Past of the French verb mentir
The past tense conjugations for the French verb mentir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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