Comentar (to comment) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of comentar (to comment) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Comentar (to comment) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 2: Medios de comunicación cotidianos (Everyday media)

Lesson 13: La era de las redes sociales (The social media era)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Comentar (to comment) Comentando (Commenting) Comentado (Commented)

Comentar (to comment): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo comento I comment
tú comentas you comment
él/ella comenta he comments
nosotros/nosotras comentamos we comment
vosotros/vosotras comentáis You comment
ellos/ellas comentan they comment

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he comentado I have commented
tú has comentado You have commented
él/ella ha comentado he has commented
nosotros/nosotras hemos comentado We have commented
vosotros/vosotras habéis comentado You have commented
ellos/ellas han comentado they have commented

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo comente I comment
tú comentes you comment
él/ella comente he comment
nosotros/nosotras comentemos we comment
vosotros/vosotras comentéis you comment
ellos/ellas comenten they comment

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya comentado I may have commented
tú hayas comentado you have commented
él/ella haya comentado he has commented
nosotros/nosotras hayamos comentado we have commented
vosotros/vosotras hayáis comentado you have commented
ellos/ellas hayan comentado they have commented

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo comentaba I was commenting
tú comentabas you were commenting
él/ella comentaba he commented
nosotros/nosotras comentábamos we were commenting
vosotros/vosotras comentabais you were commenting
ellos/ellas comentaban they were commenting

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había comentado I had commented
tú habías comentado you had commented
él/ella había comentado he had commented
nosotros/nosotras habíamos comentado we had commented
vosotros/vosotras habíais comentado you had commented
ellos/ellas habían comentado they had commented

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo comentara/comentase I would comment
tú comentaras/comentases you commented
él/ella comentara/comentase he would comment
nosotros/nosotras comentáramos/comentásemos we commented
vosotros/vosotras comentarais/comentaseis you commented
ellos/ellas comentaran/comentasen they would comment

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese comentado I would have commented
tú hubieras/hubieses comentado you had commented
él/ella hubiera/hubiese comentado he had commented
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos comentado we had commented
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis comentado you had commented
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen comentado they had commented

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo comenté I commented
tú comentaste you commented
él/ella comentó he commented
nosotros/nosotras comentamos we commented
vosotros/vosotras comentasteis You commented
ellos/ellas comentaron they commented

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube comentado I had commented
tú hubiste comentado you had commented
él/ella hubo comentado he had commented
nosotros/nosotras hubimos comentado we had commented
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis comentado You had commented
ellos/ellas hubieron comentado they had commented

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo comentare I will comment
tú comentares you should comment
él/ella comentare he would comment
nosotros/nosotras comentáremos we would comment
vosotros/vosotras comentareis You will comment
ellos/ellas comentaren they would comment

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere comentado I will have commented
tú hubieres comentado you will have commented
él/ella hubiere comentado he would have commented
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos comentado we will have commented
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis comentado you will have commented
ellos/ellas hubieren comentado they will have commented

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo comentaré I will comment
tú comentarás you will comment
él/ella comentará he will comment
nosotros/nosotras comentaremos we will comment
vosotros/vosotras comentaréis you will comment
ellos/ellas comentarán they will comment

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré comentado I will have commented
tú habrás comentado you will have commented
él/ella habrá comentado he will have commented
nosotros/nosotras habremos comentado We will have commented
vosotros/vosotras habréis comentado you will have commented
ellos/ellas habrán comentado They will have commented
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Comenta! You comment
¡Comente! He/she comment
¡Comentemos! Let's comment
¡Comentad! you (all) comment
¡Comenten! They comment

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No comentes! You do not comment.
¡No comente! He/she do not comment
¡No comentemos! Let's not comment
¡No comentéis! You all do not comment
¡No comenten! They should not comment!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo comentaría I would comment
tú comentarías you would comment
él/ella comentaría he would comment
nosotros/nosotras comentaríamos we would comment
vosotros/vosotras comentaríais you would comment
ellos/ellas comentarían They would comment

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría comentado I would have commented
tú habrías comentado you would have commented
él/ella habría comentado he/she would have commented
nosotros/nosotras habríamos comentado we would have commented
vosotros/vosotras habríais comentado you would have commented
ellos/ellas habrían comentado they would have commented

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Are you busy? I know you will comment on the news in the news bulletin.
¿estás ocupado? sé que comentarás la noticia en el telediario.
2. He comments on the message by leaving a relevant argument.
Él comenta el mensaje dejando un argumento relevante.
3. You comment on the article with clarity.
Tú comentas el artículo con claridad.
4. She will comment on the debate about the decision in the newspaper.
Ella comentará el debate sobre la decisión en el periódico.
5. They will comment on the strategy presented in the news report.
Ellos comentarán la estrategia presentada en el informativo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I commented on the news in the newspaper.
Comenté sobre la noticia en el periódico.
2. You commented on the decision at the conference.
Comentasteis la decisión en la conferencia.
3. He/She was commenting on the radio about the advertising campaigns.
Comentaba en la emisora sobre las campañas publicitarias.
4. I was commenting about the new album on the program.
Comentaba sobre el nuevo álbum en el programa.
5. They were commenting on the channel about the most shocking music video.
Comentaban en el canal sobre el videoclip más impactante.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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comentéis, comentemos, comenten, comentarais/comentaseis, comentaras/comentases

1.
Queremos que nosotros ... el acuerdo en la reunión.
(We want us to comment on the agreement in the meeting.)
2.
Ojalá que ellas ... la noticia en los medios de comunicación.
(They comment on the news in the media.)
3.
Quisiera que tú ... sobre la propuesta en la reunión.
(I would like you to comment on the proposal at the meeting.)
4.
Dudo que vosotras ... en la despedida del debate.
(I doubt that you comment on the debate farewell.)
5.
Si vosotros ... el argumento, podríamos llegar a un acuerdo.
(If you were to discuss the argument, we could come to an agreement.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They would have commented on the information if it had been true.
Ellos habrían comentado la información si hubiera sido verídica.
2. It is possible that you have commented on the news bulletin.
Es posible que hayas comentado en el telediario informativo.
3. We doubt that we have commented on all the perspectives in the debate.
Dudamos que hayamos comentado todas las perspectivas en el debate.
4. You had commented during the debate, we could have a better perspective.
Si hubieras/hubieses comentado durante el debate, podríamos tener una mejor perspectiva.
5. He would have commented on the strategy at the conference if he had been more professional.
Él habría comentado la estrategia en la conferencia si hubiera sido más profesional.