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mettre
to put, to put on
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I put |
| tu | you put |
| il/elle/on | he/she puts |
| nous | we put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) put |
| ils/elles | they put |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I put; I have put |
| tu | you put; you have put |
| il/elle/on | he/she put; he/she has put |
| nous | we put; we have put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) put; you (plural/formal) have put |
| ils/elles | they put; they have put |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to put |
| tu | you used to put |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to put |
| nous | we used to put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to put |
| ils/elles | they used to put |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had put |
| tu | you had put |
| il/elle/on | he/she had put |
| nous | we had put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had put |
| ils/elles | they had put |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will put |
| tu | you will put |
| il/elle/on | he/she will put |
| nous | we will put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will put |
| ils/elles | they will put |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have put |
| tu | you will have put |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have put |
| nous | we will have put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have put |
| ils/elles | they will have put |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to put |
| tu | you are going to put |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to put |
| nous | we are going to put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to put |
| ils/elles | they are going to put |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just put |
| tu | you have just put |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just put |
| nous | we have just put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just put |
| ils/elles | they have just put |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I put |
| tu | you put |
| il/elle/on | he/she put |
| nous | we put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) put |
| ils/elles | they put |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had put |
| tu | you had put |
| il/elle/on | he/she had put |
| nous | we had put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had put |
| ils/elles | they had put |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would put |
| tu | you would put |
| il/elle/on | he/she would put |
| nous | we would put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would put |
| ils/elles | they would put |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have put |
| tu | you would have put |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have put |
| nous | we would have put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have put |
| ils/elles | they would have put |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have put |
| tu | you would have put |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have put |
| nous | we would have put |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have put |
| ils/elles | they would have put |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I put |
| tu | (that) you put |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she puts |
| nous | (that) we put |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) put |
| ils/elles | (that) they put |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have put |
| tu | (that) you have put |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has put |
| nous | (that) we have put |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have put |
| ils/elles | (that) they have put |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I put |
| tu | (that) you put |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she put |
| nous | (that) we put |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) put |
| ils/elles | (that) they put |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had put |
| tu | (that) you had put |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had put |
| nous | (that) we had put |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had put |
| ils/elles | (that) they had put |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | put! |
| nous | let's put! |
| vous | put! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have put by then! |
| nous | let's have put by then! |
| vous | have put by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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