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FRENCH VERB

remettre

to put back, to hand in

  • #150 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: remis
  • Present participle: remettant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use remettre

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

  1. Present

    Je remets mon manteau, il fait froid ici.

    I'm putting my coat back on, it's cold in here.

  2. Past

    Tu as remis les clés au gardien ?

    Did you hand the keys to the caretaker?

  3. Imperfect

    Il remettait toujours ses devoirs au dernier moment.

    He always handed in his homework at the last minute.

  4. Future

    On remettra les meubles en place après la fête.

    We'll put the furniture back after the party.

  5. Conditional

    Je remettrais bien ce rendez-vous à la semaine prochaine.

    I'd rather put this appointment off to next week.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu remettes le lait au frigo.

    You need to put the milk back in the fridge.

  7. Imperative

    Remettez le livre où vous l'avez trouvé, merci.

    Put the book back where you found it, thanks.

Good to know

  • Remettre à plus tard is to put off; se remettre, to recover : remets-toi vite !
  • Remettre les clés, un dossier : to hand over or hand in.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.