to deny
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
No niego que tengas razón.
I don't deny that you're right.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El acusado negó todo.
The accused denied everything.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi padre nunca negaba la verdad.
My father never denied the truth.
Futuro · What will happen
Te negarán la visa sin esos papeles.
They'll deny you the visa without those papers.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no negaría eso.
I wouldn't deny that.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Me han negado la entrada.
They've denied me entry.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella siempre había negado la historia.
She had always denied the story.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Tú lo habrías negado.
You would have denied it.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que no me nieguen el préstamo.
I hope they don't deny me the loan.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me sorprendió que negara todo.
I was surprised he denied everything.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que negasen la solicitud.
I was afraid they would deny the application.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya negado eso.
I doubt he has denied that.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubieran negado la visa, no estaría aquí.
If they had denied me the visa, I wouldn't be here.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No niegues lo que hiciste.
Don't deny what you did.