Sentir imperfect conjugation
Sentir in the imperfect: sentía, sentías, sentía, sentíamos, sentíais, sentían.
- to feel; to be sorry; to regret
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: sentido
- Gerund: sintiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | sentía |
|---|---|
| tú | sentías |
| él/ella/usted | sentía |
| nosotros | sentíamos |
| vosotros | sentíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sentían |
How to use sentir in the imperfect
The imperfect of sentir is regular: sentía, sentías, sentía, sentíamos, sentían. Use it for ongoing feelings in the past: "Me sentía solo en la nueva ciudad." It describes the emotional background of a story, while the preterite reports a reaction to a specific event. There is no stem change in this tense.
Examples
Me sentía muy solo cuando me mudé.
I felt very lonely when I moved.
Se sentía un ambiente tenso en la oficina.
There was a tense atmosphere in the office.
No sentíamos el frío porque estábamos trabajando.
We didn't feel the cold because we were working.
Quick check: sentir in the imperfect
More sentir tenses
- All sentir tenses
- Sentir present
- Sentir preterite
- Sentir future
- Sentir conditional
- Sentir present subjunctive
- Sentir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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