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Mettre Conjugation Charts – All French Tenses

Mettre Conjugation Charts – All French Tenses

Conjugate mettre (to put) in the key French tenses with this clear, simple chart and examples.

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PRESENT
je mets
tu mets
il/elle met
nous mettons
vous mettez
ils/elles mettent
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
j’ai mis
tu as mis
il/elle a mis
nous avons mis
vous avez mis
ils/elles ont mis
IMPERFECT
je mettais
tu mettais
il/elle mettait
nous mettions
vous mettiez
ils/elles mettaient
FUTURE
je mettrai
tu mettras
il/elle mettra
nous mettrons
vous mettrez
ils/elles mettront

Mettre conjugation charts

Present tense (le présent)

Je metsI putJe mis du beurre sur le pain.I put butter on the bread.
Tu metsYou put (familiar, singular)Tu mets du maquillage avant de sortir de la maison.You put on make-up before going out of the home.
Il/elle metHe/she putsElle met une heure pour arrive à Paris.She takes an hour to get to Paris.
Nous mettonsWe putNous mettons les assiette sur la table.We put the plates on the table.
Vous mettezYou put (formal, plural)Vous mettez vos meilleurs bijoux.You put on your best jewelry.
Ils/elles mettentThey put, wearIls mettent la télé avant de dîner.They turn on the TV before having dinner.

Compound past (passé composé)

J'ai misI putJ'ai mis la musique avant d'aller au lit.I put the music on before going to sleep.
Tu as misYou put (familiar, singular)Tu as mis tes boucles d'oreille avant de sortir.You put on your earrings before going out.
Il/elle a mitHe/she putElle a mis de la sauce de tomate sur la pizza.She put tomato sauce on the pizza.
Nous avons misWe putNous avons mis la chaîne 4 pour regarder le match de foot.We put on channel 4 to watch the soccer game.
Vous avez misYou put (formal, plural)Vous avez mis cinq heures pour arriver à Munich.You took five hours to get to Munich.
Ils/elles ont misThey putIls ont mis la argenterie sur les tables.They put the silverware on the tables.

Imperfect (l’imparfait)

Je mettaisI was putting, used to putJe mettais des lunettes quand j'étais un enfant.I used to wear glasses when I was a child.
Tu mettaisYou were putting, used to put (informal, singular)Tu mettais la table tout le temps quand tu habitais ici.You used to set the table all the time when you lived here.
Il/elle mettaitHe/she was putting, used to putElle mettait son maquillage quand le téléphone a sonné.She was putting on her make-up when the phone rang.
Nous mettionsWe were putting, used to putAvant nous mettions la télé pendant tous nos repas.Before we used to turn on the TV during all our meals.
Vous mettiezYou were putting, used to put (formal, plural)Vous mettiez la musique trop fort quand vous étiez un adolescent.You used to put the music on too loud when you were a teenager.
Ils/elles mettaientThey were putting, used to putIls mettaient trois heures pour arriver à Paris avant l'ouverture de la nouvelle route.They used to take three hours to get to Paris before the opening of the new road.

Future tense (le futur simple)

Je mettraiI will putJe mettrai les verres sur la table.I'll put the glasses on the table.
Tu mettrasYou will put (informal, singular)Tu mettras du maquillage ce soir.You'll put on make-up tonight.
Il/elle mettraHe/she will putElle mettra la radio avant de commencer à travailler.She'll turn on the radio before starting work.
Nous mettronsWe will putNous mettrons la table pour les invités.We'll set the table for the guests.
Vous mettrezYou will put (formal, plural)Vous mettrez les anchois sur la pizza.You will put anchovies on the pizza.
Ils/elles mettrontThey will putIls mettront les documents sur table.They'll put the documents on the table.

Conditional tense (le conditionnel)

Je mettraisI would putJe mettrais un short s'il faisait plus chaud.I would put on shorts if it were warmer out.
Tu mettraisYou would put (informal, singular)Tu mettrais un costume si tu assistais au mariage.You would put on a suit if you were attending the marriage.
Il/elle mettraitHe/she would putElle mettrait du maquillage mais ce n'est pas necessaire.She would put on make-up bit it's not necessary.
Nous mettrionsWe would putNormalement, nous mettrions une heure pour arriver à Paris.Normally we would take an hour to get to Paris.
Vous mettriezYou would put (formal, plural)Vous mettriez la musique si les enfants n'etaient pas déjà au lit.You'd put on some music if the kids weren't already in bed.
Ils/elles mettraientThey would putIls mettraient leurs anoraks s'il neigait.They would put on their winter coats if it were snowing out.

Subjunctive mood (le subjonctif)

que je mette
that I putIl faut que je mette mes lunettes.I need to put on my glasses.
que tu mettesthat you put (familiar, singular)Elle veut que tu mettes du maquillage.She wants you to put on some make-up.
que il/elle mettethat he/she putsJe doute qu'il mette la table.I doubt he's setting the table.
que nous mettionsthat we putIl faut que nous mettions la télé.We need to turn on the TV.
que vous mettiezthat you put (formal, plural)Je veux que vous mettiez les documents sur le table.I want you to put the documents on the table.
qu'ils/elles mettentthat they putJe veux qu'ils mettent la musique un plus fort.I want them to put the music a bit louder

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