Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Mentir in Spanish
To lie Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Mentir
- Mentir in the Indicative Present
- Mentir in the Indicative Preterite
- Mentir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Mentir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Mentir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Mentir in the Indicative Future
- Mentir in the Indicative Conditional
- Mentir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Mentir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Mentir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Mentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Mentir
- Imperative tenses of Mentir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Mentir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Mentir is the Spanish verb for "to lie". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mentir | to lie |
| Past participle | mentido | lied |
| Gerund | mintiendo | lying |
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Indicative Tenses of Mentir
Mentir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of mentir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "miento", meaning "I lie".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | miento | I lie |
| Tú | mientes | you lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | miente | s/he lies, you (formal) lies |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mentimos | we lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentís | you (plural) lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mienten | they lie, you (plural formal) lie |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of mentir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "mentí", meaning "I lied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mentí | I lied |
| Tú | mentiste | you lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mintió | s/he lied, you (formal) lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mentimos | we lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentisteis | you (plural) lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mintieron | they lied, you (plural formal) lied |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of mentir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "mentía", meaning "I used to lie".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mentía | I used to lie |
| Tú | mentías | you used to lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mentía | s/he used to lie, you (formal) used to lie |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mentíamos | we used to lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentíais | you (plural) used to lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mentían | they used to lie, you (plural formal) used to lie |
Mentir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of mentir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy mintiendo", meaning "I am lying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy mintiendo | I am lying |
| Tú | estás mintiendo | you are lying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está mintiendo | s/he is lying, you (formal) are lying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos mintiendo | we are lying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis mintiendo | you (plural) are lying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están mintiendo | they are lying, you (plural formal) are lying |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of mentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a mentir", meaning "I am going to lie".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a mentir | I am going to lie |
| Tú | vas a mentir | you are going to lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a mentir | s/he is going to lie, you (formal) are going to lie |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a mentir | we are going to lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a mentir | you (plural) are going to lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a mentir | they are going to lie, you (plural formal) are going to lie |
Mentir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of mentir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "mentiré", meaning "I will lie".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mentiré | I will lie |
| Tú | mentirás | you will lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mentirá | s/he will lie, you (formal) will lie |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mentiremos | we will lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentiréis | you (plural) will lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mentirán | they will lie, you (plural formal) will lie |
Mentir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of mentir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "mentiría", meaning "I would lie".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mentiría | I would lie |
| Tú | mentirías | you would lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mentiría | s/he would lie, you (formal) would lie |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mentiríamos | we would lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentiríais | you (plural) would lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mentirían | they would lie, you (plural formal) would lie |
Mentir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of mentir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he mentido", meaning "I have lied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he mentido | I have lied |
| Tú | has mentido | you have lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha mentido | s/he has lied, you (formal) have lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos mentido | we have lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis mentido | you (plural) have lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han mentido | they have lied, you (plural formal) have lied |
Mentir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of mentir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había mentido", meaning "I had lied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había mentido | I had lied |
| Tú | habías mentido | you had lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había mentido | s/he had lied, you (formal) had lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos mentido | we had lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais mentido | you (plural) had lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían mentido | they had lied, you (plural formal) had lied |
Mentir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of mentir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré mentido", meaning "I will have lied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré mentido | I will have lied |
| Tú | habrás mentido | you will have lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá mentido | s/he will have lied, you (formal) will have lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos mentido | we will have lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis mentido | you (plural) will have lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán mentido | they will have lied, you (plural formal) will have lied |
Mentir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of mentir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría mentido", meaning "I would have lied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría mentido | I would have lied |
| Tú | habrías mentido | you would have lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría mentido | s/he would have lied, you (formal) would have lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos mentido | we would have lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais mentido | you (plural) would have lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían mentido | they would have lied, you (plural formal) would have lied |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Mentir
Mentir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "mienta", meaning "I lie".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mienta | I lie |
| Tú | mientas | you lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mienta | s/he lies, you (formal) lies |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mintamos | we lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mintáis | you (plural) lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mientan | they lie, you (plural formal) lie |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "mintiera", meaning "I lied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mintiera | I lied |
| Tú | mintieras | you lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mintiera | s/he lied, you (formal) lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mintiéramos | we lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mintierais | you (plural) lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mintieran | they lied, you (plural formal) lied |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "mintiere", meaning "I will lie".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | mintiere | I will lie |
| Tú | mintieres | you will lie |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mintiere | s/he will lie, you (formal) will lie |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mintiéremos | we will lie |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mintiereis | you (plural) will lie |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mintieren | they will lie, you (plural formal) will lie |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya mentido", meaning "I have lied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya mentido | I have lied |
| Tú | hayas mentido | you have lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya mentido | s/he has lied, you (formal) have lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos mentido | we have lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis mentido | you (plural) have lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan mentido | they have lied, you (plural formal) have lied |
Mentir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera mentido", meaning "I had lied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera mentido | I had lied |
| Tú | hubieras mentido | you had lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera mentido | s/he had lied, you (formal) had lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos mentido | we had lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais mentido | you (plural) had lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran mentido | they had lied, you (plural formal) had lied |
Mentir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere mentido", meaning "I will have lied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere mentido | I will have lied |
| Tú | hubieres mentido | you will have lied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere mentido | s/he will have lied, you (formal) will have lied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos mentido | we will have lied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis mentido | you (plural) will have lied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren mentido | they will have lied, you (plural formal) will have lied |
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Imperative Tenses of Mentir
Mentir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "mienta", meaning "(to you formal) lie!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | miente | (to you) lie! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mienta | (to you formal) lie! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | mintamos | let's lie! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | mentid | (to you plural) lie! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | mientan | (to you plural formal) lie! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Mentir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no mienta", meaning "(to you formal) don't lie!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no mientas | (to you) don't lie! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no mienta | (to you formal) don't lie! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no mintamos | let's not lie! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no mintáis | (to you plural) don't lie! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no mientan | (to you plural formal) don't lie! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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