Présent
- je mets
- tu mets
- il/elle met
- nous mettons
- vous mettez
- ils/elles mettent
mettre is the French verb for “to put”. It is an -re verb with an irregular stem. Its compound tenses, such as the passé composé, take the auxiliary avoir, and its participe passé is mis.
In the présent: je mets, tu mets, il/elle met, nous mettons, vous mettez, ils/elles mettent.
The present singular drops one t, and the participe passé is irregular: mis, not mettu.
Practise mettre
Question 1 of 5
mettre · Présent
D'habitude, je mes clés sur la table.
I usually put my keys on the table.
mettre · Présent
Papa et moi, nous les courses dans le frigo maintenant.
Dad and I are putting the shopping in the fridge now.
mettre · Passé composé
Le facteur le colis devant la porte hier.
The postman left the parcel by the door yesterday.
mettre · Présent
Les enfants leurs jouets dans le coffre chaque soir.
The children put their toys in the chest every evening.
mettre · Passé composé
Vous le gâteau au four il y a une heure ?
Did you put the cake in the oven an hour ago?
The sentences Conjupi asks you to complete for this verb, with the conjugated form in red.
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