How to conjugate mentir in Indicative Present 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 Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

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Indicative Present Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
miento
Tú
mientes
Él / Ella / Usted
miente
Nosotros / Nosotras
mentimos
Vosotros / Vosotras
mentís
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mienten

Examples of mentir in Indicative Present

Yo
Yo siempre miento cuando estoy nervioso.
I always lie when I am nervous.
Tú
Tú mientes para proteger a tus amigos.
You lie to protect your friends.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella miente en las entrevistas importantes.
She lies in important interviews.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros mentimos para evitar problemas.
We lie to avoid problems.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros mentís cuando os preguntan la verdad.
You all lie when asked the truth.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos mienten para salir de problemas.
They lie to get out of trouble.

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Yo siempre miento cuando estoy nervioso.

Other conjugations of mentir

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Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
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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