used to sit
él/ella/usted	sentaba he/she/you used to sit	he/she/you used to sit
nosotros	sentábamos we used to sit	we used to sit
vosotros	sentabais you all used to sit	you all used to sit
ellos/ustedes	sentaban they/you all used to sit	they/you all used to sit

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	senté I sat	I sat
tú	sentaste you sat	you sat
él/ella/usted	sentó he/she/you sat	he/she/you sat
nosotros	sentamos we sat	we sat
vosotros	sentasteis you all sat	you all sat
ellos/ustedes	sentaron they/you all sat	they/you all sat

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sentaré I will sit	I will sit
tú	sentarás you will sit	you will sit
él/ella/usted	sentará he/she/you will sit	he/she/you will sit
nosotros	sentaremos we will sit	we will sit
vosotros	sentaréis you all will sit	you all will sit
ellos/ustedes	sentarán they/you all will sit	they/you all will sit

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sentaría I would sit	I would sit
tú	sentarías you would sit	you would sit
él/ella/usted	sentaría he/she/you would sit	he/she/you would sit
nosotros	sentaríamos we would sit	we would sit
vosotros	sentaríais you all would sit	you all would sit
ellos/ustedes	sentarían they/you all would sit	they/you all would sit

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sente that I sit	that I sit
tú	sentes that you sit	that you sit
él/ella/usted	sente that he/she/you sit	that he/she/you sit
nosotros	sentemos that we sit	that we sit
vosotros	sentéis that you all sit	that you all sit
ellos/ustedes	senten that they/you all sit	that they/you all sit

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sentara or sentase that I sat	that I sat
tú	sentaras or sentases that you sat	that you sat
él/ella/usted	sentara or sentase that he/she/you sat	that he/she/you sat
nosotros	sentáramos or sentásemos that we sat	that we sat
vosotros	sentarais or sentaseis that you all sat	that you all sat
ellos/ustedes	sentaran or sentasen that they/you all sat	that they/you all sat

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he sentado I have sat	I have sat
tú	has sentado you have sat	you have sat
él/ella/usted	ha sentado he/she/you have sat	he/she/you have sat
nosotros	hemos sentado we have sat	we have sat
vosotros	habéis sentado you all have sat	you all have sat
ellos/ustedes	han sentado they/you all have sat	they/you all have sat

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había sentado I had sat	I had sat
tú	habías sentado you had sat	you had sat
él/ella/usted	había sentado he/she/you had sat	he/she/you had sat
nosotros	habíamos sentado we had sat	we had sat
vosotros	habíais sentado you all had sat	you all had sat
ellos/ustedes	habían sentado they/you all had sat	they/you all had sat

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube sentado I had sat	I had sat
tú	hubiste sentado you had sat	you had sat
él/ella/usted	hubo sentado he/she/you had sat	he/she/you had sat
nosotros	hubimos sentado we had sat	we had sat
vosotros	hubisteis sentado you all had sat	you all had sat
ellos/ustedes	hubieron sentado they/you all had sat	they/you all had sat

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré sentado I will have sat	I will have sat
tú	habrás sentado you will have sat	you will have sat
él/ella/usted	habrá sentado he/she/you will have sat	he/she/you will have sat
nosotros	habremos sentado we will have sat	we will have sat
vosotros	habréis sentado you all will have sat	you all will have sat
ellos/ustedes	habrán sentado they/you all will have sat	they/you all will have sat

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría sentado I would have sat	I would have sat
tú	habrías sentado you would have sat	you would have sat
él/ella/usted	habría sentado he/she/you would have sat	he/she/you would have sat
nosotros	habríamos sentado we would have sat	we would have sat
vosotros	habríais sentado you all would have sat	you all would have sat
ellos/ustedes	habrían sentado they/you all would have sat	they/you all would have sat

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya sentado that I have sat	that I have sat
tú	hayas sentado that you have sat	that you have sat
él/ella/usted	haya sentado that he/she/you have sat	that he/she/you have sat
nosotros	hayamos sentado that we have sat	that we have sat
vosotros	hayáis sentado that you all have sat	that you all have sat
ellos/ustedes	hayan sentado that they/you all have sat	that they/you all have sat

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera sentado that I had sat	that I had sat
tú	hubieras sentado that you had sat	that you had sat
él/ella/usted	hubiera sentado that he/she/you had sat	that he/she/you had sat
nosotros	hubiéramos sentado that we had sat	that we had sat
vosotros	hubierais sentado that you all had sat	that you all had sat
ellos/ustedes	hubieran sentado that they/you all had sat	that they/you all had sat

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	senta	sit! (you)
usted	sente	sit! (you formal)
nosotros	sentemos	let's sit!
vosotros	sentad	sit! (you all)
ustedes	senten	sit! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no sentes	don't sit! (you)
usted	no sente	don't sit! (you formal)
nosotros	no sentemos	let's not sit!
vosotros	no sentéis	don't sit! (you all)
ustedes	no senten	don't sit! (you all)

More About "sentar"

Idiomatic Expressions

sentar bien/mal

to suit / to agree with (food, clothes)

💡 La comida me sentó mal (The food didn't agree with me)

Examples in Context

Senté al niño en la silla.

I sat the child in the chair.

Preterite

Me siento aquí.

I sit here.

Present

Se ha sentado en el sofá.

He/She has sat on the sofa.

Present Perfect

Me sentaré contigo.

I will sit with you.

Future

Related Verbs

sentarse(to sit down)

reflexive form - to sit down

Usage Notes

•Sentar is a stem-changing verb (e→ie)
•Stem changes: siento, sientas, sienta
•Main meanings: to seat someone, to suit
•Most commonly used reflexively: sentarse (to sit down)

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