Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | miento | |
| tú | mientes | |
| él / ella / usted | miente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mentimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mentís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mienten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mentí | |
| tú | mentiste | |
| él / ella / usted | mintió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mentimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mentisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mintieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mentía | |
| tú | mentías | |
| él / ella / usted | mentía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mentíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mentíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mentían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mentiré | |
| tú | mentirás | |
| él / ella / usted | mentirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mentiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mentiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mentirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mentiría | |
| tú | mentirías | |
| él / ella / usted | mentiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mentiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mentiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mentirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mienta | |
| tú | mientas | |
| él / ella / usted | mienta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mintamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mintáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mientan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to lie (say something untrue)
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations