Sentir Conjugation
Sentir means “to smell; to sense”. It is a 3rd group (irregular) verb. Below is its conjugation in 13 tenses, with every person, the same forms the French verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to smell; to sense
- Type
- 3rd group (irregular)
- Infinitive
- sentir
- Present participle
- sentant
- Past participle
- senti
- Auxiliary
- avoir
Indicative
Presentprésent
| je / j' | sens |
|---|---|
| tu | sens |
| il / elle / on | sent |
| nous | sentons |
| vous | sentez |
| ils / elles | sentent |
Imperfectimparfait
| je / j' | sentais |
|---|---|
| tu | sentais |
| il / elle / on | sentait |
| nous | sentions |
| vous | sentiez |
| ils / elles | sentaient |
Simple pastpassé simple
| je / j' | sentis |
|---|---|
| tu | sentis |
| il / elle / on | sentit |
| nous | sentîmes |
| vous | sentîtes |
| ils / elles | sentirent |
Futurefutur simple
| je / j' | sentirai |
|---|---|
| tu | sentiras |
| il / elle / on | sentira |
| nous | sentirons |
| vous | sentirez |
| ils / elles | sentiront |
Near futurefutur proche
| je / j' | vais sentir |
|---|---|
| tu | vas sentir |
| il / elle / on | va sentir |
| nous | allons sentir |
| vous | allez sentir |
| ils / elles | vont sentir |
Conditionalconditionnel présent
| je / j' | sentirais |
|---|---|
| tu | sentirais |
| il / elle / on | sentirait |
| nous | sentirions |
| vous | sentiriez |
| ils / elles | sentiraient |
Perfect tenses
Compound pastpassé composé
| je / j' | ai senti |
|---|---|
| tu | as senti |
| il / elle / on | a senti |
| nous | avons senti |
| vous | avez senti |
| ils / elles | ont senti |
Pluperfectplus-que-parfait
| je / j' | avais senti |
|---|---|
| tu | avais senti |
| il / elle / on | avait senti |
| nous | avions senti |
| vous | aviez senti |
| ils / elles | avaient senti |
Future perfectfutur antérieur
| je / j' | aurai senti |
|---|---|
| tu | auras senti |
| il / elle / on | aura senti |
| nous | aurons senti |
| vous | aurez senti |
| ils / elles | auront senti |
Past conditionalconditionnel passé
| je / j' | aurais senti |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais senti |
| il / elle / on | aurait senti |
| nous | aurions senti |
| vous | auriez senti |
| ils / elles | auraient senti |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctivesubjonctif présent
| je / j' | sente |
|---|---|
| tu | sentes |
| il / elle / on | sente |
| nous | sentions |
| vous | sentiez |
| ils / elles | sentent |
Past subjunctivesubjonctif passé
| je / j' | aie senti |
|---|---|
| tu | aies senti |
| il / elle / on | ait senti |
| nous | ayons senti |
| vous | ayez senti |
| ils / elles | aient senti |
Imperative
Imperativeimpératif
| tu | sens |
|---|---|
| nous | sentons |
| vous | sentez |
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About these tables
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