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SPANISH VERB

mencionar

to mention

  • #187 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mencionando
  • Past participle: mencionado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mencionar

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

  1. Present

    Nunca menciono el trabajo cuando estoy de vacaciones.

    I never mention work when I'm on vacation.

  2. Past

    ¿Mencionaste mi nombre en la reunión de ayer?

    Did you mention my name at yesterday's meeting?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela siempre mencionaba a sus hermanos de Galicia.

    My grandmother always mentioned her brothers from Galicia.

  4. Future

    El director mencionará los cambios en su discurso.

    The director will mention the changes in his speech.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no mencionaría el precio delante de los niños.

    I wouldn't mention the price in front of the kids.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que no menciones el accidente en la cena.

    I'd rather you didn't mention the accident at dinner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que mencionara a su exnovia tan pronto.

    It surprised me that he mentioned his ex-girlfriend so soon.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Menciona todos tus idiomas en la entrevista!

    Mention all your languages in the interview!

Good to know

  • "Mencionar" takes no preposition: mencionó el problema, never "mencionó sobre".

Verbs like this one

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