What does comentar mean in English?

Comentar means "to comment" in English.

How do you conjugate comentar in Spanish?

Comentar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use comentar in a sentence?

Example: "Comenté la noticia." which means "I commented on the news." in English.

What are synonyms for comentar?

Spanish synonyms for comentar include: mencionar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Comentar

to comment

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

comentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

comentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

comentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comento I comment	I comment
tú	comentas you comment	you comment
él/ella/usted	comenta he/she/you comments	he/she/you comments
nosotros	comentamos we comment	we comment
vosotros	comentáis you all comment	you all comment
ellos/ustedes	comentan they/you all comment	they/you all comment

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comentaba I used to comment	I used to comment
tú	comentabas you used to comment	you used to comment
él/ella/usted	comentaba he/she/you used to comment	he/she/you used to comment
nosotros	comentábamos we used to comment	we used to comment
vosotros	comentabais you all used to comment	you all used to comment
ellos/ustedes	comentaban they/you all used to comment	they/you all used to comment

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comenté I commented	I commented
tú	comentaste you commented	you commented
él/ella/usted	comentó he/she/you commented	he/she/you commented
nosotros	comentamos we commented	we commented
vosotros	comentasteis you all commented	you all commented
ellos/ustedes	comentaron they/you all commented	they/you all commented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comentaré I will comment	I will comment
tú	comentarás you will comment	you will comment
él/ella/usted	comentará he/she/you will comment	he/she/you will comment
nosotros	comentaremos we will comment	we will comment
vosotros	comentaréis you all will comment	you all will comment
ellos/ustedes	comentarán they/you all will comment	they/you all will comment

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comentaría I would comment	I would comment
tú	comentarías you would comment	you would comment
él/ella/usted	comentaría he/she/you would comment	he/she/you would comment
nosotros	comentaríamos we would comment	we would comment
vosotros	comentaríais you all would comment	you all would comment
ellos/ustedes	comentarían they/you all would comment	they/you all would comment

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comente that I comment	that I comment
tú	comentes that you comment	that you comment
él/ella/usted	comente that he/she/you comment	that he/she/you comment
nosotros	comentemos that we comment	that we comment
vosotros	comentéis that you all comment	that you all comment
ellos/ustedes	comenten that they/you all comment	that they/you all comment

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comentara or comentase that I commented	that I commented
tú	comentaras or comentases that you commented	that you commented
él/ella/usted	comentara or comentase that he/she/you commented	that he/she/you commented
nosotros	comentáramos or comentásemos that we commented	that we commented
vosotros	comentarais or comentaseis that you all commented	that you all commented
ellos/ustedes	comentaran or comentasen that they/you all commented	that they/you all commented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he comentado I have commented	I have commented
tú	has comentado you have commented	you have commented
él/ella/usted	ha comentado he/she/you have commented	he/she/you have commented
nosotros	hemos comentado we have commented	we have commented
vosotros	habéis comentado you all have commented	you all have commented
ellos/ustedes	han comentado they/you all have commented	they/you all have commented

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había comentado I had commented	I had commented
tú	habías comentado you had commented	you had commented
él/ella/usted	había comentado he/she/you had commented	he/she/you had commented
nosotros	habíamos comentado we had commented	we had commented
vosotros	habíais comentado you all had commented	you all had commented
ellos/ustedes	habían comentado they/you all had commented	they/you all had commented

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube comentado I had commented	I had commented
tú	hubiste comentado you had commented	you had commented
él/ella/usted	hubo comentado he/she/you had commented	he/she/you had commented
nosotros	hubimos comentado we had commented	we had commented
vosotros	hubisteis comentado you all had commented	you all had commented
ellos/ustedes	hubieron comentado they/you all had commented	they/you all had commented

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré comentado I will have commented	I will have commented
tú	habrás comentado you will have commented	you will have commented
él/ella/usted	habrá comentado he/she/you will have commented	he/she/you will have commented
nosotros	habremos comentado we will have commented	we will have commented
vosotros	habréis comentado you all will have commented	you all will have commented
ellos/ustedes	habrán comentado they/you all will have commented	they/you all will have commented

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría comentado I would have commented	I would have commented
tú	habrías comentado you would have commented	you would have commented
él/ella/usted	habría comentado he/she/you would have commented	he/she/you would have commented
nosotros	habríamos comentado we would have commented	we would have commented
vosotros	habríais comentado you all would have commented	you all would have commented
ellos/ustedes	habrían comentado they/you all would have commented	they/you all would have commented

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya comentado that I have commented	that I have commented
tú	hayas comentado that you have commented	that you have commented
él/ella/usted	haya comentado that he/she/you have commented	that he/she/you have commented
nosotros	hayamos comentado that we have commented	that we have commented
vosotros	hayáis comentado that you all have commented	that you all have commented
ellos/ustedes	hayan comentado that they/you all have commented	that they/you all have commented

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera comentado that I had commented	that I had commented
tú	hubieras comentado that you had commented	that you had commented
él/ella/usted	hubiera comentado that he/she/you had commented	that he/she/you had commented
nosotros	hubiéramos comentado that we had commented	that we had commented
vosotros	hubierais comentado that you all had commented	that you all had commented
ellos/ustedes	hubieran comentado that they/you all had commented	that they/you all had commented

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	comenta	comment! (you)
usted	comente	comment! (you formal)
nosotros	comentemos	let's comment!
vosotros	comentad	comment! (you all)
ustedes	comenten	comment! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no comentes	don't comment! (you)
usted	no comente	don't comment! (you formal)
nosotros	no comentemos	let's not comment!
vosotros	no comentéis	don't comment! (you all)
ustedes	no comenten	don't comment! (you all)

More About "comentar"

Examples in Context

Comenté la noticia.

I commented on the news.

Preterite

Comento en las redes sociales.

I comment on social media.

Present

Han comentado el artículo.

They have commented on the article.

Present Perfect

Comentaré tu trabajo.

I will comment on your work.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mencionar(to mention)

More about brief mention

Usage Notes

•Comentar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to comment, to discuss

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