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FRENCH VERB

jeter

to throw, to throw away

  • #158 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: jeté
  • Present participle: jetant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I throw
  2. tu you throw
  3. il, elle, on he/she throws
  4. nous we throw
  5. vous you throw
  6. ils, elles they throw

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I threw
  2. tu you threw
  3. il, elle, on he/she threw
  4. nous we threw
  5. vous you threw
  6. ils, elles they threw

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to throw
  2. tu you used to throw
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to throw
  4. nous we used to throw
  5. vous you used to throw
  6. ils, elles they used to throw

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will throw
  2. tu you will throw
  3. il, elle, on he/she will throw
  4. nous we will throw
  5. vous you will throw
  6. ils, elles they will throw

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would throw
  2. tu you would throw
  3. il, elle, on he/she would throw
  4. nous we would throw
  5. vous you would throw
  6. ils, elles they would throw

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I throw
  2. tu (that) you throw
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she throw
  4. nous (that) we throw
  5. vous (that) you throw
  6. ils, elles (that) they throw

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu throw!
  2. nous throw! (let’s)
  3. vous throw! (plural, or formal)

How to use jeter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je jette toujours les tickets de caisse, c'est une erreur.

    I always throw away receipts, it's a mistake.

  2. Past

    Tu as jeté le journal d'hier ? Je ne l'avais pas lu.

    Did you throw out yesterday's paper? I hadn't read it.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants jetaient des cailloux dans la rivière.

    The kids were throwing pebbles into the river.

  4. Future

    Je jetterai un coup d'œil à ton CV ce soir.

    I'll take a quick look at your CV tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne jetterais pas ce pull, il est encore bien.

    I wouldn't throw this jumper away, it's still fine.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu jettes ce yaourt, il est périmé.

    You have to throw out that yoghurt, it's past its date.

  7. Imperative

    Ne jette rien, on trie d'abord.

    Don't throw anything out, we sort first.

Good to know

  • Jeter un coup d'œil is to have a quick look; se jeter à l'eau, to take the plunge.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.