mentir — to lieFrench Verbs

mentir (to lie)French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate mentir (to lie) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

mentirPresent Simple in French

mentir Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jemensJe ne mens jamais à mes amis.I never lie to my friends.
tumensPourquoi tu mens sur ton âge ?Why do you lie about your age?
il/ellementIl ment quand il est nerveux.He/she lies when he's/she's nervous.
nousmentonsNous ne mentons pas à nos parents.We don't lie to our parents.
vousmentezVous mentez trop souvent.You all lie too often.
ils/ellesmententIls mentent sur tout.They lie about everything.

mentirPast Compound in French

mentir Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeai mentiJ'ai menti à mes parents hier.I lied to my parents yesterday.
tuas mentiTu as menti sur tes devoirs.You lied about your homework.
il/ellea mentiElle a menti pour protéger son amie.She lied to protect her friend.
nousavons mentiNous n'avons jamais menti au professeur.We never lied to the teacher.
vousavez mentiVous avez menti sur la fenêtre cassée.You all lied about the broken window.
ils/ellesont mentiIls ont menti sur où ils étaient.They lied about where they were.

mentirImperfect in French

mentir Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jementaisJe mentais pour te protéger.I was lying to protect you.
tumentaisTu mentais tout le temps.You used to lie all the time.
il/ellementaitElle mentait sur ses notes.He/she would lie about his/her grades.
nousmentionsNous ne mentions jamais à l'époque.We never lied back then.
vousmentiezVous mentiez au professeur.You all were lying to the teacher.
ils/ellesmentaientElles mentaient chaque jour.They would lie every day.

mentirFuture in French

mentir Future conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jementiraiJe ne mentirai plus jamais.I'll never lie again.
tumentirasTu mentiras si nécessaire.You'll lie if necessary.
il/ellementiraIl mentira demain.He/she will lie tomorrow.
nousmentironsNous ne mentirons pas là-dessus.We won't lie about this.
vousmentirezVous leur mentirez.You all will lie to them.
ils/ellesmentirontIls mentiront sur l'argent.They'll lie about the money.

mentirPresent Subjunctive in French

mentir Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jementeJe doute que je te mente.I doubt that I'm lying to you.
tumentesElle veut que tu mentes moins.She wants you to lie less.
il/ellementeIl est possible qu'il mente sur son âge.It's possible that he's lying about his age.
nousmentionsIls ne pensent pas que nous mentions.They don't think we're lying.
vousmentiezJ'ai peur que vous me mentiez.I'm afraid you all are lying to me.
ils/ellesmententIl faut qu'ils mentent pour nous.We need them to lie for us.

mentirConditional in French

mentir Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jementiraisJe ne te mentirais jamais.I would never lie to you.
tumentiraisTu mentirais pour moi ?Would you lie for me?
il/ellementiraitElle mentirait si elle devait.She would lie if she had to.
nousmentirionsNous ne mentirions pas là-dessus.We wouldn't lie about that.
vousmentiriezVous mentiriez dans cette situation.You all would lie in that situation.
ils/ellesmentiraientElles mentiraient pour se sauver.They would lie to save themselves.