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/she 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/she 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/she comments
(nosotros/nosotras) comentemos we comment
(vosotros/vosotras) comentéis you comment
(ellos/ellas) comenten they comment

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya comentado I have commented
(tú) hayas comentado you have commented
(él/ella) haya comentado he/she 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/she commented
(nosotros/nosotras) comentábamos we commented
(vosotros/vosotras) comentabais You were commenting
(ellos/ellas) comentaban They commented

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había comentado I had commented
(tú) habías comentado You had commented
(él/ella) había comentado he/she 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 commented
(tú) comentaras/comentases You commented
(él/ella) comentara/comentase he would comment
(nosotros/nosotras) comentáramos/comentásemos we commented
(vosotros/vosotras) comentarais/comentaseis You would comment
(ellos/ellas) comentaran/comentasen they commented

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese comentado I had commented
(tú) hubieras/hubieses comentado You had commented
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese comentado he/she would have commented
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos comentado we had commented
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis comentado You would have 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/she 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/she 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 will comment
(él/ella) comentare he/she will comment
(nosotros/nosotras) comentáremos we will 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 would have commented
(él/ella) hubiere comentado he/she will have commented
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos comentado we will have commented
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis comentado you would have commented
(ellos/ellas) hubieren comentado they had commented

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) comentaré I will comment
(tú) comentarás You will comment
(él/ella) comentará he will comment/she 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/she 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/she 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.