Conjugation of to sit

Conjugation of the English verb to sit with pronunciation. To sit is irregular.

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Sit verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation (irregular)
1.Infinitive (stem):sit
2.Past simple:sat
3.Past participle:sat
4.3rd person singular:sits
5.Present participle:sitting
6.Imperative:sit!

Active voice of to sit

Active conjugation of the irregular verb to sit in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To sit
Present participle:
sitting
Past participle:
sat
Indicative

Present
Isit
yousit
he/she/itsits
wesit
yousit
theysit
Perfect
Ihave sat
youhave sat
he/she/ithas sat
wehave sat
youhave sat
theyhave sat
Past
Isat
yousat
he/she/itsat
wesat
yousat
theysat
Past perfect
Ihad sat
youhad sat
he/she/ithad sat
wehad sat
youhad sat
theyhad sat
Future
Iwill sit
youwill sit
he/she/itwill sit
wewill sit
youwill sit
theywill sit
Future perfect
Iwill have sat
youwill have sat
he/she/itwill have sat
wewill have sat
youwill have sat
theywill have sat
Conditional

Present
Iwould sit
youwould sit
he/she/itwould sit
wewould sit
youwould sit
theywould sit
Perfect
Iwould have sat
youwould have sat
he/she/itwould have sat
wewould have sat
youwould have sat
theywould have sat
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam sitting
youare sitting
he/she/itis sitting
weare sitting
youare sitting
theyare sitting
Present perfect
Ihave been sitting
youhave been sitting
he/she/ithave been sitting
wehave been sitting
youhave been sitting
theyhave been sitting
Past
Iwas sitting
youwere sitting
he/she/itwas sitting
wewere sitting
youwere sitting
theywere sitting
Past perfect
Ihad been sitting
youhad been sitting
he/she/ithad been sitting
wehad been sitting
youhad been sitting
theyhad been sitting
Future
Iwill be sitting
youwill be sitting
he/she/itwill be sitting
wewill be sitting
youwill be sitting
theywill be sitting
Future perfect
Iwill have been sitting
youwill have been sitting
he/she/itwill have been sitting
wewill have been sitting
youwill have been sitting
theywill have been sitting
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould sit
youwould sit
he/she/itwould sit
wewould sit
youwould sit
theywould sit
Perfect
Iwould have sat
youwould have sat
he/she/itwould have sat
wewould have sat
youwould have sat
theywould have sat
Imperative

Affirmative
yousit!
weLet's sit!
you (pl.)sit!
Negative
youdon't sit!
(do not sit)
you (pl.)don't sit!
(do not sit)

Passive voice of to sit

The passive voice of to sit is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To sit
Past participle:
sat
Indicative

Present
Iam sat
youare sat
he/she/itis sat
weare sat
youare sat
theyare sat
Perfect
Ihave been sat
youhave been sat
he/she/ithas been sat
wehave been sat
youhave been sat
theyhave been sat
Past
Iwas sat
youwere sat
he/she/itwas sat
wewere sat
youwere sat
theywere sat
Past perfect
Ihad been sat
youhad been sat
he/she/ithad been sat
wehad been sat
youhad been sat
theyhad been sat
Future
Iwill be sat
youwill be sat
he/she/itwill be sat
wewill be sat
youwill be sat
theywill be sat
Future perfect
Iwill have been sat
youwill have been sat
he/she/itwill have been sat
wewill have been sat
youwill have been sat
theywill have been sat
Conditional

Present
Iwould be sat
youwould be sat
he/she/itwould be sat
wewould be sat
youwould be sat
theywould be sat
Perfect
Iwould have been sat
youwould have been sat
he/she/itwould have been sat
wewould have been sat
youwould have been sat
theywould have been sat
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being sat
youare being sat
he/she/itis being sat
weare being sat
youare being sat
theyare being sat
Present perfect
Ihave been being sat
youhave been being sat
he/she/ithas been being sat
wehave been being sat
youhave been being sat
theyhave been being sat
Past
Iwas being sat
youwere being sat
he/she/itwas being sat
wewere being sat
youwere being sat
theywere being sat
Past perfect
Ihad been being sat
youhad been being sat
he/she/ithad been being sat
wehad been being sat
youhad been being sat
theyhad been being sat
Future
Iwill be being sat
youwill be being sat
he/she/itwill be being sat
wewill be being sat
youwill be being sat
theywill be being sat
Future perfect
Iwill have been being sat
youwill have been being sat
he/she/itwill have been being sat
wewill have been being sat
youwill have been being sat
theywill have been being sat
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being sat
youwould be being sat
he/she/itwould be being sat
wewould be being sat
youwould be being sat
theywould be being sat
Perfect
Iwould have been being sat
youwould have been being sat
he/she/itwould have been being sat
wewould have been being sat
youwould have been being sat
theywould have been being sat

What does sit mean?

Definitions

Verb

sit - be seated
sit - be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
sit - serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
sit - be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
sit - be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
sit - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
sit - work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
sit - take a seat

Examples of to sit

  • 1. Find a comfortable place on the floor and sit with your legs crossed.
  • 2. Now feel yourself returning to where you sit... move your hands and feet a little, stretch them.
  • 3. I was experiencing severe back pain to the point I could barely walk or even bare to sit.
  • 4. Also woodpeckers were pecking in the trees and I just sat and watched.
  • 5. then I think I just kind of stopped smiling and just kind of sat there looking at the dates.
  • 6. Then I sat on the couch, placed one hand in the cage, holding a millet spray.
  • 7. Picture yourself sitting on a warm, tropical beach basking in the glow of the sun....
  • 8. Imagine yourself sitting on the beach serenely and restfully.
  • 9. Imagine you're sitting on top of a mountain, and that it's the most peaceful place you can think of.

Translation of to sit

  • German flag sich setzen, sich hinsetzen, liegen, sitzen, angehören
  • French flag s’asseoir, être assis, être assise
  • Italian flag sedersi, sedere, essere seduto
  • Spanish flag sentarse, encajar, asentarse, sentar se, estar sentado, pertenecer
  • Portuguese flag sentar, sentar-se, estar sentado
  • Bulgarian flag ся́дам, се́дна, седя́
  • Catalan flag asseure's, seure
  • Czech flag sednout, sedět
  • Danish flag sidde
  • Dutch flag zitten
  • Finnish flag istuutua, sopia, seistä, olla, maata, istua
  • Greek flag κάθομαι
  • Hebrew flag ישב
  • Hindi flag बैठना
  • Hungarian flag ül
  • Indonesian flag duduk
  • Japanese flag 座る, 受け入れる, ある, いる
  • Korean flag 앉다
  • Malay flag duduk
  • Chinese flag 坐, 出任
  • Norwegian flag sette seg, sitte
  • Persian flag نشستن
  • Polish flag siedzieć
  • Romanian flag se așeza, ședea, așeza
  • Russian flag садиться, сесть, сидеть
  • Serbo-croatian flag седети, сједјети, сједити, sedeti, sjedjeti, sjediti
  • Arabian flag جلس
  • Swedish flag sätta, välkomnas, sitta, ligga
  • Turkish flag oturmak

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