Present
Simple present · now, habits and facts
- I eu mento
- you você mente
- he, she, it ele mente
- we nós mentimos
- they eles mentem
ENGLISH VERB
mentir
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Simple present · now, habits and facts
Simple past · finished actions
Future · “will”
Present continuous · happening right now
Present perfect · “have done”
Conditional · “would”
Imperative · requests and orders
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
My little brother lies about brushing his teeth.
Meu irmãozinho mente sobre escovar os dentes.
He lied to me about where he was.
Ele mentiu para mim sobre onde estava.
I won't lie, the test was hard.
Não vou mentir, a prova foi difícil.
I can tell when you're lying, you look down.
Eu sei quando você está mentindo, você olha para baixo.
She has lied to us before, so be careful.
Ela já mentiu para a gente antes, então cuidado.
Why would he lie about something so small?
Por que ele mentiria sobre uma coisa tão pequena?
Don't lie to the doctor, tell her everything.
Não minta para a médica, conte tudo para ela.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.