to lie (tell a lie)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Nunca miento a mi familia.
I never lie to my family.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hermano me mintió sobre el dinero.
My brother lied to me about the money.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los niños mentían para no ir a la escuela.
The kids used to lie so they wouldn't have to go to school.
Futuro · What will happen
No te mentiré.
I won't lie to you.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo nunca te mentiría.
I would never lie to you.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Me has mentido?
Have you lied to me?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca me había mentido.
She had never lied to me.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo no te habría mentido.
I wouldn't have lied to you.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que me mientas.
I don't want you to lie to me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me dolió que mi amigo mintiera.
It hurt me that my friend lied.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que me mintiesen.
I was afraid they would lie to me.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me duele que me hayas mentido.
It hurts me that you've lied to me.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no hubiera mentido, seguiríamos siendo amigos.
If he hadn't lied, we would still be friends.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No mientas.
Don't lie.