How to conjugate mentir in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

mentir
to lie
irregular verb

Mentir means to tell a falsehood or not tell the truth. It is used when someone intentionally provides incorrect information.

How to conjugate mentir in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
mentía
Tú
mentías
Él / Ella / Usted
mentía
Nosotros / Nosotras
mentíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
mentíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mentían

Examples of mentir in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo mentía cuando decía la verdad.
I used to lie when I told the truth.
Tú
Tú mentías siempre en esa historia.
You used to lie always in that story.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella mentía para evitar problemas.
She used to lie to avoid problems.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros mentíamos para protegernos.
We used to lie to protect ourselves.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros mentíais en esas ocasiones.
You all used to lie on those occasions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos mentían para salir del problema.
They used to lie to get out of trouble.

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Yo mentía cuando decía la verdad.

Other conjugations of mentir

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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