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Conjugation of the Italian verb smentire

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb smentire, along with their English translations.

smentire is a regular verb with spelling changes

Infinitive		Scored
smentire	to refute

Present		Scored
io smentisco	I refute
tu smentisci	you refute
lui smentisce	he refutes
lei smentisce	she refutes
noi smentiamo	we refute
smentite	you refute
loro smentiscono	they refute

Imperfect		Scored
io smentivo	I was refuting
tu smentivi	you were refuting
lui smentiva	he was refuting
lei smentiva	she was refuting
noi smentivamo	we were refuting
voi smentivate	you were refuting
loro smentivano	they were refuting

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io smentii	I refuted
tu smentisti	you refuted
lui smentì	he refuted
lei smentì	she refuted
noi smentimmo	we refuted
voi smentiste	you refuted
loro smentirono	they refuted

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho smentito	I refuted
tu hai smentito	you refuted
lui ha smentito	he refuted
lei ha smentito	she refuted
noi abbiamo smentito	we refuted
voi avete smentito	you refuted
loro hanno smentito	they refuted

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo smentito	I had refuted
tu avevi smentito	you had refuted
lui aveva smentito	he had refuted
lei aveva smentito	she had refuted
noi avevamo smentito	we had refuted
voi avevate smentito	you had refuted
loro avevano smentito	they had refuted

Future		Scored
io smentirò	I will refute
tu smentirai	you will refute
lui smentirà	he will refute
lei smentirà	she will refute
noi smentiremo	we will refute
voi smentirete	you will refute
loro smentiranno	they will refute

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrò smentito	I will have refuted
tu avrai smentito	you will have refuted
lui avrà smentito	he will have refuted
lei avrà smentito	she will have refuted
noi avremo smentito	we will have refuted
voi avrete smentito	you will have refuted
loro avranno smentito	they will have refuted

Conditional		Scored
io smentirei	I would refute
tu smentiresti	you would refute
lui smentirebbe	he would refute
lei smentirebbe	she would refute
noi smentiremmo	we would refute
voi smentireste	you would refute
loro smentirebbero	they would refute

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrei smentito	I would have refuted
tu avresti smentito	you would have refuted
lui avrebbe smentito	he would have refuted
lei avrebbe smentito	she would have refuted
noi avremmo smentito	we would have refuted
voi avreste smentito	you would have refuted
loro avrebbero smentito	they would have refuted

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io smentisca	(... that) I refute
(... che) tu smentisca	(... that) you refute
(... che) lui smentisca	(... that) he refutes
(... che) lei smentisca	(... that) she refutes
(... che) noi smentiamo	(... that) we refute
(... che) voi smentiate	(... that) you refute
(... che) loro smentiscano	(... that) they refute

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io smentissi	(... that) I was refuting
(... che) tu smentissi	(... that) you were refuting
(... che) lui smentisse	(... that) he was refuting
(... che) lei smentisse	(... that) she was refuting
(... che) noi smentissimo	(... that) we were refuting
(... che) voi smentiste	(... that) you were refuting
(... che) loro smentissero	(... that) they were refuting

Imperative		Scored
smentisci	Refute
smentiamo	Let's refute
smentite	Refute

Present Participle		Scored
smentente	refuting

Past Participle		Scored
smentito	refuted

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