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Conjugation of mettre

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je mets
I begin
tu mets
you begin
il/elle/on met
he/she/it begins
nous mettons
we begin
vous mettez
you all begin
ils/elles mettent
they begin
Present perfect tense
j’ai mis
I began
tu as mis
you began
il/elle/on a mis
he/she/it began
nous avons mis
we began
vous avez mis
you all began
ils/elles ont mis
they began
Past impf. tense
je mettais
I was beginning
tu mettais
you were beginning
il/elle/on mettait
he/she/it was beginning
nous mettions
we were beginning
vous mettiez
you all were beginning
ils/elles mettaient
they were beginning
Future tense
je mettrai
I will begin
tu mettras
you will begin
il/elle/on mettra
he/she/it will begin
nous mettrons
we will begin
vous mettrez
you all will begin
ils/elles mettront
they will begin
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais mis
I had begun
tu avais mis
you had begun
il/elle/on avait mis
he/she/it had begun
nous avions mis
we had begun
vous aviez mis
you all had begun
ils/elles avaient mis
they had begun
Past preterite tense
je mis
I began
tu mis
you began
il/elle/on mit
he/she/it began
nous mîmes
we began
vous mîtes
you all began
ils/elles mirent
they began
Past anterior tense
j’eus mis
I had begun
tu eus mis
you had begun
il/elle/on eut mis
he/she/it had begun
nous eûmes mis
we had begun
vous eûtes mis
you all had begun
ils/elles eurent mis
they had begun
Future perfect tense
j’aurai mis
I will have begun
tu auras mis
you will have begun
il/elle/on aura mis
he/she/it will have begun
nous aurons mis
we will have begun
vous aurez mis
you all will have begun
ils/elles auront mis
they will have begun
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je mette
that I begin
que tu mettes
that you begin
qu’il/elle/on mette
that he/she/it begin
que nous mettions
that we begin
que vous mettiez
that you all begin
qu’ils/elles mettent
that they begin
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie mis
that I have begun
que tu aies mis
that you have begun
qu’il/elle/on ait mis
that he/she/it have begun
que nous ayons mis
that we have begun
que vous ayez mis
that you all have begun
qu’ils/elles aient mis
that they have begun
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je misse
that I would begin
que tu misses
that you would begin
qu’il/elle/on mît
that he/she/it would begin
que nous missions
that we would begin
que vous missiez
that you all would begin
qu’ils/elles missent
that they would begin
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse mis
that I had begun
que tu eusses mis
that you had begun
qu’il/elle/on eût mis
that he/she/it had begun
que nous eussions mis
that we had begun
que vous eussiez mis
that you all had begun
qu’ils/elles eussent mis
that they had begun
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je mettrais
I would begin
tu mettrais
you would begin
il/elle/on mettrait
he/she/it would begin
nous mettrions
we would begin
vous mettriez
you all would begin
ils/elles mettraient
they would begin
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais mis
I would have begun
tu aurais mis
you would have begun
il/elle/on aurait mis
he/she/it would have begun
nous aurions mis
we would have begun
vous auriez mis
you all would have begun
ils/elles auraient mis
they would have begun
Imperative mood
-
mets
begin!
-
mettons
let's begin!
mettez
begin!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie mis
have begun
-
ayons mis
let's have begun
ayez mis
have begun
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Examples of mettre

"Il dit se mettre au travail plein d'espoir, le matin, "pour se retrouver désespéré, le soir.

He says every morning he begins his work with hope, and every evening he ends in despair."

"laissez sa douleur monter afin que nous puissions mettre fin à la rudesse de son cœur."

"Let her suffering begin so that we might put an end to the harshness of her heart."

- Il dis ça pour me mettre mal à l'aise.

You better know these things at the beginning.

- Je ne peux pas mettre de prix sur ce que cette peinture vaut pour moi.

- I can't begin to put a price on how much this painting means to me.

- Moi aussi, c'est pour ça qu'avant de m'y mettre... ..je regarde bien.

- Me too, that's why I observe closely, before I begin.

"Cette Humanité a dis assez et s'est mis en marShe"...

"This humanity has said enough and has begun to move".

"et s'est mis à goûter sa conversation et sa...

"and begun to enjoy his... conversation and

"qu'il s'était mis avec une dame chic des boulevards de Paris.

"He had begun with a chic lady boulevards of Paris."

A la suite de cette décision, il sembla que les dieux s'étaient mis à lui sourire.

And with this decision, it seemed that the gods had at last begun to smile on him.

En évaluant mes chances immédiates pour une famille nucléée classique, je me suis mis à considérer l'adoption.

Evaluating my immediate prospects for a conventional nuclear family, I've just now begun to consider adoption.

'Je me mets à respirer très fort, et je me réveille en sueur.

I begin to breathe heavily and I wake up in a cold sweat.

- En attendant que vous montriez le respect qui convient à ma haute position, je mets fin à cette conversation.

- Until you begin addressing me with the respect befitting my high office, l am terminating this conversation.

- Je m'y mets tout de suite.

- I'll begin work at once.

- Je mets au début.

All right, let me start from the beginning.

- Mon chapeau, je le mets où ?

the show begins in a couple of seconds.

A mon signal, vous vous mettez à pleurer et agitez la main dans cette direction !

At my signal, you all begin to cry and wave In t at directtion

Allez, mettez vos pions.

Let's begin.

Entre-temps, mettez-vous au travail

Meanwhile, do begin work on our marvellous new idea.

Et maintenant, mettez de la rumba dans l'air !

And, now... Let's begin to rumba!

Et mettez sur la carte : "À Dorothy, à notre nouveau départ..."

And the card should read, "To Dorothy and a wonderful new beginning."