French reference
nier
to deny
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I deny |
| tu | you deny |
| il/elle/on | he/she denies |
| nous | we deny |
| vous | you (plural/formal) deny |
| ils/elles | they deny |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I denied; I have denied |
| tu | you denied; you have denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she denied; he/she has denied |
| nous | we denied; we have denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) denied; you (plural/formal) have denied |
| ils/elles | they denied; they have denied |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to deny |
| tu | you used to deny |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to deny |
| nous | we used to deny |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to deny |
| ils/elles | they used to deny |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had denied |
| tu | you had denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she had denied |
| nous | we had denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had denied |
| ils/elles | they had denied |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will deny |
| tu | you will deny |
| il/elle/on | he/she will deny |
| nous | we will deny |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will deny |
| ils/elles | they will deny |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have denied |
| tu | you will have denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have denied |
| nous | we will have denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have denied |
| ils/elles | they will have denied |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to deny |
| tu | you are going to deny |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to deny |
| nous | we are going to deny |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to deny |
| ils/elles | they are going to deny |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just denied |
| tu | you have just denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just denied |
| nous | we have just denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just denied |
| ils/elles | they have just denied |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I denied |
| tu | you denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she denied |
| nous | we denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) denied |
| ils/elles | they denied |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had denied |
| tu | you had denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she had denied |
| nous | we had denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had denied |
| ils/elles | they had denied |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would deny |
| tu | you would deny |
| il/elle/on | he/she would deny |
| nous | we would deny |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would deny |
| ils/elles | they would deny |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have denied |
| tu | you would have denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have denied |
| nous | we would have denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have denied |
| ils/elles | they would have denied |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have denied |
| tu | you would have denied |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have denied |
| nous | we would have denied |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have denied |
| ils/elles | they would have denied |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I deny |
| tu | (that) you deny |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she denies |
| nous | (that) we deny |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) deny |
| ils/elles | (that) they deny |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have denied |
| tu | (that) you have denied |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has denied |
| nous | (that) we have denied |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have denied |
| ils/elles | (that) they have denied |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I denied |
| tu | (that) you denied |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she denied |
| nous | (that) we denied |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) denied |
| ils/elles | (that) they denied |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had denied |
| tu | (that) you had denied |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had denied |
| nous | (that) we had denied |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had denied |
| ils/elles | (that) they had denied |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | deny! |
| nous | let's deny! |
| vous | deny! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have denied by then! |
| nous | let's have denied by then! |
| vous | have denied by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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