Nier – to deny

French Verb Conjugations

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
jenieniaisnierainieraisnieniasse
tuniesniaisnierasnieraisniesniasses
ilnieniaitnieranieraitnieniât
nousnionsniionsnieronsnierionsniionsniassions
vousniezniiezniereznieriezniiez niassiez
ilsnientniaientnierontnieraientnientniassent
       
 Passé composéPast perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
j’ai niéavais niéaurai niéaurais niéaie niéeusse nié
tuas niéavais niéauras niéaurais niéaies niéeusses nié
ila niéavait niéaura niéaurait niéait niéeût nié
nousavons niéavions niéaurons niéaurions niéayons niéeussions nié
vousavez niéaviez niéaurez niéauriez niéayez niéeussiez nié
ilsont niéavaient niéauront niéauraient niéaient niéeussent nié
       
 Passé simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
je / j’niaieus nié (tu)nie Presentniant
tuniaseus nié (nous)nions Pastnié
ilniaeut nié (vous)niez Perfectayant nié
nousniâmeseûmes nié Past imperative  
vousniâteseûtes nié (tu)aie niéPast infinitive
ilsnièrenteurent nié (nous)ayons nié avoir nié
    (vous)ayez nié  

  Nier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).

Nier is one of the handful of French verbs often used with a non-negative ne: the ne explétif.

Does nier need the subjunctive?

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