mentir
B1to lie (say something untrue)
mentir in every tense
All six simple tenses of mentir, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | miento |
| tú | mientes |
| él/ella/usted | miente |
| nosotros | mentimos |
| vosotros | mentís |
| ellos/ustedes | mienten |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mentí |
| tú | mentiste |
| él/ella/usted | mintió |
| nosotros | mentimos |
| vosotros | mentisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | mintieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mentía |
| tú | mentías |
| él/ella/usted | mentía |
| nosotros | mentíamos |
| vosotros | mentíais |
| ellos/ustedes | mentían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mentiré |
| tú | mentirás |
| él/ella/usted | mentirá |
| nosotros | mentiremos |
| vosotros | mentiréis |
| ellos/ustedes | mentirán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mentiría |
| tú | mentirías |
| él/ella/usted | mentiría |
| nosotros | mentiríamos |
| vosotros | mentiríais |
| ellos/ustedes | mentirían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | mienta |
| tú | mientas |
| él/ella/usted | mienta |
| nosotros | mintamos |
| vosotros | mintáis |
| ellos/ustedes | mientan |
stem change e>ie, i
mentir in example sentences
Forms of mentir appear in 241 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the mentir family
Forms of mentir with their own word page:
Verbs conjugated like mentir
The same pattern (stem change e>ie, i), nearest in the frequency list:
Make mentir automatic
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"mentir" is #2,473 in the frequency list - see its word page