Mentir Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Mentir in Spanish Preterite Tense
Mentir is a Spanish verb meaning to lie. Mentir is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Mentir appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 25th most used irregular verb.
Mentir Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | mentí |
| tú | mentiste |
| él/ella | mintió |
| ns. | mentimos |
| vs. | mentisteis |
| ellos/ellas | mintieron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Mentir Participio
The participio of Mentir is mentido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Mentir Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Mentir is mentía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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