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Presentir conjugation

presentir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning sense. In the present tense: yo presiento, tú presientes, él/ella presiente, nosotros presentimos, vosotros presentís, ellos presienten. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #2013-IRIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
presentir
Gerundio
presintiendo
Meaning
sense
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Presentir across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivopresentirDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiopresintiendoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar presintiendo.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yopresiento
Yo presiento que algo va a salir mal.I sense that something is going to go wrong.
presientes
Normalmente, tú presientes la tormenta antes de verla.You usually sense the storm before you see it.
élpresiente
Hoy, la abuela del portal presiente el final por la cara del jefe.Today, the grandmother by the entrance senses the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresentimos
A veces, nosotros presentimos problemas en cuanto callan todos.At times, we sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentís
Ahora, vosotros presentís el cambio en el ambiente.Right now, you all sense the change in the mood.
ellospresienten
Casi siempre, los marineros del puerto presienten mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Most of the time, the sailors at the harbor sense bad weather from dawn on.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe presentido
Este año, yo he presentido que algo va a salir mal.This year, I have sensed that something is going to go wrong.
has presentido
Últimamente, tú has presentido la tormenta antes de verla.Lately, you have sensed the storm before you see it.
élha presentido
En estos meses, la abuela del portal ha presentido el final por la cara del jefe.In these months, the grandmother by the entrance has sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotroshemos presentido
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.So far, we have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotroshabéis presentido
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis presentido el cambio en el ambiente.This term, you all have sensed the change in the mood.
elloshan presentido
En este tiempo, los marineros del puerto han presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada.During this time, the sailors at the harbor have sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yopresentí
Ayer, yo presentí que algo va a salir mal.Yesterday, I sensed that something is going to go wrong.
presentiste
Hace un rato, tú presentiste la tormenta antes de verla.A little while ago, you sensed the storm before you see it.
élpresintió
Esta mañana, la abuela del portal presintió el final por la cara del jefe.This morning, the grandmother by the entrance sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresentimos
Anoche, nosotros presentimos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Last night, we sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentisteis
El sábado, vosotros presentisteis el cambio en el ambiente.On Saturday, you all sensed the change in the mood.
ellospresintieron
Hace poco, los marineros del puerto presintieron mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Not long ago, the sailors at the harbor sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yopresentía
Antes, yo presentía que algo va a salir mal.Before, I used to sense that something is going to go wrong.
presentías
Por entonces, tú presentías la tormenta antes de verla.Back then, you used to sense the storm before you see it.
élpresentía
En esa época, la abuela del portal presentía el final por la cara del jefe.At that time, the grandmother by the entrance used to sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresentíamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros presentíamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.When that was normal, we used to sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentíais
Hace años, vosotros presentíais el cambio en el ambiente.Years ago, you all used to sense the change in the mood.
ellospresentían
En aquellos días, los marineros del puerto presentían mal tiempo desde la madrugada.In those days, the sailors at the harbor used to sense bad weather from dawn on.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía presentido
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había presentido que algo va a salir mal.When you arrived, I had already sensed that something is going to go wrong.
habías presentido
Para entonces, tú ya habías presentido la tormenta antes de verla.By then, you had already sensed the storm before you see it.
élhabía presentido
Al volver, la abuela del portal ya había presentido el final por la cara del jefe.When we came back, the grandmother by the entrance had already sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotroshabíamos presentido
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.Before talking it through, we had already sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotroshabíais presentido
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais presentido el cambio en el ambiente.When you looked again, you all had already sensed the change in the mood.
elloshabían presentido
Para ese momento, los marineros del puerto ya habían presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada.By that moment, the sailors at the harbor had already sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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PronounFormContext
yohube presentido
Apenas yo hube presentido que algo va a salir mal, todo cambió.As soon as I had sensed that something is going to go wrong, everything changed.
hubiste presentido
En cuanto tú hubiste presentido la tormenta antes de verla, se notó.The moment you had sensed the storm before you see it, it showed.
élhubo presentido
No bien la abuela del portal hubo presentido el final por la cara del jefe, hubo ruido.As soon as the grandmother by the entrance had sensed the ending from the boss's face, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos presentido
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos, seguimos adelante.Once we had sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis presentido
Apenas vosotros hubisteis presentido el cambio en el ambiente, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had sensed the change in the mood, you checked the result.
elloshubieron presentido
En cuanto los marineros del puerto hubieron presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada, el ambiente cambió.The moment the sailors at the harbor had sensed bad weather from dawn on, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yopresentiré
Mañana, yo presentiré que algo va a salir mal.Tomorrow, I will sense that something is going to go wrong.
presentirás
Dentro de poco, tú presentirás la tormenta antes de verla.Soon, you will sense the storm before you see it.
élpresentirá
Esta tarde, la abuela del portal presentirá el final por la cara del jefe.This afternoon, the grandmother by the entrance will sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresentiremos
La semana que viene, nosotros presentiremos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Next week, we will sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentiréis
Pronto, vosotros presentiréis el cambio en el ambiente.Before long, you all will sense the change in the mood.
ellospresentirán
Más adelante, los marineros del puerto presentirán mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Later on, the sailors at the harbor will sense bad weather from dawn on.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré presentido
Para entonces, yo ya habré presentido que algo va a salir mal.By then, I will already have sensed that something is going to go wrong.
habrás presentido
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás presentido la tormenta antes de verla.Before closing time, you will already have sensed the storm before you see it.
élhabrá presentido
Al final del día, la abuela del portal ya habrá presentido el final por la cara del jefe.By the end of the day, the grandmother by the entrance will already have sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotroshabremos presentido
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.By tomorrow, we will already have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotroshabréis presentido
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis presentido el cambio en el ambiente.Before leaving, you all will already have sensed the change in the mood.
elloshabrán presentido
Para esa hora, los marineros del puerto ya habrán presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada.By that hour, the sailors at the harbor will already have sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yopresentiría
En un caso así, yo presentiría que algo va a salir mal.In a case like that, I would sense that something is going to go wrong.
presentirías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú presentirías la tormenta antes de verla.With a little more time, you would sense the storm before you see it.
élpresentiría
En esa situación, la abuela del portal presentiría el final por la cara del jefe.In that situation, the grandmother by the entrance would sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresentiríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros presentiríamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.With that outlook, we would sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentiríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros presentiríais el cambio en el ambiente.If it came to that, you all would sense the change in the mood.
ellospresentirían
En un día así, los marineros del puerto presentirían mal tiempo desde la madrugada.On a day like that, the sailors at the harbor would sense bad weather from dawn on.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría presentido
En otro momento, yo habría presentido que algo va a salir mal.At another moment, I would have sensed that something is going to go wrong.
habrías presentido
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías presentido la tormenta antes de verla.With a little more margin, you would have sensed the storm before you see it.
élhabría presentido
A esas alturas, la abuela del portal habría presentido el final por la cara del jefe.By then, the grandmother by the entrance would have sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotroshabríamos presentido
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.With that turn, we would have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotroshabríais presentido
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais presentido el cambio en el ambiente.At that point, you all would have sensed the change in the mood.
elloshabrían presentido
En ese punto, los marineros del puerto habrían presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada.From there, the sailors at the harbor would have sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yopresienta
Es mejor que yo presienta que algo va a salir mal.It is better that I sense that something is going to go wrong.
presientas
Hace falta que tú presientas la tormenta antes de verla.It is necessary that you sense the storm before you see it.
élpresienta
Conviene que la abuela del portal presienta el final por la cara del jefe.It is wise that the grandmother by the entrance sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresintamos
Importa que nosotros presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.It matters that we sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresintáis
Puede ser útil que vosotros presintáis el cambio en el ambiente.It may help if you all sense the change in the mood.
ellospresientan
Es posible que los marineros del puerto presientan mal tiempo desde la madrugada.It is possible that the sailors at the harbor sense bad weather from dawn on.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohaya presentido
Ojalá yo haya presentido que algo va a salir mal.Hopefully I have sensed that something is going to go wrong.
hayas presentido
Puede que tú ya hayas presentido la tormenta antes de verla.Maybe you already have sensed the storm before you see it.
élhaya presentido
Tal vez la abuela del portal haya presentido el final por la cara del jefe.Perhaps the grandmother by the entrance has sensed the ending from the boss's face.
nosotroshayamos presentido
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.Maybe we already have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotroshayáis presentido
Es probable que vosotros hayáis presentido el cambio en el ambiente.It is likely that you all have sensed the change in the mood.
elloshayan presentido
Puede ser que los marineros del puerto ya hayan presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada.It may be that the sailors at the harbor already have sensed bad weather from dawn on.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yopresintiera
Si yo presintiera que algo va a salir mal, se notaría enseguida.If I sensed that something is going to go wrong, it would show right away.
presintieras
Si tú presintieras la tormenta antes de verla, costaría ocultarlo.If you sensed the storm before you see it, it would be hard to hide.
élpresintiera
Si la abuela del portal presintiera el final por la cara del jefe, daría mucho que hablar.If the grandmother by the entrance sensed the ending from the boss's face, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrospresintiéramos
Si nosotros presintiéramos problemas en cuanto callan todos, todo iría por otro lado.If we sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet, everything would go another way.
vosotrospresintierais
Si vosotros presintierais el cambio en el ambiente, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all sensed the change in the mood, the mood would change.
ellospresintieran
Si los marineros del puerto presintieran mal tiempo desde la madrugada, la escena sería otra.If the sailors at the harbor sensed bad weather from dawn on, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera presentido
Si yo hubiera presentido que algo va a salir mal, aún se recordaría.If I had sensed that something is going to go wrong, it would still be remembered.
hubieras presentido
Si tú hubieras presentido la tormenta antes de verla, eso habría dejado marca.If you had sensed the storm before you see it, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera presentido
Si la abuela del portal hubiera presentido el final por la cara del jefe, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the grandmother by the entrance had sensed the ending from the boss's face, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos presentido
Si nosotros hubiéramos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais presentido
Si vosotros hubierais presentido el cambio en el ambiente, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had sensed the change in the mood, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran presentido
Si los marineros del puerto hubieran presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada, nada habría quedado igual.If the sailors at the harbor had sensed bad weather from dawn on, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yopresintiere
Si yo presintiere que algo va a salir mal, se notará enseguida.If I sense that something is going to go wrong, it will show right away.
presintieres
Si tú presintieres la tormenta antes de verla, costará ignorarlo.If you sense the storm before you see it, it will be hard to ignore.
élpresintiere
Si la abuela del portal presintiere el final por la cara del jefe, dará mucho que hablar.If the grandmother by the entrance senses the ending from the boss's face, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrospresintiéremos
Si nosotros presintiéremos problemas en cuanto callan todos, todo irá por otro camino.If we sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet, everything will go another way.
vosotrospresintiereis
Si vosotros presintiereis el cambio en el ambiente, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all sense the change in the mood, the mood will change fast.
ellospresintieren
Si los marineros del puerto presintieren mal tiempo desde la madrugada, la escena será distinta.If the sailors at the harbor sense bad weather from dawn on, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiere presentido
Cuando yo hubiere presentido que algo va a salir mal, ya se notará.When I have sensed that something is going to go wrong, it will already show.
hubieres presentido
En cuanto tú hubieres presentido la tormenta antes de verla, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have sensed the storm before you see it, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere presentido
Cuando la abuela del portal hubiere presentido el final por la cara del jefe, se verá de inmediato.When the grandmother by the entrance has sensed the ending from the boss's face, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos presentido
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis presentido
Cuando vosotros hubiereis presentido el cambio en el ambiente, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have sensed the change in the mood, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren presentido
En cuanto los marineros del puerto hubieren presentido mal tiempo desde la madrugada, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the sailors at the harbor have sensed bad weather from dawn on, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
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presiente
presiente la tormenta antes de verla.Sense the storm before you see it.
élpresienta
Que la abuela del portal presienta el final por la cara del jefe.Let the grandmother by the entrance sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrospresintamos
presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrospresentid
presentid el cambio en el ambiente.Sense the change in the mood.
ellospresientan
Que los marineros del puerto presientan mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Let the sailors at the harbor sense bad weather from dawn on.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
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no presientas
No no presientas la tormenta antes de verla.Do not sense the storm before you see it.
élno presienta
Que la abuela del portal no no presienta el final por la cara del jefe.Let the grandmother by the entrance not sense the ending from the boss's face.
nosotrosno presintamos
No no presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Let us not sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet.
vosotrosno presintáis
No no presintáis el cambio en el ambiente.Do not sense the change in the mood.
ellosno presientan
Que los marineros del puerto no no presientan mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Let the sailors at the harbor not sense bad weather from dawn on.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ que algo va a salir mal.

I sense that something is going to go wrong.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'presentir' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'presentir' means to sense. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is presentir an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, presentir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
How do you conjugate presentir in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of presentir: yo presiento, tú presientes, él/ella/usted presiente, nosotros presentimos, vosotros presentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes presienten.
How do you conjugate presentir in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of presentir: yo presentí, tú presentiste, él/ella/usted presintió, nosotros presentimos, vosotros presentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes presintieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of presentir?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of presentir: yo presentía, tú presentías, él/ella/usted presentía, nosotros presentíamos, vosotros presentíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes presentían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of presentir?
The past participle of presentir is 'presentido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he presentido' (I have senseed), 'has presentido', 'ha presentido'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of presentir?
The gerundio of presentir is 'presintiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy presintiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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