Spanish verb conjugation
mentir
Stem-changing · e→ie"to lie" — stem-changing (e→ie) Spanish verb
Forms you may meet: miento, mintió, mintiera, mienta, mentiré.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | miento | he mentido | mentía | mentí | mentiré |
| 2sg | mientes | has mentido | mentías | mentiste | mentirás |
| 3sg | miente | ha mentido | mentía | mintió | mentirá |
| 1pl | mentimos | hemos mentido | mentíamos | mentimos | mentiremos |
| 2pl | mentís | habéis mentido | mentíais | mentisteis | mentiréis |
| 3pl | mienten | han mentido | mentían | mintieron | mentirán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mienta | mintiera / mintiese | mintiere |
| 2sg | mientas | mintieras / mintieses | mintieres |
| 3sg | mienta | mintiera / mintiese | mintiere |
| 1pl | mintamos | mintiéramos / mintiésemos | mintiéremos |
| 2pl | mintáis | mintierais / mintieseis | mintiereis |
| 3pl | mientan | mintieran / mintiesen | mintieren |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | mentiría |
| 2sg | mentirías |
| 3sg | mentiría |
| 1pl | mentiríamos |
| 2pl | mentiríais |
| 3pl | mentirían |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | miente |
| 3sg | mienta |
| 1pl | mintamos |
| 2pl | mentid |
| 3pl | mientan |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- mentir
- Gerund
- mintiendo
- Past participle
- mentido
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