Desmentir

to deny

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desmentir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desmentiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desmentido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmento I deny	I deny
tú	desmentes you deny	you deny
él/ella/usted	desmente he/she/you denys	he/she/you denys
nosotros	desmentimos we deny	we deny
vosotros	desmentís you all deny	you all deny
ellos/ustedes	desmenten they/you all deny	they/you all deny

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmentía I used to deny	I used to deny
tú	desmentías you used to deny	you used to deny
él/ella/usted	desmentía he/she/you used to deny	he/she/you used to deny
nosotros	desmentíamos we used to deny	we used to deny
vosotros	desmentíais you all used to deny	you all used to deny
ellos/ustedes	desmentían they/you all used to deny	they/you all used to deny

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmentí I denied	I denied
tú	desmentiste you denied	you denied
él/ella/usted	desmentió he/she/you denied	he/she/you denied
nosotros	desmentimos we denied	we denied
vosotros	desmentisteis you all denied	you all denied
ellos/ustedes	desmentieron they/you all denied	they/you all denied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmentiré I will deny	I will deny
tú	desmentirás you will deny	you will deny
él/ella/usted	desmentirá he/she/you will deny	he/she/you will deny
nosotros	desmentiremos we will deny	we will deny
vosotros	desmentiréis you all will deny	you all will deny
ellos/ustedes	desmentirán they/you all will deny	they/you all will deny

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmentiría I would deny	I would deny
tú	desmentirías you would deny	you would deny
él/ella/usted	desmentiría he/she/you would deny	he/she/you would deny
nosotros	desmentiríamos we would deny	we would deny
vosotros	desmentiríais you all would deny	you all would deny
ellos/ustedes	desmentirían they/you all would deny	they/you all would deny

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenta that I deny	that I deny
tú	desmentas that you deny	that you deny
él/ella/usted	desmenta that he/she/you deny	that he/she/you deny
nosotros	desmentamos that we deny	that we deny
vosotros	desmentáis that you all deny	that you all deny
ellos/ustedes	desmentan that they/you all deny	that they/you all deny

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmentiera or desmentiese that I denied	that I denied
tú	desmentieras or desmentieses that you denied	that you denied
él/ella/usted	desmentiera or desmentiese that he/she/you denied	that he/she/you denied
nosotros	desmentiéramos or desmentiésemos that we denied	that we denied
vosotros	desmentierais or desmentieseis that you all denied	that you all denied
ellos/ustedes	desmentieran or desmentiesen that they/you all denied	that they/you all denied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desmente	deny! (you)
usted	desmenta	deny! (you formal)
nosotros	desmentamos	let's deny!
vosotros	desmentid	deny! (you all)
ustedes	desmentan	deny! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desmentas	don't deny! (you)
usted	no desmenta	don't deny! (you formal)
nosotros	no desmentamos	let's not deny!
vosotros	no desmentáis	don't deny! (you all)
ustedes	no desmentan	don't deny! (you all)

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