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“Sentirse” (to feel) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Sentirse”

The Imperfect Tense of Sentirse is used to describe ongoing or repeated feelings, emotions, or sensations in the past, for example, Me sentía cansado después de trabajar todo el día. (I felt tired after working all day.)

Sentirse is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the same pattern as other verbs in this category.

How to Use Sentirse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of sentirse is used to describe ongoing or repeated feelings, emotions, and sensations in the past.

To feel a certain way: For example, Me sentía cansado después de trabajar todo el día. (I felt tired after working all day.)

To feel ill or unwell: For example, Se sentía mal y no quería ir a la escuela. (He felt sick and didn’t want to go to school.)

To feel comfortable or uncomfortable: For example, No me sentía cómoda con tanta gente alrededor. (I didn’t feel comfortable with so many people around.)

To feel a certain emotion: For example, Se sentía feliz por haber aprobado el examen. (He felt happy to have passed the exam.)

To feel like doing something (colloquial): For example, No me sentía para salir esta noche. (I didn’t feel like going out tonight.)

Real Life Examples of Sentirse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me sentía muy cansado después de trabajar todo el día. (I felt very tired after working all day.)

Ellos se sentían incómodos con la situación. (They felt uncomfortable with the situation.)

Ella se sentía emocionada por su próximo viaje. (She felt excited about her upcoming trip.)

Nosotros nos sentíamos un poco perdidos en la ciudad nueva. (We felt a bit lost in the new city.)

Tú te sentías mal por haber dicho eso, ¿verdad? (You felt bad for having said that, right?)

El equipo se sentía confiado antes del partido importante. (The team felt confident before the important game.)

Mi amigo se sentía celoso cuando su novia hablaba con otros chicos. (My friend felt jealous when his girlfriend talked to other guys.)

Las chicas se sentían incómodas con los piropos en la calle. (The girls felt uncomfortable with the catcalls on the street.)

Yo me sentía muy orgulloso de mi hijo cuando se graduó. (I felt very proud of my son when he graduated.)

Ellos se sentían frustrados con los constantes retrasos en el proyecto. (They felt frustrated with the constant delays in the project.)

Tú te sentías súper chido cuando usabas esa chamarra. (You felt super cool when you wore that jacket.)

Nosotros nos sentíamos agobiados por la cantidad de trabajo que teníamos. (We felt overwhelmed by the amount of work we had.)

Ella se sentía muy sola después de la ruptura con su novio. (She felt very lonely after the breakup with her boyfriend.)

El grupo se sentía motivado para lograr sus metas. (The group felt motivated to achieve their goals.)

Yo me sentía preocupado por la salud de mi abuela. (I felt worried about my grandmother’s health.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Sentirse (to feel) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.