desmentir Future Conjugation
desmentir — to deny
Desmentir is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive: desmentiré, desmentirás.
desmentir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state that a formal denial will be issued or to express probability about someone denying something.
Notes on desmentir in the Future
The verb is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Mañana el portavoz desmentirá los rumores.
Tomorrow the spokesperson will deny the rumors.
él/ella/usted
Si me preguntas, lo desmentiré todo.
If you ask me, I will deny everything.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desmientirá'.
Correct: The correct form is desmentirá.
Why: The future tense uses the full infinitive as the stem; no internal changes occur.
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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...
Conditional
yo: desmentiría
The conditional is regular: desmentiría, desmentirías, desmentiría...
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.