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mentire

to lie; tell a lie

Regular · 15 form tables

Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

mentire: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I lied; I have lied
tu	you lied; you have lied
lui/lei	he/she lied; he/she has lied; you (formal) lied; you (formal) have lied
noi	we lied; we have lied
voi	you (plural) lied; you (plural) have lied
loro	they lied; they have lied

mentire: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to lie
tu	you used to lie
lui/lei	he/she used to lie; you (formal) used to lie
noi	we used to lie
voi	you (plural) used to lie
loro	they used to lie

mentire: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had lied
tu	you had lied
lui/lei	he/she had lied; you (formal) had lied
noi	we had lied
voi	you (plural) had lied
loro	they had lied

mentire: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had lied (before the next past event)
tu	you had lied (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had lied (before the next past event); you (formal) had lied (before the next past event)
noi	we had lied (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had lied (before the next past event)
loro	they had lied (before the next past event)

mentire: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will lie
tu	you will lie
lui/lei	he/she will lie; you (formal) will lie
noi	we will lie
voi	you (plural) will lie
loro	they will lie

mentire: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have lied
tu	you will have lied
lui/lei	he/she will have lied; you (formal) will have lied
noi	we will have lied
voi	you (plural) will have lied
loro	they will have lied

mentire: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would lie
tu	you would lie
lui/lei	he/she would lie; you (formal) would lie
noi	we would lie
voi	you (plural) would lie
loro	they would lie

mentire: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have lied
tu	you would have lied
lui/lei	he/she would have lied; you (formal) would have lied
noi	we would have lied
voi	you (plural) would have lied
loro	they would have lied

mentire: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I lie
tu	(that) you lie
lui/lei	(that) he/she lies; (that) you (formal) lie
noi	(that) we lie
voi	(that) you (plural) lie
loro	(that) they lie

mentire: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have lied
tu	(that) you have lied
lui/lei	(that) he/she has lied; (that) you (formal) have lied
noi	(that) we have lied
voi	(that) you (plural) have lied
loro	(that) they have lied

mentire: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I lied
tu	(that) you lied
lui/lei	(that) he/she lied; (that) you (formal) lied
noi	(that) we lied
voi	(that) you (plural) lied
loro	(that) they lied

mentire: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had lied
tu	(that) you had lied
lui/lei	(that) he/she had lied; (that) you (formal) had lied
noi	(that) we had lied
voi	(that) you (plural) had lied
loro	(that) they had lied

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