Sentir — to smell / to feel | French Verb Chart
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Sentir›to 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.
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.
B1sentir vs se sentir
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.
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.
C2Literary & formal
Il pressentait le danger.He sensed the danger coming.
Il sentit une présence.He felt a presence.
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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