mettre imparfait conjugation
Mettre (to put/place) in the imparfait: mettais, mettais, mettait, mettions, mettiez, mettaient.
Imparfait Imperfect
| je | |
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| tu | |
| il/elle/on | |
| nous | |
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imparfait
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How it is formed
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
Mettre is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Mettre in a sentence
- Je mets la table pour le dîner.I set the table for dinner.
- Il a mis son manteau.He put on his coat.
Irregular; past participle 'mis' is irregular, doesn't follow -re pattern.
FAQ
What is the imparfait of mettre?
Mettre in the French imparfait: je mettais, tu mettais, il/elle/on mettait, nous mettions, vous mettiez, ils/elles mettaient.
Is mettre irregular in the imparfait?
No. In the imparfait mettre takes the regular endings for its verb class, so mettais follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French imparfait?
The imparfait describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions and states. Être is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem (ét-).
How is the imparfait formed?
Take the nous form of the present, drop -ons and add ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient: nous finissons → je finissais.
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