mettre
A1#125Hear it
verb
- to put; to place
- to put on
- to set
- to startsomething / doing something
- to get around to it
Forms
Present
| I | mets |
|---|---|
| you | mets |
| he, she, it | met |
| we | mettons |
| you (plural) | mettez |
| they | mettent |
Imperfect
| I | mettais |
|---|---|
| you | mettais |
| he, she, it | mettait |
| we | mettions |
| you (plural) | mettiez |
| they | mettaient |
Past historic
| I | mis |
|---|---|
| you | mis |
| he, she, it | mit |
| we | mîmes |
| you (plural) | mîtes |
| they | mirent |
Future
| I | mettrai |
|---|---|
| you | mettras |
| he, she, it | mettra |
| we | mettrons |
| you (plural) | mettrez |
| they | mettront |
Conditional
| I | mettrais |
|---|---|
| you | mettrais |
| he, she, it | mettrait |
| we | mettrions |
| you (plural) | mettriez |
| they | mettraient |
Subjunctive
| I | mette |
|---|---|
| you | mettes |
| he, she, it | mette |
| we | mettions |
| you (plural) | mettiez |
| they | mettent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | misse |
|---|---|
| you | misses |
| he, she, it | mît |
| we | missions |
| you (plural) | missiez |
| they | missent |
Imperative
| you | mets |
|---|---|
| we | mettons |
| you (plural) | mettez |
Other forms
| infinitive | mettre |
|---|---|
| past participle | mis |
| gerund | mettant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Bon. Je mets les noires.Fine. I'll wear the black ones.A1Qu'est-ce que je mets? — What shall I wear?
- Et on ne met jamais le pain à l'envers sur la table. Ça porte malheur.And you never put the bread upside down on the table. It brings bad luck.A2Le pain et le fromage — Bread and cheese
- Les familles ont été séparées et mises sur des bateaux.The families were separated and put on ships.B1Le Grand Dérangement — The Great Upheaval
- Le père Chapdelaine, hors de lui, se mit à crier:Father Chapdelaine, outside of him, began to cry out:B1Maria Chapdelaine