Mentir

to lie

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

mentir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

mentiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

mentido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mento I lie	I lie
tú	mentes you lie	you lie
él/ella/usted	mente he/she/you lies	he/she/you lies
nosotros	mentimos we lie	we lie
vosotros	mentís you all lie	you all lie
ellos/ustedes	menten they/you all lie	they/you all lie

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mentía I used to lie	I used to lie
tú	mentías you used to lie	you used to lie
él/ella/usted	mentía he/she/you used to lie	he/she/you used to lie
nosotros	mentíamos we used to lie	we used to lie
vosotros	mentíais you all used to lie	you all used to lie
ellos/ustedes	mentían they/you all used to lie	they/you all used to lie

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mentí I lied	I lied
tú	mentiste you lied	you lied
él/ella/usted	mentió he/she/you lied	he/she/you lied
nosotros	mentimos we lied	we lied
vosotros	mentisteis you all lied	you all lied
ellos/ustedes	mentieron they/you all lied	they/you all lied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mentiré I will lie	I will lie
tú	mentirás you will lie	you will lie
él/ella/usted	mentirá he/she/you will lie	he/she/you will lie
nosotros	mentiremos we will lie	we will lie
vosotros	mentiréis you all will lie	you all will lie
ellos/ustedes	mentirán they/you all will lie	they/you all will lie

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mentiría I would lie	I would lie
tú	mentirías you would lie	you would lie
él/ella/usted	mentiría he/she/you would lie	he/she/you would lie
nosotros	mentiríamos we would lie	we would lie
vosotros	mentiríais you all would lie	you all would lie
ellos/ustedes	mentirían they/you all would lie	they/you all would lie

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menta that I lie	that I lie
tú	mentas that you lie	that you lie
él/ella/usted	menta that he/she/you lie	that he/she/you lie
nosotros	mentamos that we lie	that we lie
vosotros	mentáis that you all lie	that you all lie
ellos/ustedes	mentan that they/you all lie	that they/you all lie

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mentiera or mentiese that I lied	that I lied
tú	mentieras or mentieses that you lied	that you lied
él/ella/usted	mentiera or mentiese that he/she/you lied	that he/she/you lied
nosotros	mentiéramos or mentiésemos that we lied	that we lied
vosotros	mentierais or mentieseis that you all lied	that you all lied
ellos/ustedes	mentieran or mentiesen that they/you all lied	that they/you all lied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	mente	lie! (you)
usted	menta	lie! (you formal)
nosotros	mentamos	let's lie!
vosotros	mentid	lie! (you all)
ustedes	mentan	lie! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no mentas	don't lie! (you)
usted	no menta	don't lie! (you formal)
nosotros	no mentamos	let's not lie!
vosotros	no mentáis	don't lie! (you all)
ustedes	no mentan	don't lie! (you all)

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