Summary: Il a mis son manteau de pluie parce qu’il pleuvait. Jacques Prévert He put his raincoat on because it was raining. AUDIO below, with a French accent. METT- is the root of the verb -RE is the ending of the verb Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je mets .... I put* je ne mets pas .... I’m not putting je mets .... I put tu mets .... you put elle met .... she puts il met .... he/it puts on met .... we put nous mettons .... we put vous mettez .... you put elles mettent .... they put ils mettent .... they put *also I'm putting… imparfait .... imperfect je mettais .... I used to put* je ne mettais pas .... I didn’t use to put je mettais .... I used to put tu mettais .... you used to put elle mettait .... she used to put il mettait .... he/it used to put on mettait .... we used to put nous mettions .... we used to put vous mettiez .... you used to put elles mettaient .... they used to put ils mettaient .... they used to put *also I was putting , I would put… passé composé .... preterit or present perfect j’ai mis .... I put* je n’ai pas mis .... I didn’t put j’ai mis .... I put tu as mis .... you put elle a mis .... she put il a mis .... he/it put on a mis .... we put nous avons mis .... we put vous avez mis .... you put elles ont mis .... they put ils ont mis .... they put *also I have put…. futur simple .... future tense je mettrai .... I will put je ne mettrai pas .... I won’t put je mettrai .... I will put tu mettras .... you will put elle mettra .... she will put il mettra .... he/it will put on mettra .... we will put nous mettrons .... we will put vous mettrez .... you will put elles mettront .... they will put ils mettront .... they will put Continue with this verb and many more in the Premium members' area (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/10/21/mettre-alltenses/ ). Related: tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/) . AUDIO
