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Conjugation of the French verb nier

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

nier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
nier	to deny

Present		Scored
je nie	I deny
tu nies	you deny
il nie	he denies
elle nie	she denies
nous nions	we deny
vous niez	you deny
ils nient	they deny
elles nient	they deny

Imperfect		Scored
je niais	I was denying
tu niais	you were denying
il niait	he was denying
elle niait	she was denying
nous niions	we were denying
vous niiez	you were denying
ils niaient	they were denying
elles niaient	they were denying

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 niai	I denied
tu nias	you denied
il nia	he denied
elle nia	she denied
nous niâmes	we denied
vous niâtes	you denied
ils nièrent	they denied
elles nièrent	they denied

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

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

Future		Scored
je nierai	I will deny
tu nieras	you will deny
il niera	he will deny
elle niera	she will deny
nous nierons	we will deny
vous nierez	you will deny
ils nieront	they will deny
elles nieront	they will deny

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 nié	I will have denied
tu auras nié	you will have denied
il aura nié	he will have denied
elle aura nié	she will have denied
nous aurons nié	we will have denied
vous aurez nié	you will have denied
ils auront nié	they will have denied
elles auront nié	they will have denied

Conditional		Scored
je nierais	I would deny
tu nierais	you would deny
il nierait	he would deny
elle nierait	she would deny
nous nierions	we would deny
vous nieriez	you would deny
ils nieraient	they would deny
elles nieraient	they would deny

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 nié	I would have denied
tu aurais nié	you would have denied
il aurait nié	he would have denied
elle aurait nié	she would have denied
nous aurions nié	we would have denied
vous auriez nié	you would have denied
ils auraient nié	they would have denied
elles auraient nié	they would have denied

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je nie	(... that) I deny
(... que) tu nies	(... that) you deny
(... que) il nie	(... that) he denies
(... que) elle nie	(... that) she denies
(... que) nous niions	(... that) we deny
(... que) vous niiez	(... that) you deny
(... que) ils nient	(... that) they deny
(... que) elles nient	(... that) they deny

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je niasse	(... that) I was denying
(... que) tu niasses	(... that) you were denying
(... que) il niât	(... that) he was denying
(... que) elle niât	(... that) she was denying
(... que) nous niassions	(... that) we were denying
(... que) vous niassiez	(... that) you were denying
(... que) ils niassent	(... that) they were denying
(... que) elles niassent	(... that) they were denying

Imperative		Scored
nie	Deny
nions	Let's deny
niez	Deny

Present Participle		Scored
niant	denying

Past Participle		Scored
nié	denied

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