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Conjugation of the French verb mener

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb mener, along with their English translations.

mener is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
mener	to lead

Present		Scored
je mène	I lead
tu mènes	you lead
il mène	he leads
elle mène	she leads
nous menons	we lead
vous menez	you lead
ils mènent	they lead
elles mènent	they lead

Imperfect		Scored
je menais	I was leading
tu menais	you were leading
il menait	he was leading
elle menait	she was leading
nous menions	we were leading
vous meniez	you were leading
ils menaient	they were leading
elles menaient	they were leading

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je menai	I led
tu menas	you led
il mena	he led
elle mena	she led
nous menâmes	we led
vous menâtes	you led
ils menèrent	they led
elles menèrent	they led

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai mené	I led
tu as mené	you led
il a mené	he led
elle a mené	she led
nous avons mené	we led
vous avez mené	you led
ils ont mené	they led
elles ont mené	they led

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais mené	I had led
tu avais mené	you had led
il avait mené	he had led
elle avait mené	she had led
nous avions mené	we had led
vous aviez mené	you had led
ils avaient mené	they had led
elles avaient mené	they had led

Future		Scored
je mènerai	I will lead
tu mèneras	you will lead
il mènera	he will lead
elle mènera	she will lead
nous mènerons	we will lead
vous mènerez	you will lead
ils mèneront	they will lead
elles mèneront	they will lead

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai mené	I will have led
tu auras mené	you will have led
il aura mené	he will have led
elle aura mené	she will have led
nous aurons mené	we will have led
vous aurez mené	you will have led
ils auront mené	they will have led
elles auront mené	they will have led

Conditional		Scored
je mènerais	I would lead
tu mènerais	you would lead
il mènerait	he would lead
elle mènerait	she would lead
nous mènerions	we would lead
vous mèneriez	you would lead
ils mèneraient	they would lead
elles mèneraient	they would lead

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais mené	I would have led
tu aurais mené	you would have led
il aurait mené	he would have led
elle aurait mené	she would have led
nous aurions mené	we would have led
vous auriez mené	you would have led
ils auraient mené	they would have led
elles auraient mené	they would have led

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je mène	(... that) I lead
(... que) tu mènes	(... that) you lead
(... que) il mène	(... that) he leads
(... que) elle mène	(... that) she leads
(... que) nous menions	(... that) we lead
(... que) vous meniez	(... that) you lead
(... que) ils mènent	(... that) they lead
(... que) elles mènent	(... that) they lead

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je menasse	(... that) I was leading
(... que) tu menasses	(... that) you were leading
(... que) il menât	(... that) he was leading
(... que) elle menât	(... that) she was leading
(... que) nous menassions	(... that) we were leading
(... que) vous menassiez	(... that) you were leading
(... que) ils menassent	(... that) they were leading
(... que) elles menassent	(... that) they were leading

Imperative		Scored
mène	Lead
menons	Let's lead
menez	Lead

Present Participle		Scored
menant	leading

Past Participle		Scored
mené	led

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