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mentir conjugation

/mɑ̃.tiʁ/

to lie (say something untrue)

irregularauxiliary: avoir

Conjugate mentir (to lie (say something untrue)) in French. Present: je mens, tu mens, il/elle/on ment. Passé composé: j’ai menti. Past participle: menti. Auxiliary: avoir. Pronunciation and examples available.

Indicative

Present indicative

Tense guide
jemens/mɑ̃/
tumens/mɑ̃/
il/elle/onment/mɑ̃/
nousmentons
vousmentez
ils/ellesmentent

Passé composé

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j’ai menti
tuas menti
il/elle/ona menti
nousavons menti
vousavez menti
ils/ellesont menti

Imperfect indicative

Tense guide
jementais
tumentais
il/elle/onmentait
nousmentions
vousmentiez
ils/ellesmentaient

Near future indicative

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jevais mentir
tuvas mentir
il/elle/onva mentir
nousallons mentir
vousallez mentir
ils/ellesvont mentir

Future indicative

Tense guide
jementirai
tumentiras
il/elle/onmentira/mɑ̃.ti.ʁa/
nousmentirons
vousmentirez
ils/ellesmentiront

Simple past indicative

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jementis
tumentis
il/elle/onmentit
nousmentîmes
vousmentîtes
ils/ellesmentirent

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Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

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jemente
tumentes/mɑ̃t/
il/elle/onmente
nousmentions
vousmentiez
ils/ellesmentent

Imperfect subjunctive

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jementisse
tumentisses
il/elle/onmentît
nousmentissions
vousmentissiez
ils/ellesmentissent

Conditional

Present conditional

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jementirais
tumentirais
il/elle/onmentirait
nousmentirions
vousmentiriez
ils/ellesmentiraient

Other forms

Imperative

Tense guide
(tu)mens/mɑ̃/
(nous)mentons
(vous)mentez