mettre
to putIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | metssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai mis | mettaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais mettre | mettraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | metssounds the same as another form in this tense | as missounds the same as another form in this tense | mettaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas mettresounds the same as another form in this tense | mettrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | metsounds the same as another form in this tense | a missounds the same as another form in this tense | mettaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va mettresounds the same as another form in this tense | mettrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | mettons | avons mis | mettions | allons mettre | mettronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | mettez | avez mis | mettiez | allez mettre | mettrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | mettent | ont mis | mettaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont mettre | mettrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. mets covers both "I put" and "I am puting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and mis does not — ai mis.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so mettons gives you mettais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; mettre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on mettr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de mettre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de mettre |
| il/elle | vient de mettre |
| nous | venons de mettre |
| vous | venez de mettre |
| ils/elles | viennent de mettre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | mets |
|---|---|
| nous | mettons |
| vous | mettez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en mettant
What this table tells you about mettre
The past participle is mis, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on mettr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: mets, met — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know mettons you already know mettais, mettait and mettaient. Futur proche keeps mettre untouched.
Worth knowing about mettre
Mettre means to put on or place, while porter means to be wearing. Je mets mon manteau describes putting on a coat; Je porte un manteau describes wearing one. This distinction is crucial for accurate speech about clothing.
No irregular forms; regular -ttre conjugation.
Je mets mon manteau avant de sortir.
I put on my coat before going out.
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