desmentir Conditional Conjugation
desmentir — to deny
The conditional is regular: desmentiría, desmentirías, desmentiría...
desmentir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would deny' under certain circumstances or to report a future denial from a past perspective.
Notes on desmentir in the Conditional
The verb is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo desmentiría esa historia si fuera tú.
I would deny that story if I were you.
yo
Dijeron que desmentirían el artículo pronto.
They said they would deny the article soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'desmentiría' with the imperfect 'desmentía'.
Correct: The conditional includes the 'r' from the infinitive (desmentiría).
Why: The conditional is built on the infinitive, while the imperfect is built on the root.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desmiento
Desmentir follows the e > ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: desmiento, desmientes, desmiente, and desmienten.
Preterite
yo: desmentí
Desmentir has a third-person stem change (e > i): desmintió and desmintieron.
Imperfect
yo: desmentía
Desmentir is completely regular in the imperfect: desmentía, desmentías, desmentía...
Future
yo: desmentiré
Desmentir is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive: desmentiré, desmentirás.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desmienta
Desmentir changes e > ie in most forms, but e > i in nosotros/vosotros: desmienta, desmintamos.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desmintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'desminti-' stem: desmintiera, desmintieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desmiente
Give commands to deny something: desmiente (tú), desmienta (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desmientas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no desmientas, no desmienta.