desmentir Negative Imperative Conjugation
desmentir — to deny
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no desmientas, no desmienta.
desmentir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone NOT to deny something (perhaps because it is actually true).
Notes on desmentir in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive exactly, including the 'ie' stem change and the 'i' change for nosotros.
Example Sentences
No desmientas lo que es evidente.
Don't deny what is obvious.
tú
No desmintamos la realidad de la situación.
Let's not deny the reality of the situation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no desmiente'.
Correct: The correct form is no desmientas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms.
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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.
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).