French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | mets | mettais | mettrai | mettrais | mette | misse | ||
| tu | mets | mettais | mettras | mettrais | mettes | mises | ||
| il | met | mettait | mettra | mettrait | mette | mît | ||
| nous | mettons | mettions | mettrons | mettrions | mettions | missions | ||
| vous | mettez | mettiez | mettrez | mettriez | mettiez | missiez | ||
| ils | mettent | mettaient | mettront | mettraient | mettent | missent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai mis | avais mis | aurai mis | aurais mis | aie mis | eusse mis | ||
| tu | as mis | avais mis | auras mis | aurais mis | aies mis | eusses mis | ||
| il | a mis | avait mis | aura mis | aurait mis | ait mis | eût mis | ||
| nous | avons mis | avions mis | aurons mis | aurions mis | ayons mis | eussions mis | ||
| vous | avez mis | aviez mis | aurez mis | auriez mis | ayez mis | eussiez mis | ||
| ils | ont mis | avaient mis | auront mis | auraient mis | aient mis | eussent mis | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | mis | eus mis | (tu) | mets | Present | mettant | ||
| tu | mis | eus mis | (nous) | mettons | Past | mis | ||
| il | mit | eut mis | (vous) | mettez | Perfect | ayant mis | ||
| nous | mîmes | eûmes mis | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | mîtes | eûtes mis | (tu) | aie mis | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | mirent | eurent mis | (nous) | ayons mis | avoir mis | |||
| (vous) | ayez mis | |||||||
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Mettre is an irregular -re verb.
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