How to conjugate desmentir in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

desmentir
to deny, to contradict
irregular verb

Desmentir means to deny the truth of a statement or to contradict someone. It is used when refuting or denying information or accusations.

How to conjugate desmentir in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
desmintiera
Tú
desmintieras
Él / Ella / Usted
desmintiera
Nosotros / Nosotras
desmintiéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desmintierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desmintieran

Examples of desmentir in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él desmintiera la noticia.
I hoped that he would deny the news.
Tú
No creía que tú desmintieras la historia.
I didn't believe that you would deny the story.
Él / Ella / Usted
Era posible que ella desmintiera las acusaciones.
It was possible that she would deny the accusations.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que nosotros desmintiéramos los rumores.
We wanted us to deny the rumors.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Esperaban que vosotros desmintierais la versión oficial.
They hoped that you all would deny the official version.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creían que ellos desmintieran la mentira.
They didn't believe that they would deny the lie.

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Esperaba que él desmintiera la noticia.

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Indicative Conditional Perfect
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Subjunctive Future Perfect
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