Sentir – to smell, to feel

French Verb Conjugations

  Present Imperfect Future Conditional Subjunctive Imperfect subj.
je sens sentais sentirai sentirais sente sentisse
tu sens sentais sentiras sentirais sentes sentisses
il sent sentait sentira sentirait sente sentît
nous sentons sentions sentirons sentirions sentions sentissions
vous sentez sentiez sentirez sentiriez sentiez sentissiez
ils sentent sentaient sentiront sentiraient sentent sentissent
             
  Passé composé Past perfect Future perfect Past conditional Past subjunctive Pluperfect subj.
j’ ai senti avais senti aurai senti aurais senti aie senti eusse senti
tu as senti avais senti auras senti aurais senti aies senti eusses senti
il a senti avait senti aura senti aurait senti ait senti eût senti
nous avons senti avions senti aurons senti aurions senti ayons senti eussions senti
vous avez senti aviez senti aurez senti auriez senti ayez senti eussiez senti
ils ont senti avaient senti auront senti auraient senti aient senti eussent senti
             
  Passé simple Past anterior Imperative Participles  
je / j’ sentis eus senti   (tu) sens   Present sentant
tu sentis eus senti   (nous) sentons   Past senti
il sentit eut senti   (vous) sentez   Perfect ayant senti
nous sentîmes eûmes senti   Past imperative    
vous sentîtes eûtes senti   (tu) aie senti Past infinitive
ils sentirent eurent senti   (nous) ayons senti   avoir senti
        (vous) ayez senti    

  Sentir is an irregular -ir verb.

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