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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.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
sentirto feel

PresentScored
je sensI feel
tu sensyou feel
il senthe feels
elle sentshe feels
nous sentonswe feel
vous sentezyou feel
ils sententthey feel
elles sententthey feel

ImperfectScored
je sentaisI was feeling
tu sentaisyou were feeling
il sentaithe was feeling
elle sentaitshe was feeling
nous sentionswe were feeling
vous sentiezyou were feeling
ils sentaientthey were feeling
elles sentaientthey 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.
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je sentisI felt
tu sentisyou felt
il sentithe felt
elle sentitshe felt
nous sentîmeswe felt
vous sentîtesyou felt
ils sentirentthey felt
elles sentirentthey felt

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai sentiI felt
tu as sentiyou felt
il a sentihe felt
elle a sentishe felt
nous avons sentiwe felt
vous avez sentiyou felt
ils ont sentithey felt
elles ont sentithey felt

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais sentiI had felt
tu avais sentiyou had felt
il avait sentihe had felt
elle avait sentishe had felt
nous avions sentiwe had felt
vous aviez sentiyou had felt
ils avaient sentithey had felt
elles avaient sentithey had felt

FutureScored
je sentiraiI will feel
tu sentirasyou will feel
il sentirahe will feel
elle sentirashe will feel
nous sentironswe will feel
vous sentirezyou will feel
ils sentirontthey will feel
elles sentirontthey 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.
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j'aurai sentiI will have felt
tu auras sentiyou will have felt
il aura sentihe will have felt
elle aura sentishe will have felt
nous aurons sentiwe will have felt
vous aurez sentiyou will have felt
ils auront sentithey will have felt
elles auront sentithey will have felt

ConditionalScored
je sentiraisI would feel
tu sentiraisyou would feel
il sentiraithe would feel
elle sentiraitshe would feel
nous sentirionswe would feel
vous sentiriezyou would feel
ils sentiraientthey would feel
elles sentiraientthey 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.
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j'aurais sentiI would have felt
tu aurais sentiyou would have felt
il aurait sentihe would have felt
elle aurait sentishe would have felt
nous aurions sentiwe would have felt
vous auriez sentiyou would have felt
ils auraient sentithey would have felt
elles auraient sentithey would have felt

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... 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 SubjunctiveScored
(... 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

ImperativeScored
sens Feel
sentonsLet's feel
sentez Feel

Present ParticipleScored
sentant feeling

Past ParticipleScored
senti felt

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