Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | presentir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | presintiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar presintiendo. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | presentir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | presintiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar presintiendo. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presiento | Yo presiento que algo va a salir mal.I sense that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | presientes | Normalmente, tú presientes la tormenta antes de verla.You usually sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | presiente | 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. |
| nosotros | presentimos | A veces, nosotros presentimos problemas en cuanto callan todos.At times, we sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presentís | Ahora, vosotros presentís el cambio en el ambiente.Right now, you all sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presienten | 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. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he presentido | Este año, yo he presentido que algo va a salir mal.This year, I have sensed that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | has presentido | Últimamente, tú has presentido la tormenta antes de verla.Lately, you have sensed the storm before you see it. |
| él | ha 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. |
| nosotros | hemos presentido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.So far, we have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | habéis 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. |
| ellos | han 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. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presentí | Ayer, yo presentí que algo va a salir mal.Yesterday, I sensed that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | presentiste | Hace un rato, tú presentiste la tormenta antes de verla.A little while ago, you sensed the storm before you see it. |
| él | presintió | 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. |
| nosotros | presentimos | Anoche, nosotros presentimos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Last night, we sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presentisteis | El sábado, vosotros presentisteis el cambio en el ambiente.On Saturday, you all sensed the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presintieron | 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. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presentía | Antes, yo presentía que algo va a salir mal.Before, I used to sense that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | presentías | Por entonces, tú presentías la tormenta antes de verla.Back then, you used to sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | presentía | 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. |
| nosotros | presentíamos | 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. |
| vosotros | presentíais | Hace años, vosotros presentíais el cambio en el ambiente.Years ago, you all used to sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presentían | 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. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | había 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. |
| nosotros | habíamos 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. |
| vosotros | habíais 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. |
| ellos | habían 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. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubo 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. |
| nosotros | hubimos 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. |
| vosotros | hubisteis 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. |
| ellos | hubieron 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. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presentiré | Mañana, yo presentiré que algo va a salir mal.Tomorrow, I will sense that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | presentirás | Dentro de poco, tú presentirás la tormenta antes de verla.Soon, you will sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | presentirá | 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. |
| nosotros | presentiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros presentiremos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Next week, we will sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presentiréis | Pronto, vosotros presentiréis el cambio en el ambiente.Before long, you all will sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presentirán | 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. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habrá 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. |
| nosotros | habremos 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. |
| vosotros | habréis 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. |
| ellos | habrán 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. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presentiría | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | presentiría | 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. |
| nosotros | presentiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros presentiríamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.With that outlook, we would sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presentiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros presentiríais el cambio en el ambiente.If it came to that, you all would sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presentirían | 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. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habría 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. |
| nosotros | habríamos 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. |
| vosotros | habríais presentido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais presentido el cambio en el ambiente.At that point, you all would have sensed the change in the mood. |
| ellos | habrían 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. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presienta | Es mejor que yo presienta que algo va a salir mal.It is better that I sense that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | presientas | Hace falta que tú presientas la tormenta antes de verla.It is necessary that you sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | presienta | 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. |
| nosotros | presintamos | Importa que nosotros presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.It matters that we sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presintáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros presintáis el cambio en el ambiente.It may help if you all sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presientan | 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. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya presentido | Ojalá yo haya presentido que algo va a salir mal.Hopefully I have sensed that something is going to go wrong. |
| tú | hayas presentido | Puede que tú ya hayas presentido la tormenta antes de verla.Maybe you already have sensed the storm before you see it. |
| él | haya 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. |
| nosotros | hayamos presentido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos presentido problemas en cuanto callan todos.Maybe we already have sensed trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | hayáis 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. |
| ellos | hayan 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. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presintiera | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | presintiera | 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. |
| nosotros | presintiéramos | 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. |
| vosotros | presintierais | Si vosotros presintierais el cambio en el ambiente, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all sensed the change in the mood, the mood would change. |
| ellos | presintieran | 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. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos 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. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran 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. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presintiere | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | presintiere | 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. |
| nosotros | presintiéremos | 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. |
| vosotros | presintiereis | 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. |
| ellos | presintieren | 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. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiere 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos 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. |
| vosotros | hubiereis 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. |
| ellos | hubieren 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. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | presiente | presiente la tormenta antes de verla.Sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | presienta | 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. |
| nosotros | presintamos | presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | presentid | presentid el cambio en el ambiente.Sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | presientan | Que los marineros del puerto presientan mal tiempo desde la madrugada.Let the sailors at the harbor sense bad weather from dawn on. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no presientas | No no presientas la tormenta antes de verla.Do not sense the storm before you see it. |
| él | no 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. |
| nosotros | no presintamos | No no presintamos problemas en cuanto callan todos.Let us not sense trouble as soon as everyone goes quiet. |
| vosotros | no presintáis | No no presintáis el cambio en el ambiente.Do not sense the change in the mood. |
| ellos | no 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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Yo ___ que algo va a salir mal.
I sense that something is going to go wrong.
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
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Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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