mencionar Preterite Conjugation
mencionar — to mention
The preterite of mencionar follows the regular -ar pattern: mencioné, mencionaste, mencionó, mencionamos, mencionasteis, mencionaron.
mencionar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific moment in the past when someone brought up a topic or mentioned a detail during a meeting or conversation.
Notes on mencionar in the Preterite
Mencionar is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form 'mencionamos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer mencioné el plan en la reunión.
Yesterday I mentioned the plan in the meeting.
yo
Él mencionó que vendría más tarde.
He mentioned that he would come later.
él/ella/usted
Ustedes no mencionaron nada sobre el precio.
You all didn't mention anything about the price.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: mencionó (used for 'yo')
Correct: mencioné
Why: The 'é' ending is for 'yo', while 'ó' is for 'él/ella/usted'. Mixing these up changes who did the mentioning.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: menciono
Mencionar is regular in the present tense: menciono, mencionas, menciona, mencionamos, mencionáis, mencionan.
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.
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.