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mentir – to lie

french verb conjugation tables

PRESENT
je mens
tu mens
il ment
nous mentons
vous mentez
ils mentent
PASSÉ SIMPLE
je mentis
tu mentis
il mentit
nous mentîmes
vous mentîtes
ils mentirent
Present Perfect
IMPERFECT
je mentais
tu mentais
il mentait
nous mentions
vous mentiez
ils mentaient
FUTURE
je mentirai
tu mentiras
il mentira
nous mentirons
vous mentirez
ils mentiront
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
j’ai menti
tu as menti
il a menti
nous avons menti
vous avez menti
ils ont menti
PAST PERFECT
j’eus menti
tu eus menti
il eut menti
nous eûmes menti
vous eûtes menti
ils eurent menti
PLUPERFECT
j’avais menti
tu avais menti
il avait menti
nous avions menti
vous aviez menti
ils avaient menti
PAST FUTURE
j’aurai menti
tu auras menti
il aura menti
nous aurons menti
vous aurez menti
ils auront menti
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
que je mente
que tu mentes
qu’il mente
que nous mentions
que vous mentiez
qu’ils mentent
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
que j’aie menti
que tu aies menti
qu’il ait menti
que nous ayons menti
que vous ayez menti
qu’ils aient menti
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
que je mentisse
que tu mentisses
qu’il mentît
que nous mentissions
que vous mentissiez
qu’ils mentissent
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
que j’eusse menti
que tu eusses menti
qu’il eût menti
que nous eussions menti
que vous eussiez menti
qu’ils eussent menti
PRESENT CONDITIONAL
je mentirais
tu mentirais
il mentirait
nous mentirions
vous mentiriez
ils mentiraient
FIRST PAST CONDITIONAL
j’aurais menti
tu aurais menti
il aurait menti
nous aurions menti
vous auriez menti
ils auraient menti
SECOND PAST CONDITIONAL
j’eusse menti
tu eusses menti
il eût menti
nous eussions menti
vous eussiez menti
ils eussent menti
PRESENT IMPERATIVE
mens
mentons
mentez
PRESENT INFINITIVE
mentir
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
mentant
PAST
IMPERATIVE

aie menti
ayons menti
ayez menti
PAST INFINITIVE
avoir menti
PAST PARTICIPLE
menti

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