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Conjugation of mettre in French

mettreto putirregular

Présentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Présent of mettre
PersonConjugation
jeje mets
tutu mets
il/elle/onil met
nousnous mettons
vousvous mettez
ils/ellesils mettent

Common mistakes in the Présent

  • jeje metje metsLearners often omit the final 's'; the correct form is 'je mets'.
  • nousnous metonsnous mettonsThe stem doubles the 't' for nous: 'nous mettons'.
  • ils/ellesils metentils mettentThe plural adds 'tt': 'ils mettent'.

Passé composépresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Passé composé of mettre
PersonConjugation
jej'ai mis
tutu as mis
il/elle/onil a mis
nousnous avons mis
vousvous avez mis
ils/ellesils ont mis

Common mistakes in the Passé composé

  • jeje suis misj'ai misMettre uses the auxiliary avoir, not être: 'j'ai mis'.

Imparfaitimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imparfait of mettre
PersonConjugation
jeje mettais
tutu mettais
il/elle/onil mettait
nousnous mettions
vousvous mettiez
ils/ellesils mettaient

Futur simplefuture

Actions that will happen.

Futur simple of mettre
PersonConjugation
jeje mettrai
tutu mettras
il/elle/onil mettra
nousnous mettrons
vousvous mettrez
ils/ellesils mettront

Common mistakes in the Futur simple

  • jeje metraije mettraiFuture stem is mettr- (double 't'): 'je mettrai'.

Conditionnel présentconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Conditionnel présent of mettre
PersonConjugation
jeje mettrais
tutu mettrais
il/elle/onil mettrait
nousnous mettrions
vousvous mettriez
ils/ellesils mettraient

Common mistakes in the Conditionnel présent

  • jeje metraisje mettraisConditional uses the same stem as the future (mettr-): 'je mettrais'.

Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subjonctif présent of mettre
PersonConjugation
jeque je mette
tuque tu mettes
il/elle/onqu'il mette
nousque nous mettions
vousque vous mettiez
ils/ellesqu'ils mettent

Common mistakes in the Subjonctif présent

  • jeque je metsque je metteDon't use the indicative; subjunctive requires 'que je mette'.

Impératifimperative

Commands and requests.

Impératif of mettre
PersonConjugation
tumets
nousmettons
vousmettez

Common mistakes in the Impératif

  • tumet!metsUnlike -er verbs, the familiar imperative for 'mettre' keeps the 's': 'mets!'.

Participe passépast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participe passé of mettre
PersonConjugation
jemis
tumis
il/elle/onmis
nousmis
vousmis
ils/ellesmis

Common mistakes in the Participe passé

  • jemette9misPast participle is irregular: 'mis' (not 'mett�' or 'mette9').

mettre — frequently asked questions

Is mettre a regular verb?
No — mettre is an irregular French verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does mettre mean?
mettre is a French verb meaning "to put".