mesconter
Old French
Etymology
mes- (“mis-”) + conter.
Verb
mesconter
- to mistell; to misinform
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of mesconter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | mesconter | avoir mesconté | |||||
gerund | en mescontant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | mescontant | ||||||
past participle | mesconté | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | mescont | mescontes | mesconte | mescontons | mescontez | mescontent |
imperfect | mescontoie, mesconteie, mescontoe, mesconteve | mescontoies, mesconteies, mescontoes, mesconteves | mescontoit, mesconteit, mescontot, mesconteve | mescontiiens, mescontiens | mescontiiez, mescontiez | mescontoient, mesconteient, mescontoent, mescontevent | |
preterite | mescontai | mescontas | mesconta | mescontames | mescontastes | mesconterent | |
future | mesconterai | mesconteras | mescontera | mesconterons | mesconteroiz, mescontereiz, mesconterez | mesconteront | |
conditional | mesconteroie, mescontereie | mesconteroies, mescontereies | mesconteroit, mescontereit | mesconteriiens, mesconteriens | mesconteriiez, mesconteriez | mesconteroient, mescontereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | mescont | mesconz | mescont | mescontons | mescontez | mescontent |
imperfect | mescontasse | mescontasses | mescontast | mescontissons, mescontissiens | mescontissoiz, mescontissez, mescontissiez | mescontassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | mesconte | — | mescontons | mescontez | — |