The verb sentir (to feel) is a stem-changing verb in El Presente in Spanish with some of its forms using -ie.
Learn how to conjugate "sentir" in El Presente in Spanish
The Spanish verb sentir (to feel) is semi-regular since the stem changes in some forms El Presente, but it has regular ‑ir group endings:
| yo | siento |
| tú | sientes |
| él / ella / Ud. | siente |
| nosotros / nosotras | sentimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | sentís |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | sienten |
Notice how for all three groups, the first vowel -e- in the stem becomes-ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Sentir used on its own can mean to be sorry / to feel sorry.
Look at and listen to these examples:
B1 Spanish verb list: Stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
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