mencionar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
mencionar — to mention
The present subjunctive of mencionar uses -e endings: mencione, menciones, mencione, mencionemos, mencionéis, mencionen.
mencionar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, emotion, or a request regarding someone mentioning something (e.g., 'I want you to mention...').
Notes on mencionar in the Present Subjunctive
Mencionar is regular here. It follows the rule of switching the -ar ending to -e endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que menciones mi ayuda.
I hope that you mention my help.
tú
Dudo que ellos mencionen el error.
I doubt they will mention the error.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que usted mencione sus alergias.
It is important that you mention your allergies.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: menciona (in a subjunctive context)
Correct: mencione
Why: Learners often use the indicative when the subjunctive is required after phrases like 'espero que'.
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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.
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.