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yo mentía

lied

→ mentir
ment lie; tell lies + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #30,731
lied Imperfect tense (ongoing/repeated past action).
SP: Cuando era niño, mentía para evitar problemas.
EN: When I was a kid, I lied to avoid trouble.
Conjugation of mentir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mentía —
Third mentía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First mentía —
Third mentía —
mintiera

Obviamente mentía.

He was obviously lying.

— The Internship (2026)

Les mentía a mis padres, les decía que iba a ser abogado.

I lied to my parents, I told them I was going to be a lawyer.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Mentía sobre su edad en el currículo para conseguir un trabajo.

He lied about his age on his résumé to get a job.

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Todos se dieron cuenta de que mentía.

Everyone realized he was lying.

Tom mentía.

Tom was lying.

Siempre mentía y ahora cuando digo la verdad, nadie me cree.

I always lied, and now when I tell the truth, nobody believes me.

Se notaba que mentía.

It was obvious he was lying.

Él mentía con facilidad.

He lied easily.