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Conjugation of the French verb sentir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb sentir, along with their English translations.

sentir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
sentir	to feel

Present		Scored
je sens	I feel
tu sens	you feel
il sent	he feels
elle sent	she feels
nous sentons	we feel
vous sentez	you feel
ils sentent	they feel
elles sentent	they feel

Imperfect		Scored
je sentais	I was feeling
tu sentais	you were feeling
il sentait	he was feeling
elle sentait	she was feeling
nous sentions	we were feeling
vous sentiez	you were feeling
ils sentaient	they were feeling
elles sentaient	they were feeling

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je sentis	I felt
tu sentis	you felt
il sentit	he felt
elle sentit	she felt
nous sentîmes	we felt
vous sentîtes	you felt
ils sentirent	they felt
elles sentirent	they felt

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai senti	I have felt
tu as senti	you have felt
il a senti	he has felt
elle a senti	she has felt
nous avons senti	we have felt
vous avez senti	you have felt
ils ont senti	they have felt
elles ont senti	they have felt

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais senti	I had felt
tu avais senti	you had felt
il avait senti	he had felt
elle avait senti	she had felt
nous avions senti	we had felt
vous aviez senti	you had felt
ils avaient senti	they had felt
elles avaient senti	they had felt

Future		Scored
je sentirai	I will feel
tu sentiras	you will feel
il sentira	he will feel
elle sentira	she will feel
nous sentirons	we will feel
vous sentirez	you will feel
ils sentiront	they will feel
elles sentiront	they will feel

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai senti	I will have felt
tu auras senti	you will have felt
il aura senti	he will have felt
elle aura senti	she will have felt
nous aurons senti	we will have felt
vous aurez senti	you will have felt
ils auront senti	they will have felt
elles auront senti	they will have felt

Conditional		Scored
je sentirais	I would feel
tu sentirais	you would feel
il sentirait	he would feel
elle sentirait	she would feel
nous sentirions	we would feel
vous sentiriez	you would feel
ils sentiraient	they would feel
elles sentiraient	they would feel

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais senti	I would have felt
tu aurais senti	you would have felt
il aurait senti	he would have felt
elle aurait senti	she would have felt
nous aurions senti	we would have felt
vous auriez senti	you would have felt
ils auraient senti	they would have felt
elles auraient senti	they would have felt

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sente	(... that) I feel
(... que) tu sentes	(... that) you feel
(... que) il sente	(... that) he feels
(... que) elle sente	(... that) she feels
(... que) nous sentions	(... that) we feel
(... que) vous sentiez	(... that) you feel
(... que) ils sentent	(... that) they feel
(... que) elles sentent	(... that) they feel

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sentisse	(... that) I was feeling
(... que) tu sentisses	(... that) you were feeling
(... que) il sentît	(... that) he was feeling
(... que) elle sentît	(... that) she was feeling
(... que) nous sentissions	(... that) we were feeling
(... que) vous sentissiez	(... that) you were feeling
(... que) ils sentissent	(... that) they were feeling
(... que) elles sentissent	(... that) they were feeling

Imperative		Scored
sens	Feel
sentons	Let's feel
sentez	Feel

Present Participle		Scored
sentant	feeling

Past Participle		Scored
senti	felt

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