🇪🇸 mentir

to lie

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I miento
you (informal) mientes
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) miente
nosotros we mentimos
vosotros you all (Spain) mentís
ellos/ustedes they/you all mienten

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I mentí
you (informal) mentiste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mintió
nosotros we mentimos
vosotros you all (Spain) mentisteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all mintieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I mentía
you (informal) mentías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mentía
nosotros we mentíamos
vosotros you all (Spain) mentíais
ellos/ustedes they/you all mentían

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I mentiré
you (informal) mentirás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mentirá
nosotros we mentiremos
vosotros you all (Spain) mentiréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all mentirán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I mentiría
you (informal) mentirías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) mentiría
nosotros we mentiríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) mentiríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all mentirían

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