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mintiera

(that I/he/she/you) lied, (that I/he/she/you) were lying

→ mentir
mint lie; tell lies + iera imperfect subjunctive
verb · imperfect subjunctive Rare #41,427
(that I/he/she/you) lied, (that I/he/she/you) were lying Imperfect subjunctive of "mentir"; used after certain verbs/expressions to talk about an uncertain or hypothetical past action.
SP: No creía que él mintiera.
EN: I didn’t believe that he was lying.
Conjugation of mentir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First mentía —
Third mentía —
mintiera

Tom quiso que yo mintiera.

Tom wanted me to lie.

Ella quería que mintiera.

She wanted me to lie.

Incluso a Tom le sorprendió que María mintiera.

Even Tom was surprised that Maria lied.

No puedo creer que mintiera con lo del embarazo.

I can't believe she lied about the pregnancy.

— La asistenta (2025)

Tom quería que yo mintiera.

Tom wanted me to lie.