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Conjugation of the French verb mettre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb mettre, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
mettreto put

PresentScored
je metsI put
tu metsyou put
il methe puts
elle metshe puts
nous mettonswe put
vous mettezyou put
ils mettentthey put
elles mettentthey put

ImperfectScored
je mettaisI was putting
tu mettaisyou were putting
il mettaithe was putting
elle mettaitshe was putting
nous mettionswe were putting
vous mettiezyou were putting
ils mettaientthey were putting
elles mettaientthey were putting

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je misI put
tu misyou put
il mithe put
elle mitshe put
nous mîmeswe put
vous mîtesyou put
ils mirentthey put
elles mirentthey put

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai misI put
tu as misyou put
il a mishe put
elle a misshe put
nous avons miswe put
vous avez misyou put
ils ont misthey put
elles ont misthey put

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais misI had put
tu avais misyou had put
il avait mishe had put
elle avait misshe had put
nous avions miswe had put
vous aviez misyou had put
ils avaient misthey had put
elles avaient misthey had put

FutureScored
je mettraiI will put
tu mettrasyou will put
il mettrahe will put
elle mettrashe will put
nous mettronswe will put
vous mettrezyou will put
ils mettrontthey will put
elles mettrontthey will put

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurai misI will have put
tu auras misyou will have put
il aura mishe will have put
elle aura misshe will have put
nous aurons miswe will have put
vous aurez misyou will have put
ils auront misthey will have put
elles auront misthey will have put

ConditionalScored
je mettraisI would put
tu mettraisyou would put
il mettraithe would put
elle mettraitshe would put
nous mettrionswe would put
vous mettriezyou would put
ils mettraientthey would put
elles mettraientthey would put

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
j'aurais misI would have put
tu aurais misyou would have put
il aurait mishe would have put
elle aurait misshe would have put
nous aurions miswe would have put
vous auriez misyou would have put
ils auraient misthey would have put
elles auraient misthey would have put

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je mette(... that) I put
(... que) tu mettes(... that) you put
(... que) il mette(... that) he puts
(... que) elle mette(... that) she puts
(... que) nous mettions(... that) we put
(... que) vous mettiez(... that) you put
(... que) ils mettent(... that) they put
(... que) elles mettent(... that) they put

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je misse(... that) I was putting
(... que) tu misses(... that) you were putting
(... que) il mît(... that) he was putting
(... que) elle mît(... that) she was putting
(... que) nous missions(... that) we were putting
(... que) vous missiez(... that) you were putting
(... que) ils missent(... that) they were putting
(... que) elles missent(... that) they were putting

ImperativeScored
mets Put
mettonsLet's put
mettez Put

Present ParticipleScored
mettant putting

Past ParticipleScored
mis put

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