démentir: Conjugation

The démentir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb démentir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of démentir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of démentir at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jedémens
tudémens
il/elledément
nousdémentons
vousdémentez
ils/ellesdémentent
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j'ai démenti
tuas démenti
il/ellea démenti
nousavons démenti
vousavez démenti
ils/ellesont démenti
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ImperfectPluperfect

jedémentais
tudémentais
il/elledémentait
nousdémentions
vousdémentiez
ils/ellesdémentaient
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j'avais démenti
tuavais démenti
il/elleavait démenti
nousavions démenti
vousaviez démenti
ils/ellesavaient démenti
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FutureFuture-perfect

jedémentirai
tudémentiras
il/elledémentira
nousdémentirons
vousdémentirez
ils/ellesdémentiront
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j'aurai démenti
tuauras démenti
il/elleaura démenti
nousaurons démenti
vousaurez démenti
ils/ellesauront démenti
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jedémentirais
tudémentirais
il/elledémentirait
nousdémentirions
vousdémentiriez
ils/ellesdémentiraient
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j'aurais démenti
tuaurais démenti
il/elleaurait démenti
nousaurions démenti
vousauriez démenti
ils/ellesauraient démenti
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jedémente
tudémentes
il/elledémente
nousdémentions
vousdémentiez
ils/ellesdémentent
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j'aie démenti
tuaies démenti
il/elleait démenti
nousayons démenti
vousayez démenti
ils/ellesaient démenti
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Past historicPast anterior

jedémentis
tudémentis
il/elledémentit
nousdémentîmes
vousdémentîtes
ils/ellesdémentirent
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j'eus démenti
tueus démenti
il/elleeut démenti
nouseûmes démenti
vouseûtes démenti
ils/elleseurent démenti
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This verb belongs to a pattern in which there is a 'characteristic consonant' immediately before the -ir of the infinitive. This consonant is absent in the singular present tense forms, but appears in other forms. These verbs also characteristically have a past participle ending in -i.

Apart from the behaviour of the characteristic consonant, this verb pattern is very similar to the regular -ir pattern, but without -ss- before its endings. It is also similar to the regular -er pattern but with -i in the past participle, and present tense singular endings -s/-t.

Common verbs following this pattern include: dormir (to sleep), mentir (to lie, not tell the truth), partir (to leave), sentir (to feel, smell), servir (to serve), sortir (to go/come out). Compounds such as endormir to put to sleep naturally follow the same pattern.