Sentir conjugation
to smell
Past participlesenti
Auxiliaryavoir
Present participlesentant
Future stemsentir-
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Sentir in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Présent present
| je sens |
| tu sens |
| il/elle/on sent |
| nous sentons |
| vous sentez |
| ils/elles sentent |
Passé composé perfect
| j'ai senti |
| tu as senti |
| il/elle/on a senti |
| nous avons senti |
| vous avez senti |
| ils/elles ont senti |
Imparfait imperfect
| je sentais |
| tu sentais |
| il/elle/on sentait |
| nous sentions |
| vous sentiez |
| ils/elles sentaient |
Futur proche near future
| je vais sentir |
| tu vas sentir |
| il/elle/on va sentir |
| nous allons sentir |
| vous allez sentir |
| ils/elles vont sentir |
Futur simple simple future
| je sentirai |
| tu sentiras |
| il/elle/on sentira |
| nous sentirons |
| vous sentirez |
| ils/elles sentiront |
Conditionnel conditional
| je sentirais |
| tu sentirais |
| il/elle/on sentirait |
| nous sentirions |
| vous sentiriez |
| ils/elles sentiraient |
Impératif imperative (commands)
| (tu) sens |
| (nous) sentons |
| (vous) sentez |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Plus-que-parfait pluperfect
| j'avais senti |
| tu avais senti |
| il/elle/on avait senti |
| nous avions senti |
| vous aviez senti |
| ils/elles avaient senti |
Subjonctif présent present subjunctive
| que je sente |
| que tu sentes |
| qu'il/elle/on sente |
| que nous sentions |
| que vous sentiez |
| qu'ils/elles sentent |
Quick questions about sentir
Is sentir regular or irregular?
Sentir is an irregular verb. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
Does sentir take avoir or être in the passé composé?
Sentir takes avoir: j'ai senti.
What is the past participle of sentir?
The past participle of sentir is senti.
What is the future stem of sentir?
The future and conditional stem of sentir is sentir-: je sentirai, je sentirais.
See also: se sentir (to feel).
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