I am not quite sure if mentir is an irregular verb but I need help conjugating it innto the he/she form. Could you help me out?
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. No, mentir = t o disappoint & when intr. to lie, fib, mislead and for a color to "clash" is NOT a regular -ir verb. It is a stem-changing verb e--->ie but e---i other times. Here is the present:
miento, mientes, MIENTE (the form you want), mentimos, mienten
Sra
P.S. SORRY, I was trying to add a p.s. and it posted twice. I wanted to tell you that verb mentir works like sentir!
Sra
Certainly! "Mentir" is indeed an irregular verb in Spanish. To conjugate it in the third-person singular form (he/she/it), follow these steps:
1. Start with the verb's stem: "ment-"
2. Replace the "-ir" ending with the appropriate ending for the third-person singular form.
In the case of "mentir," the conjugation for the third-person singular would be "miente."
So, when you want to say "he/she lies" or "he/she is lying" in Spanish, you would say "él/ella miente."
Here's a breakdown of the conjugation for "mentir" in the present tense:
- Yo miento: I lie
- Tú mientes: You lie (informal)
- Él/Ella miente: He/She lies
- Nosotros/Nosotras mentimos: We lie
- Vosotros/Vosotras mentís: You lie (plural, informal)
- Ellos/Ellas mienten: They lie
Remember to keep practicing the conjugations, and you'll become more familiar with irregular verbs over time!