mentirConjugation
mentir means to lie.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
Mentir is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Future
Mentir is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Imperfect
Mentir is regular in the imperfect: mentía, mentías, mentía, mentíamos, mentíais, mentían.
Conditional
The conditional of mentir is regular: mentiría, mentirías, mentiría, mentiríamos, mentiríais, mentirían.
Preterite
Mentir changes its stem from 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms: mintió and mintieron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
All negative commands for mentir use the present subjunctive forms.
Imperative
Use 'miente' for informal commands and 'mienta' for formal ones.
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
Mentir changes to 'ie' in most forms, but importantly uses 'i' in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of mentir uses the 'i' stem: mintiera, mintieras, mintiera...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does mentir mean in Spanish?
mentir means "to lie".
Is mentir a regular or irregular verb?
mentir is a irregular (stem-changing e -> ie, and e -> i in some forms) -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate mentir in the present tense?
The present tense of mentir is: yo miento, tú mientes, él/ella/usted miente, nosotros mentimos, vosotros mentís, ellos/ellas/ustedes mienten.
How do you conjugate mentir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of mentir is: yo mentí, tú mentiste, él/ella/usted mintió, nosotros mentimos, vosotros mentisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes mintieron.
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