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Sentir — to smell / to feel | French Verb Chart

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Sentirto smell / to feel
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Present

  • je sensI feel
  • tu sensyou feel
  • il / elle senthe / she feels
  • nous sentonswe feel
  • vous sentezyou feel
  • ils / elles sententthey feel

Passé composé

  • j’ai sentiI felt
  • tu as sentiyou felt
  • il / elle a sentihe / she felt
  • nous avons sentiwe felt
  • vous avez sentiyou felt
  • ils / elles ont sentithey felt

Imperfect

  • je sentaisI used to feel
  • tu sentaisyou used to feel
  • il / elle sentaithe / she used to feel
  • nous sentionswe used to feel
  • vous sentiezyou used to feel
  • ils / elles sentaientthey used to feel

Future

  • je sentiraiI will feel
  • tu sentirasyou will feel
  • il / elle sentirahe / she will feel
  • nous sentironswe will feel
  • vous sentirezyou will feel
  • ils / elles sentirontthey will feel

Conditional

  • je sentiraisI would feel
  • tu sentiraisyou would feel
  • il / elle sentiraithe / she would feel
  • nous sentirionswe would feel
  • vous sentiriezyou would feel
  • ils / elles sentiraientthey would feel

Subjunctive

  • que je sentethat I feel
  • que tu sentesthat you feel
  • qu’il / elle sentethat he / she feel
  • que nous sentionsthat we feel
  • que vous sentiezthat you feel
  • qu’ils / elles sententthat they feel
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.

A1Basics — the partir pattern
Ça sent bon !That smells good!
Je sens une odeur bizarre.I smell a strange smell.

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A2Past — what you felt
J’ai senti quelque chose.I felt something.
Je sentais qu’il y avait un problème.I felt there was a problem.

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B1sentir vs se sentir
Je me sens bien.I feel good.
Je me sens mal.I feel unwell.

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B2ressentir & sentir que
Je sens que ça va marcher.I feel this is going to work.
Elle a ressenti une vive douleur.She felt a sharp pain.

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C1Idiomatic — can’t stand someone
Je ne peux pas le sentir.I can’t stand him.
Ça sent le sapin.It’s on its last legs.

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C2Literary & formal
Il pressentait le danger.He sensed the danger coming.
Il sentit une présence.He felt a presence.

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NativeNative slang
Je le sens pas, ce truc.I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
Je le sens bien !I’ve got a good feeling about it!

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