Sentarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Sentarse in Spanish

Sentarse means “to sit down” or “to take a seat.” You will learn its e → ie present change, required pronominal clitics, pronoun placement, compound forms, and accent-sensitive commands.

Sentarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Sentarse is pronominal and has an e → ie stem change in stressed present-family forms: me siento — “I sit down,” te sientas — “you sit down,” while nos sentamos / os sentáis keep sent-.

Sentarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se — the pronominal marker. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary. The participle sentado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	sentarse	to sit down / be seated
Gerund	sentándose	sitting down / being seated
Past participle	sentado	sat / seated
Compound infinitive	haberse sentado	to have sat down / been seated
Compound gerund	habiéndose sentado	having sat down / been seated

Sentarse meaning and essential uses

Sentarse is the pronominal form used for taking a seated position: Me siento aquí. — “I sit down here.” The clitic matches the subject: me, te, se, nos, os, se.

Because sentarse is pronominal, the clitic is part of its conjugation and must be retained in all finite and relevant non-finite constructions. Its position changes according to the construction, including attachment in affirmative commands and permitted attachment in infinitive or gerund constructions.

Sentarse irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present forms use sient-: me siento, te sientas, se sienta, se sientan — “I/you/he-they sit down.” Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use sent-: nos sentamos / os sentáis.

The present subjunctive follows the same stress split: me siente / te sientes / se sienten but nos sentemos / os sentéis. Affirmative commands attach the clitic: siéntate, siéntese, sentémonos, sentaos, siéntense.

Sentarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Sentarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use sient-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras keep sent-. The clitic always matches the subject.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me siento	I sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sientas	you sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sienta	he / she sits down / is seated; you sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentamos	we sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentáis	you sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sientan	they sit down / be seated; you sit down / be seated (plural)

• Me siento cerca de la ventana. — I sit down near the window.

Sentarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me senté	I sat down / was seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentaste	you sat down / was seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentó	he / she sat down / was seated; you sat down / was seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentamos	we sat down / was seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentasteis	you sat down / was seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentaron	they sat down / was seated; you sat down / was seated (plural)

• Ayer me senté junto a Marta. — Yesterday I sat down next to Marta.

Sentarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me sentaba	I used to sit down / be seated / was sitting down / being seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentabas	you used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentaba	he / she used to sit down / be seated / was sitting down / being seated; you used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentábamos	we used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentabais	you used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentaban	they used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated; you used to sit down / be seated / were sitting down / being seated (plural)

• De niño me sentaba siempre en la primera fila. — As a child, I used to sit in the front row.

Sentarse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Attaching it to the gerund is also standard: estoy sentándome — “I am sitting down.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy sentando	I am sitting down / being seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás sentando	you are sitting down / being seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está sentando	he / she is sitting down / being seated; you are sitting down / being seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos sentando	we are sitting down / being seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis sentando	you are sitting down / being seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están sentando	they are sitting down / being seated; you are sitting down / being seated (plural)

• Me estoy sentando ahora. — I am sitting down now.

Sentarse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a sentarme — “I am going to sit down.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a sentar	I am going to sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a sentar	you are going to sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a sentar	he / she is going to sit down / be seated; you are going to sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a sentar	we are going to sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a sentar	you are going to sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a sentar	they are going to sit down / be seated; you are going to sit down / be seated (plural)

• Me voy a sentar aquí. — I am going to sit down here.

Sentarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me sentaré	I will sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentarás	you will sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentará	he / she will sit down / be seated; you will sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentaremos	we will sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentaréis	you will sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentarán	they will sit down / be seated; you will sit down / be seated (plural)

• Nos sentaremos después de saludar a todos. — We will sit down after greeting everyone.

Sentarse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me sentaría	I would sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentarías	you would sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentaría	he / she would sit down / be seated; you would sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentaríamos	we would sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentaríais	you would sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentarían	they would sit down / be seated; you would sit down / be seated (plural)

• Me sentaría más cerca si hubiera espacio. — I would sit closer if there were room.

Sentarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he sentado	I have sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te has sentado	you have sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha sentado	he / she has sat down / been seated; you have sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos sentado	we have sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis sentado	you have sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han sentado	they have sat down / been seated; you have sat down / been seated (plural)

• Me he sentado en tu silla por error. — I have sat down in your chair by mistake.

Sentarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había sentado	I had sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías sentado	you had sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había sentado	he / she had sat down / been seated; you had sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos sentado	we had sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais sentado	you had sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían sentado	they had sat down / been seated; you had sat down / been seated (plural)

• Ya nos habíamos sentado cuando llegó. — We had already sat down when he / she arrived.

Sentarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré sentado	I will have sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás sentado	you will have sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá sentado	he / she will have sat down / been seated; you will have sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos sentado	we will have sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis sentado	you will have sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán sentado	they will have sat down / been seated; you will have sat down / been seated (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán sentado todos. — By then everyone will have sat down.

Sentarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría sentado	I would have sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías sentado	you would have sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría sentado	he / she would have sat down / been seated; you would have sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos sentado	we would have sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais sentado	you would have sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían sentado	they would have sat down / been seated; you would have sat down / been seated (plural)

• Me habría sentado fuera con mejor tiempo. — I would have sat outside in better weather.

Sentarse subjunctive conjugations

Sentarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use sient-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use sent-. The clitic remains before the finite verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me siente	that I sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sientes	that you sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se siente	that he / she sit down / be seated; that you sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentemos	that we sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentéis	that you sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sienten	that they sit down / be seated; that you sit down / be seated (plural)

• Quiero que te sientes aquí. — I want you to sit down here.

Sentarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me sentara	that I sat down / was seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentaras	that you sat down / was seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentara	that he / she sat down / was seated; that you sat down / was seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentáramos	that we sat down / was seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentarais	that you sat down / was seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentaran	that they sat down / was seated; that you sat down / was seated (plural)

• Preferían que nos sentáramos juntos. — They preferred that we sit together.
• Era mejor que te sentases cerca de la puerta. — It was better for you to sit near the door.

Sentarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me sentare	if / when I should sit down / be seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te sentares	if / when you should sit down / be seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se sentare	if / when he / she should sit down / be seated; if / when you should sit down / be seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos sentáremos	if / when we should sit down / be seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os sentareis	if / when you should sit down / be seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se sentaren	if / when they should sit down / be seated; if / when you should sit down / be seated (plural)

• Quien se sentare en esta zona deberá permanecer en su asiento. — Whoever should sit in this area must remain in their seat.

Sentarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya sentado	that I have sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas sentado	that you have sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya sentado	that he / she has sat down / been seated; that you have sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos sentado	that we have sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis sentado	that you have sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan sentado	that they have sat down / been seated; that you have sat down / been seated (plural)

• Me alegra que te hayas sentado con nosotros. — I am glad that you sat with us.

Sentarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera sentado	that I had sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras sentado	that you had sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera sentado	that he / she had sat down / been seated; that you had sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos sentado	that we had sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais sentado	that you had sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran sentado	that they had sat down / been seated; that you had sat down / been seated (plural)

• Si me hubiera sentado antes, habría encontrado mejor sitio. — If I had sat down earlier, I would have found a better seat.
• Si te hubieses sentado aquí, habrías oído mejor. — If you had sat here, you would have heard better.

Sentarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant sentado — “sat / seated.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere sentado	if / when I should have sat down / been seated
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres sentado	if / when you should have sat down / been seated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere sentado	if / when he / she should have sat down / been seated; if / when you should have sat down / been seated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos sentado	if / when we should have sat down / been seated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis sentado	if / when you should have sat down / been seated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren sentado	if / when they should have sat down / been seated; if / when you should have sat down / been seated (plural)

• Si se hubieren sentado en la zona reservada, deberán mostrar su entrada. — If they should have sat in the reserved area, they must show their ticket.

Sentarse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Sentarse affirmative commands

In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic and recompute accentuation. The nosotros/nosotras form loses final -s before nos, and the usual vosotros/vosotras form loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	siéntate	sit down
Usted — you, singular formal	siéntese	sit down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	sentémonos	let’s sit down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	sentaos	sit down (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	siéntense	sit down (plural)

• Siéntate aquí, por favor. — Sit down here, please.

Sentarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te sientes	do not sit down
Usted — you, singular formal	no se siente	do not sit down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos sentemos	let’s not sit down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os sentéis	do not sit down (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se sienten	do not sit down (plural)

• No te sientes en esa silla. — Do not sit in that chair.

Common constructions with Sentarse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• sentarse en + seat or place. — to sit down / be seated in a place.
• sentarse junto a alguien. — to sit next to someone.
• sentarse a + infinitive. — to sit down to do something.

Example sentences with Sentarse

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Voy a sentarme junto a la ventana. — I am going to sit by the window.
• Estamos sentándonos al fondo. — We are sitting down in the back.
• ¿Te has sentado ya? — Have you sat down yet?
• Espero que te sientes aquí. — I hope you sit here.
• Nos sentamos a hablar. — We sat down to talk.
• Siéntense, por favor. — Please sit down.

Regional and usage notes for Sentarse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos te sentás aquí. — You sit down here. (voseo)
• Sentate aquí, por favor. — Sit down here, please. (affirmative vos command)

Sentarse combines a regular -AR framework with the stressed e → ie family and obligatory pronominal clitics. The main mechanical challenge is placing or attaching the clitic correctly, especially in verbal periphrases and commands.