mencionar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mencionar — to mention
The affirmative imperative of mencionar provides direct commands: menciona (tú), mencione (usted), mencionad (vosotros).
mencionar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to bring something up, such as reminding a friend to mention a discount or telling a colleague to mention a project.
Notes on mencionar in the Affirmative Imperative
Mencionar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is identical to the present indicative 'él' form.
Example Sentences
Menciona mi nombre cuando llegues.
Mention my name when you arrive.
tú
Mencione este código para obtener el descuento.
Mention this code to get the discount.
usted
Mencionad los detalles importantes, por favor.
Mention the important details, please.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mencione (for tú command)
Correct: menciona
Why: Mencione is the formal (usted) command; use menciona for informal (tú) commands.
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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.
Conditional
yo: mencionaría
The conditional of mencionar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: mencionaría, mencionarías, mencionaría, mencionaríamos, mencionaríais, mencionarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no menciones
The negative imperative of mencionar uses the present subjunctive: no menciones, no mencione, no mencionemos, no mencionéis, no mencionen.