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SPANISH VERB

comentar

to comment, to mention

  • #288 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: comentando
  • Past participle: comentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I comment
  2. tú you comment
  3. usted, él, ella he/she comments
  4. nosotros we comment
  5. vosotros Spain you all comment
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they comment

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I commented
  2. tú you commented
  3. usted, él, ella he/she commented
  4. nosotros we commented
  5. vosotros Spain you all commented
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they commented

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to comment
  2. tú you used to comment
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to comment
  4. nosotros we used to comment
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to comment
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to comment

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will comment
  2. tú you will comment
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will comment
  4. nosotros we will comment
  5. vosotros Spain you all will comment
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will comment

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would comment
  2. tú you would comment
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would comment
  4. nosotros we would comment
  5. vosotros Spain you all would comment
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would comment

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I comment
  2. tú (that) you comment
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she comment
  4. nosotros (that) we comment
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all comment
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they comment

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I commented
  2. tú (if) you commented
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she commented
  4. nosotros (if) we commented
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all commented
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they commented

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú comment!
  2. usted comment! (formal)
  3. nosotros comment! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain comment! (all of you)
  5. ustedes comment! (all of you)

How to use comentar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi tía comenta todas mis fotos en internet.

    My aunt comments on all my photos online.

  2. Past

    ¿Te comentó Luis que cambia de trabajo?

    Did Luis mention to you that he's changing jobs?

  3. Imperfect

    Cada mañana comentábamos las noticias en el desayuno.

    Every morning we talked over the news at breakfast.

  4. Future

    Le comentaré tu idea al jefe esta tarde.

    I'll mention your idea to the boss this afternoon.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no comentaría nada hasta tener la respuesta.

    I wouldn't say anything until I have the answer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Te pido que no comentes esto con nadie.

    I'm asking you not to mention this to anyone.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me molestó que comentara mi vida con sus amigas.

    It bothered me that she discussed my life with her friends.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Comenta la publicación si te gusta!

    Comment on the post if you like it!

Good to know

  • "Comentar" is also to mention in passing: me comentó que se muda.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.