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French Verbs

Infinitive - mentir - "lie", "tell a lie" - Irregular verb

Present participle - mentant

Past participle - menti

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présent de l'indicatif

je mens

I am lying

tu mens

you are lying

il ment

he is lying

elle ment

she is lying

nous mentons

we are lying

vous mentez

you are lying

ils mentent

they are lying

elles mentent

they are lying

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je mentais

I was lying

tu mentais

you were lying

il mentait

he was lying

elle mentait

she was lying

nous mentions

we were lying

vous mentiez

you were lying

ils mentaient

they were lying

elles mentaient

they were lying

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passé simple

je mentis

I lied

tu mentis

you lied

il mentit

he lied

elle mentit

she lied

nous mentîmes

we lied

vous mentîtes

you lied

ils mentirent

they lied

elles mentirent

they lied

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futur

je mentirai

I will lie

tu mentiras

you will lie

il mentira

he will lie

elle mentira

she will lie

nous mentirons

we will lie

vous mentirez

you will lie

ils mentiront

they will lie

elles mentiront

they will lie

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conditionnel

je mentirais

I would lie

tu mentirais

you would lie

il mentirait

he would lie

elle mentirait

she would lie

nous mentirions

we would lie

vous mentiriez

you would lie

ils mentiraient

they would lie

elles mentiraient

they would lie

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présent du subjonctif

je mente

I lie

tu mentes

you lie

il mente

he lies

elle mente

she lies

nous mentions

we lie

vous mentiez

you lie

ils mentent

they lie

elles mentent

they lie

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imparfait du subjonctif

je mentisse

I was lying

tu mentisses

you were lying

il mentît

he was lying

elle mentît

she was lying

nous mentissions

we were lying

vous mentissiez

you were lying

ils mentissent

they were lying

elles mentissent

they were lying

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passé composé

j'ai menti

I have lied

tu as menti

you have lied

il a menti

he has lied

elle a menti

she has lied

nous avons menti

we have lied

vous avez menti

you have lied

ils ont menti

they have lied

elles ont menti

they have lied

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais menti

I had lied

tu avais menti

you had lied

il avait menti

he had lied

elle avait menti

she had lied

nous avions menti

we had lied

vous aviez menti

you had lied

ils avaient menti

they had lied

elles avaient menti

they had lied

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passé antérieur

j'eus menti

I had lied

tu eus menti

you had lied

il eut menti

he had lied

elle eut menti

she had lied

nous eûmes menti

we had lied

vous eûtes menti

you had lied

ils eurent menti

they had lied

elles eurent menti

they had lied

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futur antérieur

j'aurai menti

I will have lied

tu auras menti

you will have lied

il aura menti

he will have lied

elle aura menti

she will have lied

nous aurons menti

we will have lied

vous aurez menti

you will have lied

ils auront menti

they will have lied

elles auront menti

they will have lied

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais menti

I would have lied

tu aurais menti

you would have lied

il aurait menti

he would have lied

elle aurait menti

she would have lied

nous aurions menti

we would have lied

vous auriez menti

you would have lied

ils auraient menti

they would have lied

elles auraient menti

they would have lied

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie menti

I lied

tu aies menti

you lied

il ait menti

he lied

elle ait menti

she lied

nous ayons menti

we lied

vous ayez menti

you lied

ils aient menti

they lied

elles aient menti

they lied

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse menti

I would have lied

tu eusses menti

you would have lied

il eût menti

he would have lied

elle eût menti

she would have lied

nous eussions menti

we would have lied

vous eussiez menti

you would have lied

ils eussent menti

they would have lied

elles eussent menti

they would have lied

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impératif

Mens!

Lie! [you (familiar)]

Mentons!

Let's lie!

Mentez!

Lie! [you (formal)]