FrenchConjugationConditionnel

Mettre (to put) · Conditionnel

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Mettre in the French conditionnel présent is: je mettrais, tu mettrais, il/elle/on mettrait, nous mettrions, vous mettriez, ils/elles mettraient. The conditionnel présent of mettre uses the same stem 'mettr-' as the futur, plus imperfect endings. 'Je mettrais ça ici' = 'I would put that here'. Common in suggestions and hypotheticals.

mettre conjugation in the Conditionnel Présent
To Put	Mettre
I would put	je mettrais
you would put	tu mettrais
he/she would put	il/elle/on mettrait
we would put	nous mettrions
you would put	vous mettriez
they would put	ils/elles mettraient

Examples

Mettre (to put) in context

Sentences that use mettre in the conditionnel. Tap each to hear it.

Je mettrais ça ici si j'étais toi.

I would put that here if I were you.

Tu mettrais combien de temps?

How much time would you take?

Il mettrait plus de couleur dans la pièce.

He would put more color in the room.

Nous mettrions un peu plus de sel.

We would put a little more salt.

Vous mettriez votre confiance en lui?

Would you put your trust in him?

Ils mettraient plus d'effort s'ils étaient motivés.

They would put more effort if they were motivated.

Tip

Working with the conditionnel

The conditionnel présent ("je parlerais") expresses what would happen if a condition were met ("si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais" — if I had time, I would travel). It's also the standard form for polite requests in French: "je voudrais" (I would like) is the polite version of "je veux"; "pourriez-vous" (could you) is the polite version of "pouvez-vous". Structurally, the conditionnel uses the same stem as the futur with imperfect endings: parler- + -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. Knowing the futur stem of any verb gives you the conditionnel for free — one of the most efficient pedagogy points in French.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate mettre in the conditionnel?

The conditionnel of mettre is: je mettrais, tu mettrais, il/elle/on mettrait, nous mettrions, vous mettriez, ils/elles mettraient. Same stem 'mettr-' as the futur, plus imperfect endings.

What does 'je mettrais ça' mean as a suggestion?

'Je mettrais + complement' is used to make a soft suggestion: 'je mettrais ça ici' (I would put that here — a suggestion). 'Je mettrais plus de sucre' (I'd put more sugar). The conditional softens the suggestion from imperative to opinion.

How do I form a hypothetical with mettre?

Standard structure: 'si + imparfait, je mettrais...': 'si j'étais toi, je mettrais ça ici' (if I were you, I'd put that here). The if-clause uses the imparfait; the main clause uses the conditionnel.