mentirverb
Mentir means to lie in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as mienten, mintiendo and mintió.
- to lie
Le castigaron por mentir.
He was punished for lying.
Creo que estás mintiendo.
I think you're lying.
¿Usted cree que yo miento?
Do you think I'm lying?
Tomás miente sobre su peso.
Tomás lies about his weight.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| mienten | they | Present |
| mintiendo | Gerund | |
| mintió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| mentido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| miente | he, she, it | Present |
| mente | he, she, it | Present |
| mentía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| mentiría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| mintieron | they | Preterite |
| mientas | you | Present subjunctive |
| mentí | I | Preterite |