French verb conjugation
sentir
irregular"to smell, to taste, to feel" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: sens, sentit, sentît, sentirai, sentait.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sens | sentais | sentis | sentirai |
| 2sg | sens | sentais | sentis | sentiras |
| 3sg | sent | sentait | sentit | sentira |
| 1pl | sentons | sentions | sentîmes | sentirons |
| 2pl | sentez | sentiez | sentîtes | sentirez |
| 3pl | sentent | sentaient | sentirent | sentiront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sente | sentisse |
| 2sg | sentes | sentisses |
| 3sg | sente | sentît |
| 1pl | sentions | sentissions |
| 2pl | sentiez | sentissiez |
| 3pl | sentent | sentissent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | sentirais |
| 2sg | sentirais |
| 3sg | sentirait |
| 1pl | sentirions |
| 2pl | sentiriez |
| 3pl | sentiraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | sens |
| 1pl | sentons |
| 2pl | sentez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- sentir
- Past participle
- senti
- Present participle
- sentant
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