How to conjugate sentar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

sentar
to sit down
regular verb

Sentar means to cause someone to sit down or to sit oneself. It can also refer to fitting or placing something in a particular position.

How to conjugate sentar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
senté
Tú
sentaste
Él / Ella / Usted
sentó
Nosotros / Nosotras
sentamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sentasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sentaron

Examples of sentar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer, senté en la silla durante una hora.
Yesterday, I sat in the chair for an hour.
Tú
Tú sentaste en la esquina del café.
You sat in the corner of the café.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él sentó en el banco del parque.
He sat on the park bench.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sentamos juntos en la sala.
We sat together in the living room.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sentasteis en la fila del frente.
You all sat in the front row.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos sentaron en la mesa grande.
They sat at the big table.

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Ayer, senté en la silla durante una hora.

Other conjugations of sentar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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