mencionar Conditional Conjugation
mencionar — to mention
The conditional of mencionar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: mencionaría, mencionarías, mencionaría, mencionaríamos, mencionaríais, mencionarían.
mencionar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would mention' something if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite suggestion about what should be mentioned.
Notes on mencionar in the Conditional
Mencionar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the first 'i' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo mencionaría el precio si fuera necesario.
I would mention the price if it were necessary.
yo
¿Mencionarías mi nombre en la entrevista?
Would you mention my name in the interview?
tú
Nosotros mencionaríamos los riesgos antes de empezar.
We would mention the risks before starting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mencionaria
Correct: mencionaría
Why: The written accent on the 'í' is mandatory for all conditional forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: menciono
Mencionar is regular in the present tense: menciono, mencionas, menciona, mencionamos, mencionáis, mencionan.
Preterite
yo: mencioné
The preterite of mencionar follows the regular -ar pattern: mencioné, mencionaste, mencionó, mencionamos, mencionasteis, mencionaron.
Imperfect
yo: mencionaba
The imperfect of mencionar uses the standard -aba endings: mencionaba, mencionabas, mencionaba, mencionábamos, mencionabais, mencionaban.
Future
yo: mencionaré
The future of mencionar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mencione
The present subjunctive of mencionar uses -e endings: mencione, menciones, mencione, mencionemos, mencionéis, mencionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mencionara
The imperfect subjunctive of mencionar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: mencionara, mencionaras, mencionara, mencionáramos, mencionarais, mencionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: menciona
The affirmative imperative of mencionar provides direct commands: menciona (tú), mencione (usted), mencionad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no menciones
The negative imperative of mencionar uses the present subjunctive: no menciones, no mencione, no mencionemos, no mencionéis, no mencionen.