Mettre (to put) · Présent
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Mettre in the French présent is: je mets, tu mets, il/elle/on met, nous mettons, vous mettez, ils/elles mettent. The present of mettre drops one 't' for singular forms: 'je mets', 'tu mets', 'il met'. Plural restores: 'nous mettons'. 'Je mets la table' = I'm setting the table.
| To Put | Mettre |
|---|---|
| I put | je mets |
| you put | tu mets |
| he/she puts | il/elle/on met |
| we put | nous mettons |
| you put | vous mettez |
| they put | ils/elles mettent |
Mettre (to put) in context
Sentences that use mettre in the présent. Tap each to hear it.
I set the table before dinner.
Where do you usually put the keys?
He puts too much salt in the soup.
We put on music to cook.
How much sugar do you put in your coffee?
They always put their shoes at the entrance.
Working with the présent
French uses the present tense more broadly than English does. "Je parle français" can mean "I speak French," "I am speaking French," or "I do speak French" — context decides. Note that "on" (technically third-person singular: "on parle") is the everyday spoken equivalent of "nous" — French speakers use it constantly in conversation. "Nous parlons" feels more formal or written; "on parle" is what you actually hear in everyday speech.
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