Verbs
-re verbs (irregular) like mettre ‘to put, to place’
The verb mettre is irregular. Listen carefully to its forms in the present.
| mettre ‘to place, put’ | |
| je mets | nous mettons |
| tu mets | vous mettez |
| il/elle/on met | ils/elles mettent |
| past participle : mis | |
Mettre literally means ‘to place, to put.’ It is also used in the following expressions:
| mettre la table (le couvert) | to set the table |
| mettre + article of clothing | to put on |
| mettre + electrical item (radio, light) | to turn on |
Other verbs like mettre include:
| admettre | to admit |
| permettre | to permit |
| promettre | to promise |
| remettre | to turn in (a report), to postpone |
| Tammy: Tex, tu mets la table pour la soirée? | Tammy: Tex, are you going to set the table for theparty? | |
| Tex: Non, je n’ai pas envie. | Tex: No. I don’t feel like it. | |
| Tammy: Ça alors. C’est toujours moi qui mets la table. | Tammy: Come on, I’m always the one who sets the table. |
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