How to conjugate mentir in Subjunctive 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 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
mintiera
Tú
mintieras
Él / Ella / Usted
mintiera
Nosotros / Nosotras
mintiéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
mintierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mintieran

Examples of mentir in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él mintiera en la historia.
I hoped that he lied in the story.
Tú
No creía que tú mintieras en la reunión.
I didn't believe that you lied in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Usted
Pensaba que ella mintiera sobre el incidente.
I thought that she lied about the incident.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Deseábamos que nosotros mintiéramos menos.
We wished that we lied less.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No era seguro que vosotros mintierais.
It wasn't certain that you all lied.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creían que ellos mintieran siempre.
They didn't believe that they always lied.

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Esperaba que él mintiera en la historia.

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Indicative Present
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Indicative Informal Future
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Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
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