mentir — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | mens | I never lie to my friends. | Je ne mens jamais à mes amis. |
| tu | mens | Why do you lie about your age? | Pourquoi tu mens sur ton âge ? |
| il/elle | ment | He/she lies when he's/she's nervous. | Il ment quand il est nerveux. |
| nous | mentons | We don't lie to our parents. | Nous ne mentons pas à nos parents. |
| vous | mentez | You all lie too often. | Vous mentez trop souvent. |
| ils/elles | mentent | They lie about everything. | Ils mentent sur tout. |
mentir — Past Compound in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai menti | I lied to my parents yesterday. | J'ai menti à mes parents hier. |
| tu | as menti | You lied about your homework. | Tu as menti sur tes devoirs. |
| il/elle | a menti | She lied to protect her friend. | Elle a menti pour protéger son amie. |
| nous | avons menti | We never lied to the teacher. | Nous n'avons jamais menti au professeur. |
| vous | avez menti | You all lied about the broken window. | Vous avez menti sur la fenêtre cassée. |
| ils/elles | ont menti | They lied about where they were. | Ils ont menti sur où ils étaient. |
mentir — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | mentais | I was lying to protect you. | Je mentais pour te protéger. |
| tu | mentais | You used to lie all the time. | Tu mentais tout le temps. |
| il/elle | mentait | He/she would lie about his/her grades. | Elle mentait sur ses notes. |
| nous | mentions | We never lied back then. | Nous ne mentions jamais à l'époque. |
| vous | mentiez | You all were lying to the teacher. | Vous mentiez au professeur. |
| ils/elles | mentaient | They would lie every day. | Elles mentaient chaque jour. |
mentir — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | mentirai | I'll never lie again. | Je ne mentirai plus jamais. |
| tu | mentiras | You'll lie if necessary. | Tu mentiras si nécessaire. |
| il/elle | mentira | He/she will lie tomorrow. | Il mentira demain. |
| nous | mentirons | We won't lie about this. | Nous ne mentirons pas là-dessus. |
| vous | mentirez | You all will lie to them. | Vous leur mentirez. |
| ils/elles | mentiront | They'll lie about the money. | Ils mentiront sur l'argent. |
mentir — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | mentirais | I would never lie to you. | Je ne te mentirais jamais. |
| tu | mentirais | Would you lie for me? | Tu mentirais pour moi ? |
| il/elle | mentirait | She would lie if she had to. | Elle mentirait si elle devait. |
| nous | mentirions | We wouldn't lie about that. | Nous ne mentirions pas là-dessus. |
| vous | mentiriez | You all would lie in that situation. | Vous mentiriez dans cette situation. |
| ils/elles | mentiraient | They would lie to save themselves. | Elles mentiraient pour se sauver. |
mentir — Present Subjunctive in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | English | Example in French |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | mente | I doubt that I'm lying to you. | Je doute que je te mente. |
| tu | mentes | She wants you to lie less. | Elle veut que tu mentes moins. |
| il/elle | mente | It's possible that he's lying about his age. | Il est possible qu'il mente sur son âge. |
| nous | mentions | They don't think we're lying. | Ils ne pensent pas que nous mentions. |
| vous | mentiez | I'm afraid you all are lying to me. | J'ai peur que vous me mentiez. |
| ils/elles | mentent | We need them to lie for us. | Il faut qu'ils mentent pour nous. |