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In Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), the verb mettre (to put / to put on) has an irregular past participle: mis, and uses avoir as an auxiliary.
Learn how to conjugate METTRE (to put/to put on) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
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j' |
ai mis |
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tu |
as mis |
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il / elle / on |
a mis |
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nous |
avons mis |
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vous |
avez mis |
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ils/elles |
ont mis |
Have a listen to these examples:
J'ai mis ma plus belle robe pour ce rendez-vous.I put my most beautiful dress on for this date.
Est-ce que tu as mis la table comme je te l'ai demandé ?Have you set the table as I asked?
Martin a mis un manteau car il faisait froid.Martin put a coat on as it was cold.
Nous avons mis la pendule à l'heure d'été.We set the clock to summer time.
Où est-ce que vous avez mis mon sac ?Where did you put my bag?
Ils ont vraiment mis les petits plats dans les grands.They really put on a big spread.
(literally: They really put the small dishes in the big ones.)
(literally: They really put the small dishes in the big ones.)
Other derivative verbs ending in -mettre follow the same conjugation:
promettre (to promise) -> promis
remettre (to put back (on) / to give) -> remis
compromettre (to compromise) -> compromis
permettre (to allow / to enable) -> permis
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(literally: They really put the small dishes in the big ones.)
