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 mets | I put | Je mis du beurre sur le pain. | I put butter on the bread. |
| Tu mets | You 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 met | He/she puts | Elle met une heure pour arrive à Paris. | She takes an hour to get to Paris. |
| Nous mettons | We put | Nous mettons les assiette sur la table. | We put the plates on the table. |
| Vous mettez | You put (formal, plural) | Vous mettez vos meilleurs bijoux. | You put on your best jewelry. |
| Ils/elles mettent | They put, wear | Ils mettent la télé avant de dîner. | They turn on the TV before having dinner. |
Compound past (passé composé)
| J'ai mis | I put | J'ai mis la musique avant d'aller au lit. | I put the music on before going to sleep. |
| Tu as mis | You put (familiar, singular) | Tu as mis tes boucles d'oreille avant de sortir. | You put on your earrings before going out. |
| Il/elle a mit | He/she put | Elle a mis de la sauce de tomate sur la pizza. | She put tomato sauce on the pizza. |
| Nous avons mis | We put | Nous avons mis la chaîne 4 pour regarder le match de foot. | We put on channel 4 to watch the soccer game. |
| Vous avez mis | You put (formal, plural) | Vous avez mis cinq heures pour arriver à Munich. | You took five hours to get to Munich. |
| Ils/elles ont mis | They put | Ils ont mis la argenterie sur les tables. | They put the silverware on the tables. |
Imperfect (l’imparfait)
| Je mettais | I was putting, used to put | Je mettais des lunettes quand j'étais un enfant. | I used to wear glasses when I was a child. |
| Tu mettais | You 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 mettait | He/she was putting, used to put | Elle mettait son maquillage quand le téléphone a sonné. | She was putting on her make-up when the phone rang. |
| Nous mettions | We were putting, used to put | Avant nous mettions la télé pendant tous nos repas. | Before we used to turn on the TV during all our meals. |
| Vous mettiez | You 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 mettaient | They were putting, used to put | Ils 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 mettrai | I will put | Je mettrai les verres sur la table. | I'll put the glasses on the table. |
| Tu mettras | You will put (informal, singular) | Tu mettras du maquillage ce soir. | You'll put on make-up tonight. |
| Il/elle mettra | He/she will put | Elle mettra la radio avant de commencer à travailler. | She'll turn on the radio before starting work. |
| Nous mettrons | We will put | Nous mettrons la table pour les invités. | We'll set the table for the guests. |
| Vous mettrez | You will put (formal, plural) | Vous mettrez les anchois sur la pizza. | You will put anchovies on the pizza. |
| Ils/elles mettront | They will put | Ils mettront les documents sur table. | They'll put the documents on the table. |
Conditional tense (le conditionnel)
| Je mettrais | I would put | Je mettrais un short s'il faisait plus chaud. | I would put on shorts if it were warmer out. |
| Tu mettrais | You 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 mettrait | He/she would put | Elle mettrait du maquillage mais ce n'est pas necessaire. | She would put on make-up bit it's not necessary. |
| Nous mettrions | We would put | Normalement, nous mettrions une heure pour arriver à Paris. | Normally we would take an hour to get to Paris. |
| Vous mettriez | You 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 mettraient | They would put | Ils 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 put | Il faut que je mette mes lunettes. | I need to put on my glasses. |
| que tu mettes | that you put (familiar, singular) | Elle veut que tu mettes du maquillage. | She wants you to put on some make-up. |
| que il/elle mette | that he/she puts | Je doute qu'il mette la table. | I doubt he's setting the table. |
| que nous mettions | that we put | Il faut que nous mettions la télé. | We need to turn on the TV. |
| que vous mettiez | that 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 mettent | that they put | Je veux qu'ils mettent la musique un plus fort. | I want them to put the music a bit louder |

