Comentar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Comentar in Spanish

Comentar means “to comment,” “to discuss,” or “to mention.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns for comments, reported information, discussion, and brief explanation.

Comentar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives comento, comentas / comentás, comenta, comentamos, comentáis, comentan. The gerund comentando and participle comentado are regular.

Comentar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle comentado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	comentar	to comment / discuss
Gerund	comentando	commenting / discussing
Past participle	comentado	commented / discussed

Comentar meaning and essential uses

Comentar can mean explaining, interpreting, or making observations about something: Comentamos el informe. — “We discuss / comment on the report.”

It also commonly introduces information that someone mentions in conversation: Comentó que llegaría tarde. — “He / she mentioned that he / she would arrive late.”

Comentar regular conjugation pattern

The stem coment- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as comento, comenté, and comente take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Comentar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Comentar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comento	I comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	comentas	you comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comenta	he / she comments / discusses; you comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentamos	we comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentáis	you comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentan	they comment / discuss; you comment / discuss (plural)

• Comento las noticias con mis compañeros. — I discuss the news with my coworkers.

Comentar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comenté	I commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	comentaste	you commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentó	he / she commented / discussed; you commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentamos	we commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentasteis	you commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentaron	they commented / discussed; you commented / discussed (plural)

• Ayer comenté el informe con Marta. — Yesterday I discussed the report with Marta.

Comentar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comentaba	I used to comment / discuss / was commenting / discussing
Tú — you, singular informal	comentabas	you used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentaba	he / she used to comment / discuss / was commenting / discussing; you used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentábamos	we used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentabais	you used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentaban	they used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing; you used to comment / discuss / were commenting / discussing (plural)

• Antes comentábamos los resultados cada semana. — We used to discuss the results every week.

Comentar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus comentando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy comentando	I am commenting / discussing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás comentando	you are commenting / discussing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está comentando	he / she is commenting / discussing; you are commenting / discussing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos comentando	we are commenting / discussing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis comentando	you are commenting / discussing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están comentando	they are commenting / discussing; you are commenting / discussing (plural)

• Estoy comentando los cambios principales. — I am commenting on the main changes.

Comentar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + comentar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a comentar	I am going to comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a comentar	you are going to comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a comentar	he / she is going to comment / discuss; you are going to comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a comentar	we are going to comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a comentar	you are going to comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a comentar	they are going to comment / discuss; you are going to comment / discuss (plural)

• Voy a comentar una idea con el equipo. — I am going to discuss an idea with the team.

Comentar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comentaré	I will comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	comentarás	you will comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentará	he / she will comment / discuss; you will comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentaremos	we will comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentaréis	you will comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentarán	they will comment / discuss; you will comment / discuss (plural)

• Comentaremos los resultados mañana. — We will discuss the results tomorrow.

Comentar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comentaría	I would comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	comentarías	you would comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentaría	he / she would comment / discuss; you would comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentaríamos	we would comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentaríais	you would comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentarían	they would comment / discuss; you would comment / discuss (plural)

• Comentaría ese punto con más cuidado. — I would discuss that point more carefully.

Comentar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he comentado	I have commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	has comentado	you have commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha comentado	he / she has commented / discussed; you have commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos comentado	we have commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis comentado	you have commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han comentado	they have commented / discussed; you have commented / discussed (plural)

• He comentado el problema con Ana. — I have discussed the problem with Ana.

Comentar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había comentado	I had commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	habías comentado	you had commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había comentado	he / she had commented / discussed; you had commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos comentado	we had commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais comentado	you had commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían comentado	they had commented / discussed; you had commented / discussed (plural)

• Ya habíamos comentado esa opción. — We had already discussed that option.

Comentar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré comentado	I will have commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás comentado	you will have commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá comentado	he / she will have commented / discussed; you will have commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos comentado	we will have commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis comentado	you will have commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán comentado	they will have commented / discussed; you will have commented / discussed (plural)

• Para entonces habrán comentado todos los puntos. — By then they will have discussed all the points.

Comentar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría comentado	I would have commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías comentado	you would have commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría comentado	he / she would have commented / discussed; you would have commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos comentado	we would have commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais comentado	you would have commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían comentado	they would have commented / discussed; you would have commented / discussed (plural)

• Habría comentado la noticia antes. — I would have mentioned the news earlier.

Comentar subjunctive conjugations

Comentar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comente	that I comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	comentes	that you comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comente	that he / she comment / discuss; that you comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentemos	that we comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentéis	that you comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comenten	that they comment / discuss; that you comment / discuss (plural)

• Quiero que comentes tu idea. — I want you to comment on your idea.

Comentar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comentara	that I commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	comentaras	that you commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentara	that he / she commented / discussed; that you commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentáramos	that we commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentarais	that you commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentaran	that they commented / discussed; that you commented / discussed (plural)

• Preferían que comentáramos el informe completo. — They preferred that we discuss the complete report.
• Era mejor que comentases ese detalle en privado. — It was better for you to discuss that detail privately.

Comentar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	comentare	if / when I should comment / discuss
Tú — you, singular informal	comentares	if / when you should comment / discuss
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	comentare	if / when he / she should comment / discuss; if / when you should comment / discuss (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	comentáremos	if / when we should comment / discuss
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentareis	if / when you should comment / discuss (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	comentaren	if / when they should comment / discuss; if / when you should comment / discuss (plural)

• Quien comentare información confidencial deberá respetar las normas aplicables. — Whoever should comment on confidential information must follow the applicable rules.

Comentar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya comentado	that I have commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas comentado	that you have commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya comentado	that he / she has commented / discussed; that you have commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos comentado	that we have commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis comentado	that you have commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan comentado	that they have commented / discussed; that you have commented / discussed (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas comentado ese problema. — I am glad that you mentioned that problem.

Comentar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera comentado	that I had commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras comentado	that you had commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera comentado	that he / she had commented / discussed; that you had commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos comentado	that we had commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais comentado	that you had commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran comentado	that they had commented / discussed; that you had commented / discussed (plural)

• Si hubiera comentado la duda antes, la habríamos resuelto. — If I had mentioned the doubt earlier, we would have resolved it.
• Si hubieses comentado el cambio, todos lo habrían sabido. — If you had mentioned the change, everyone would have known.

Comentar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant comentado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere comentado	if / when I should have commented / discussed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres comentado	if / when you should have commented / discussed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere comentado	if / when he / she should have commented / discussed; if / when you should have commented / discussed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos comentado	if / when we should have commented / discussed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis comentado	if / when you should have commented / discussed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren comentado	if / when they should have commented / discussed; if / when you should have commented / discussed (plural)

• Si hubieren comentado datos adicionales, deberán indicar la fuente. — If they should have commented on additional data, they must indicate the source.

Comentar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Comentar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	comenta	comment
Usted — you, singular formal	comente	comment (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	comentemos	let’s comment
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	comentad	comment (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	comenten	comment (plural)

• Comenta tu propuesta brevemente. — Comment on your proposal briefly.

Comentar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no comentes	do not comment
Usted — you, singular formal	no comente	do not comment (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no comentemos	let’s not comment
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no comentéis	do not comment (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no comenten	do not comment (plural)

• No comentes información privada. — Do not discuss private information.

Common constructions with Comentar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• comentar algo. — to comment on / discuss something.
• comentar algo con alguien. — to discuss something with someone.
• comentar que + clause. — to mention / say that something is the case.
• hacer un comentario sobre algo. — to make a comment about something.

Example sentences with Comentar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Quiero comentar una cosa. — I want to mention something.
• Comentamos el proyecto durante una hora. — We discussed the project for an hour.
• Marta comentó que estaba cansada. — Marta mentioned that she was tired.
• Espero que comentes los resultados mañana. — I hope you discuss the results tomorrow.
• Ya hemos comentado ese tema. — We have already discussed that topic.
• Comenta primero los datos más importantes. — Discuss the most important data first.

Regional and usage notes for Comentar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos comentás todo con tus compañeros. — You discuss everything with your coworkers. (voseo)
• Comentá ese punto con el equipo. — Discuss that point with the team. (affirmative vos command)

Comentar is fully regular. The main learner focus is complement structure: comment on a topic directly, discuss it con someone, or introduce reported information with que.