Asentar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb asentar means to settle, to establish, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Asentar means to settle or to establish, to set something firmly in place, such as a business, a rule or a base. It is a stem-changing verb (e to ie) in the present, the present subjunctive and the imperative. Like every Spanish verb, asentar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say asiento la empresa en la ciudad, and in the preterite you say asenté su autoridad en el equipo. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: asentar
- English: to settle, to establish
- Verb type: irregular verb, stem-changing (e → ie)
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: asentando
- Past participle: asentado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + asentado)
- Stem change: e → ie in the present, present subjunctive and imperative; nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem.
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for asentar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Asentar changes e to ie in the present: asiento. The preterite is regular: asenté, asentó.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for asentar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asiento |
| tú | asientas |
| él/ella/Ud. | asienta |
| nosotros/as | asentamos |
| vosotros/as | asentáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asientan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asenté |
| tú | asentaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | asentó |
| nosotros/as | asentamos |
| vosotros/as | asentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asentaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asentaba |
| tú | asentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | asentaba |
| nosotros/as | asentábamos |
| vosotros/as | asentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asentaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asentaré |
| tú | asentarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | asentará |
| nosotros/as | asentaremos |
| vosotros/as | asentaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asentarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asentaría |
| tú | asentarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | asentaría |
| nosotros/as | asentaríamos |
| vosotros/as | asentaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asentarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he asentado |
| tú | has asentado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha asentado |
| nosotros/as | hemos asentado |
| vosotros/as | habéis asentado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han asentado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había asentado |
| tú | habías asentado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había asentado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos asentado |
| vosotros/as | habíais asentado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían asentado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré asentado |
| tú | habrás asentado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá asentado |
| nosotros/as | habremos asentado |
| vosotros/as | habréis asentado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán asentado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría asentado |
| tú | habrías asentado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría asentado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos asentado |
| vosotros/as | habríais asentado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían asentado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asiente |
| tú | asientes |
| él/ella/Ud. | asiente |
| nosotros/as | asentemos |
| vosotros/as | asentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asienten |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | asentara |
| tú | asentaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | asentara |
| nosotros/as | asentáramos |
| vosotros/as | asentarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asentaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | asienta |
| él/ella/Ud. | asiente |
| nosotros/as | asentemos |
| vosotros/as | asentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asienten |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | asientes |
| él/ella/Ud. | asiente |
| nosotros/as | asentemos |
| vosotros/as | asentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asienten |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | asentando | with estar for the progressive: estoy asentando |
| Past participle | asentado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he asentado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. This tense is irregular for this verb: the stem changes e → ie in the singular and third-person plural forms, while nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem. For asentar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Asiento la empresa en la ciudad. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, asenté las bases del proyecto. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, asentaba su autoridad en el equipo. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, asentaré el campamento en el valle. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Asentaría la empresa en la ciudad si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he asentado las bases del proyecto. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había asentado su autoridad en el equipo antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré asentado el campamento en el valle. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría asentado la empresa en la ciudad con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. This tense is irregular for this verb: the stem changes e → ie in the singular and third-person plural forms, while nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem. For asentar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él asiente las bases del proyecto. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For asentar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él asentara su autoridad en el equipo, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. This tense is irregular for this verb: the stem changes e → ie in the singular and third-person plural forms, while nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem. For asentar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Asienta el campamento en el valle! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. This tense is irregular for this verb: the stem changes e → ie in the singular and third-person plural forms, while nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem. For asentar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No asientes la empresa en la ciudad. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with asentar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Asiento la empresa en la ciudad. — I settle the company in the city.
- Asienta las bases del proyecto. — He/she settles the bases of the project.
- Ayer, asenté su autoridad en el equipo. — Yesterday, I settled his authority in the team.
- Antes, nosotros asentábamos el campamento en el valle. — Before, we used to settle the camp in the valley.
- Mañana, tú asentarás la empresa en la ciudad. — Tomorrow, you will settle the company in the city.
- Yo asentaría las bases del proyecto si tuviera más tiempo. — I would settle the bases of the project if I had more time.
- Él ha asentado su autoridad en el equipo. — He has settled his authority in the team.
- Espero que él asiente el campamento en el valle. — I hope he settles the camp in the valley.
- Yo ya había asentado la empresa en la ciudad antes de salir. — I had already settled the company in the city before leaving.
- Ellos asentaban las bases del proyecto cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to settle the bases of the project when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo asienta la empresa en la ciudad. — Right: Yo asiento la empresa en la ciudad. — The person matters: asienta is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is asiento. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Yo asento las bases del proyecto. — Right: Yo asiento las bases del proyecto. — Asentar is a stem-changing verb (e → ie), so the stem changes in the present singular and third-person plural. The nosotros form keeps the original stem.
- Wrong: Treating asentar and establecer as identical in every context. — Right: Asentar means to settle, to establish, while establecer means to establish. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: asentar fits sentences such as Asiento la empresa en la ciudad, while establecer belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy asentado las bases del proyecto. — Right: Yo he asentado las bases del proyecto. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he asentado, has asentado, ha asentado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo asenté su autoridad en el equipo todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo asentaba su autoridad en el equipo todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (asentaba), not the preterite. The preterite (asenté) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on asentar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la empresa en la ciudad. (present tense) A. asiento B. asientas C. asienta D. asentamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ las bases del proyecto. (preterite) A. asenté B. asentaste C. asentaron D. asentó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ su autoridad en el equipo. (imperfect) A. asentabas B. asentaban C. asentábamos D. asentaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ el campamento en el valle. (future) A. asentaremos B. asentarás C. asentaré D. asentará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la empresa en la ciudad si pudiera. (conditional) A. asentaría B. asentarías C. asentarían D. asiento
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ las bases del proyecto. (present subjunctive) A. asientes B. asentemos C. asiento D. asiente
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ su autoridad en el equipo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. asentáramos B. asiento C. asentara D. asentaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ el campamento en el valle. (present perfect) A. han asentado B. hemos asentado C. he asentado D. has asentado
Complete the command: ¡___ la empresa en la ciudad! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. asienta B. asiente C. asentemos D. asentad
Which is the gerund of asentar, used with estar for the progressive? A. asentado B. asiento C. asenté D. asentando
Answer key
- asiento — The first-person present of asentar is asiento. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- asentó — The third-person preterite of asentar is asentó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- asentábamos — The nosotros imperfect of asentar is asentábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- asentarás — The second-person future of asentar is asentarás.
- asentaría — The first-person conditional of asentar is asentaría, the form for what would happen.
- asiente — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of asentar is asiente.
- asentara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of asentar is asentara.
- hemos asentado — The nosotros present perfect of asentar is hemos asentado: hemos + asentado.
- asienta — The affirmative tú imperative of asentar is asienta.
- asentando — The gerund of asentar is asentando: estoy asentando. The participle asentado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does asentar mean in English?
Asentar means to settle, to establish. It is used in everyday situations such as Asiento la empresa en la ciudad. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is asentar regular or irregular?
Asentar is a stem-changing verb (e → ie), so it is not fully regular: the stem changes in the present, the present subjunctive and the imperative, while nosotros and vosotros keep the original stem. The preterite and the imperfect are regular. Check the tables above for the exact forms in each tense.
What is the difference between asentar and establecer?
Asentar means to settle, to establish, while establecer means to establish. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use asentar when you mean to settle, to establish, as in Asiento la empresa en la ciudad, and use establecer for to establish. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I settle” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo asenté las bases del proyecto. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo asentaba su autoridad en el equipo. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he asentado las bases del proyecto.
How do I practise asentar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the asentar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Asentar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for asentar.
- Asentar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for asentar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Complete list of Spanish irregular verbs — where this verb's pattern is listed.
- Asear conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asentar.
- Apestar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asentar.
- Asesinar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asentar.
- Stem Change Finder — find other stem-changing verbs like this one.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.