Question

conjugation of verb mettre

Answer 1

Mettre is one of the most frequently used French verbs. It is a highly irregular French -re verb that's used in many idiomatic expressions. Below are the simple conjugations of the verb; they do not include the compound tenses, which consist of a form of the auxiliary verb with the past participle.

The verb mettre falls into one of five patterns in conjugating irregular -re verbs. These center around prendre, battre, mettre, rompre and all verbs that end in -aindre (as in craindre), -eindre (as in peindre) and -oindre (as in joindre).

Answer 2

Since this group includes mettre plus all of its derivations, all French verbs that end in -mettre are conjugated the same way as mettre. The following are common mettre derivations:

admettre > to admit
commettre > to commit
compromettre > to compromise
permettre > to permit
promettre > to promise
soumettre > to submit
transmettre > to transmit

Uses and Meanings of 'Mettre'

Mettre is an extremely flexible verb. Generally, it means "to put," but, depending on the context, it can also mean "put on," "spend time on," "turn on, activate" and "suppose."

The pronominal se mettre can mean "put oneself" or "become (weather)," and se mettre à means "start, set to, take up."